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November 9, 2006
Jesus Camp in Devils Lake, N.D. to Close After Protests
By Frank Ranelli
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – The infamous "Jesus Camp", where hardcore Evangelical parents sent their reluctant kids to speak in tongues, spurn abortion, and worship cardboard effigies of President George W. Bush is closing. Pentecostal pastor Betty Fischer, who cautioned kids against reading Harry Potter books, says the camp is closing after much hate mail, protests and vandalism.
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DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – The infamous "Jesus Camp", where hardcore Evangelical parents sent their reluctant kids to speak in tongues, spurn abortion, and worship cardboard effigies of President George W. Bush is closing. Pentecostal pastor Betty Fischer, who cautioned kids against reading Harry Potter books, says the camp is closing after much hate mail, protests and vandalism.