Lower Swatara Township church's mock raid draws criticism...

[durablend]

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/03/lower_swatara_township_churchs.html

Excerpt:

The men burst into the church classroom and ordered the 15 teens in the youth group to the floor.

They covered the teens’ heads with pillow cases and bound their hands. One man waved an unloaded gun, while another yelled, his face daubed with camouflage paint.

The kids had gathered at the Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church in Lower Swatara Twp. had planned to partake in youth ministry activities at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Instead, they found themselves face down, hugging the linoleum floor, said the Rev. John Lanza, who described what happened. If they listened, they wouldn’t get hurt, their assailants said.

It sounds terrifying, but there’s a catch.

The raid was fake, staged to show the teens the perils faced by Christian missionaries in the world’s trouble spots, Lanza said.

Welcome to the new America, folks! Gotta terrorize the kids early so they vote the right way, y'know...

[woodsprite]

1. Considering all we heard about AOG during Palin's

run for vicePresident, I'm not surprised. I wonder if
a poll was taken of militias in the US, what church would
take the prize for having the most members involved?

[saras]

2. Lucky the kids were all weenies - just one "stand your ground" could have made this interesting.