The Hitler Jugend lives!

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A Nashville church that's fighting to keep from registering its daily child ''camp'' as a state-licensed day-care center posts armed guards on the church grounds, which is raising alarms for state human services officials.

The church also defied a court order yesterday and continued with its day camp, which accommodates more than 150 children up to age 5.

Priest Lake Community Baptist Church officials say that the guards carry their weapons legally and that the state is trying to force an ''atheist'' view on the congregation by requiring it to register as a day-care provider.

Right. You need armed guards and a surveillance system for a Bible Camp. A camp for kids under 5 that lasts 12 hours a day. That's brainwashing boys and girls.

Thanks to filkertom for the link.

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[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

This explains it all, from the article:

"The pastor of the church and his son are both former Metro Police Department employees."

I am no fan of Christian fundamentalists. I am particularly no fan of the idea that fundamentalists who dabble in politics should be allowed to do so on a tax-free basis. However, the church appears to be well within its rights, and the state appears to have a case of gun phobia.

Now I would be a tad concerned about their weapons control procedures, especially during shift changes. The key point is that a firearm must always be locked up or under the individual control of a person (i.e. holstered) so that a child doesn't access one.

I can think of one good reason for this level of security: large day care facilities can have nasty problems with child custody and/or domestic violence. If I were in a nasty child custody dispute with an abusive ex-spouse, I'd certainly pay extra to put my child in a facility with good well-trained security -- which by description of conduct in the article, these appear to be.

My only real concern with 12-hour "services" is whether the kids are getting potty breaks, lunch breaks and playtime in addition to lectures and singing.

(Speaking as someone who was kicked out of Sunday school for freethinking, I wouldn't last a day in that setup.)