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Old 09-12-2006, 07:36 PM   #13
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I just watched the trailer.

First thought was about the woman comparing the camps where children are taught to lob grenades to her camp. My guess is that these christian soldiers will get their grenade lessons later, after they are thoroughly indoctrinated.

My second thought is that the Jesuits (whom I admire quite a bit) have cottoned onto this concept a long time ago. There is a reason they open schools rather than do evangelical work. To paraphrase "give me a child's mind until they are seven and you can have them after that". Notice how young most of the kids are.

thirdly, I agree with Bruce. There isn't any thing wrong with parents passing on their beliefs to their children. Yes, we may not think that a parent should teach their child to hate or lob grenades, but if that is the case then we ought to open our own damn camps and teach what we believe rather than try to shut down other people's camps.

Finally, judging by the way the trailer was cut (edited) my guess is that the "documentary" isn't all that a) impartial and b)sympathetic.
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