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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.

Authors Bio:
Frank J. Ranelli is an independent scholar, skeptic and critic, author and essayist. His erudite and iconoclastic style of provocative writing has been extensively published in a variety of news outlets and across the Internet. These include the Naples Daily News, The Online Journal, Information Clearing House, Alternet, The Smirking Chimp, and the former progressive journal of thought, Wicked Philosophy.

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