By TORONTO DAILY NEWS
Added: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 UTC

Reposted from:
http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/WorldNews/2006110814Kids-Camp

The documentary about summer camp where children would tearfully beg God to end abortion and bless President Bush prompted to close the camp.

The summer camp "Kids on Fire" where children would tearfully beg God to end abortion and bless President Bush, will shut down for at least several years after a documentary about the camp.

The film, showing young evangelical children steeling themselves for spiritual and political warfare, includes scenes with pastor Ted Haggard, the evangelical leader accused of gay sex and drug use.

In one scene, Haggard tells the audience, "We don't have to debate about what we should think about homosexual activity. It's written in the Bible."

Titled "Jesus Camp," the documentary sparked a negative reaction, said the camp's director.

"Right now we're just not a safe ministry," Becky Fischer, the fiery Pentecostal pastor featured in "Jesus Camp," said Tuesday.

The pastor, who has been accused of "brainwashing" the children, said she's shutting down the camp for at least several years.

Up to 100 children visited the camp each year. [1]

Read my (Josh Timonen's) review of Jesus Camp here:
http://richarddawkins.net/article,183,Surviving-Jesus-Camp,Josh-Timonen

TAGGED: ABUSE, CHILDREN, RELIGION