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I recently viewed a documentary on Bible camp and thought it displayed a mixture of hilarious entertainment and sad addiction in need of a realistic slap in the face. It almost reminded me of a children's popularity contest to see who could cry the most and the loudest to appease the guilt Gods. I don't blame the children for crying! Gazing at and giving praise to a cardboard cut out of George Bush would have put me over the top also. As mentioned by the discussion topic creator, there is a teaching about Jesus being a non-wine drinker. Well, there was a point in the documentary, where children were drinking soda and eating junk food. I am not sure Jesus indulged in mind and body altering foods, such as Twinkies and potato chips. I guess it is all how one interprets the bible. Right?

Dinosaurs and dragons are the adults who translate their fears, insecurities and ego-driven mentalities into the brainwashing of children. Get them hooked at a young age, so they can continue the illusionist plight and end up in some sort of intervention later on in life. There seemed to be this underlying sense of an apocalyptic collision course with the self-pronounced righteous and the rest of America. You know! The evil America that is freethinking, intelligent and cultured from diverse backgrounds. The evil America that is open to religious freedom, including the civil right to not believe at all.

These children are in for a shock when they get older. This is to say whether they leave the incubation of their childhood thoughts and one-sided learning experience. The documentary also discussed the home schooling trend. The problem I see is that a one-sided education results a one-sided future. A dismal future closed to open social encounter, mutual respect and equality. What I do support is that parents are taking things into their own hands, which eliminates the finger pointing and blaming, if little Johnny becomes a mentally disturbed serial killer.

In brief, Bible camp would be a valuable experience for children, if people of all faiths neutrally introduce the books of all religions, so children could think for themselves. Children would not only benefit from historical perspectives, but they would also absorb the different avenues religions go about attaining one goal, which is to be a good loving person. I do not see anything remotely loving about Bible camp other than the love conditional to whether you believe or not.

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