Reminds me of those Christian conferences for kids where they subject them to fake military assault, with soldiers firing blanks, in order to get the kids to see what might happen to them in the future when the government goes after Christians.
Considering how evangelical the military brass tends to be, I don't think it's the Christians that need to worry about government stormtroopers kicking down their doors.
"We wanted to illustrate how terrible it would be if their kids went to heaven, but the parents just hadn’t made that commitment to Christ," says the VBS director.
Oh, I hope there were angry parents present when he spouted that one off. Preferably with aluminum baseball bats near at hand.
Wow. That's just fucking appalling.
Here, have some soothing pictures of a heathen child: [link]
I think it was Richard Dawkins who said religion is child abuse, on further research I'm fnding that Pullman is just anti-dogmatism.
I know it's probably not your gig, Plei, but she could totally be a kid model. That face. Jesus. The camera loves her. As well it should.
This picture [link] made me laugh and laugh. I swear Lily is the most photogenic child in the history of photography.
Two and a half! Going on two and seven months.
She loves the camera, too. We've been being told we should get her into modeling since she was wee, but I'd rather just let her be a kid, you know?
Supermod Glam Rock Lillian!
That could be a scene from a british movie in 1969.
I've been poking around that larknews site (where the article on the Left Behind VBS was posted), and I'm about 99% sure it's a spoof/humor site.
ETA make that 100% sure: [link]
