I found this on the Agape Press page while I was reading through the garbage about the Homemakers of America (or some such insanity). I used to troll this site regularly to keep abreast of what manner of jack-assery would be coming next from these folks, but it has been quite some time since I visited. This is what I get for taking my eye off the ball.
This creeps me the fuck out. These people are serious.
Summer Event Offers Teens a Taste of Religious Persecution
By Allie Martin
May 13, 2005 (AgapePress) - Christian youth groups nationwide will have a chance this summer to experience a small sample of what believers in persecuted nations endure on a daily basis.
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"The youth leader will announce as the event starts that for the next three hours, the young people are a part of the persecuted Church," Shreve explains. "They'll be sent off to find their prayer meetings, and in the process, if they're trying to find where their church is meeting underground, hidden in their church building or facility, they'll be raided. They'll be caught by security personnel and forced to give account for why they believe in Jesus Christ."
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I think it would hurt my head less if you hit me with a 2x4. [ shout out to JackFrost, ;-) ]
When I read this I immediately had to stop and say "what the fuck are you talking about!?" Are you sure this isn't a terrorist training camp for the American Taliban? A training camp to show you how to be persecuted? Will they teach them how to bomb abortion clinics? Lynch homosexuals? Is full martyr training included in this package?
"Yes, come along little ones. Get in touch with your inner wingnut."