Kentucky church faces backlash after staging shooting reenactment of devil at children's bible camp
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Yelena Mandenberg
Summary
A viral video from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, shows a Vacation Bible School program where church staff staged a reenactment of "shooting" the devil with airsoft rifles in front of children. The performance featured soldiers marching down the aisle and a crowd firing at a devil character, sparking widespread online backlash and criticism from viewers who found the depiction disturbing and inappropriate for a children's religious education setting.
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bskyKentucky church faces backlash after staging shooting reenactment of devil at children's bible campirishstar.comKey quotes
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A viral video taken at a bible camp shows a disturbing 'play' put on for children depicting a crowd 'shooting' the 'devil' in a way that's been criticized by many viewers online
A church in Lexington, Kentucky, is facing backlash after a video from its Vacation Bible School program went viral, showing a staged scene in which church staff appear to shoot a character portraying the devil in front of children.
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