That could be a scene from a british movie in 1969.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
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]
make that 100% sure
Oh thank goodness. Why do people feel the need to make up crazy stuff about evangelicals when the real thing is scary enough elready? See: Hell House Kits
Heh, I was just about to post the link Hec posted and say, "That reminds me of something from a movie." He was much more specific and accurate. So expressive, that little one.
Here, have some soothing pictures of a heathen child:
Too adorable.
Man, I need to get up to Seattle again.
I'm glad it was a spoof. But the fact that they're crazy enough that it was believable is pretty scary, too.
I think it was Richard Dawkins who said religion is child abuse, on further research I'm finding that Pullman is just anti-dogmatism.
Yeah, that's Dawkins. Hell Houses and other scare tactics are a big part of what he's talking about.
Although I don't think Pullman feels all that differently. He's a little more diplomatic about saying "organized religion."
What Zen Said.
The Arrabiatta sauce I bought at the supermarket in a fit of enthusiasm turns out to be pretty damn tasty -- I've been disappointed so often, you see. Most have either been too damn sweet, or else almost metallicly peppery, or worse, both.
I do recall my grade school friends trying desperately to get me to accept Jesus. They were convinced I was going to burn in Hell if I didn't. Poor little kids, losing sleep over their heathen, hell-bound friends. I can definitely see where Dawkins is coming from.