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==Practices and beliefs==
The core belief of the Church of Body Modification is to create a strong spiritual bond between the mind, body, and soul. To ensure a strong connection, the Church uses both ancient and modern body-modification rituals to express its faith and help its members bring the three branches of life into harmony. The Church practices various types of body modification, such as [[piercings]], [[tattoos]], [[scarification]], [[corsetry]], hook pulling, hair dyeing, reconstructive and [[cosmetic surgery]], [[fasting]], and [[firewalking]]. It states that anything that pushes the flesh to its limits can be included in their list of rituals. The end goal is to live spiritually complete lives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uscobm.com/Official |title=Nothing found for Official |accessdate=2012-04-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311164013/http://uscobm.com/Official |archivedate=2014-03-11 }} Website</ref> There is no deity involved. The Church itself helps educate people about various body modification rites. In its Vision Statement, the Church says it hopes to one day practice its rituals without restriction in a world free of prejudice against it.<ref>https://churchofbodmod.com/vision-statement/ The Church of Body Modification Vision Statement</ref>

Members of other religions are welcomed into the Church of Body Modification. Since there is no physical location for the Church, home rituals are usually prevalent. There are monthly online classes for members. It does not gain new members from promotion, but solely through attraction to its ideals.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}