Daughter 11 wants to go on a Christian camp

suki1001

Judi wrote: »

My kids went on christian summer breaks with the church and loved it. It certainly didnt turn them into mini christians.

My fear isn't whether she would come back a mini Christian on the typical types of camp though - that's her choice, my fear is how they run this particular camp and if she did become a mini christian - how they had done it. I have no bother with her following a faith, but I have a big problem if she has been extremely manipulated into it.

I'm not sure if you've read the whole thread, but it transpires this particular Christian break is VERY different to the usual ones, where we wouldn't have a problem with her going. Even practising Christians on here have said they wouldn't send their children to this one and that included someone who had been themself!

peachyprice

Judi wrote: »

My kids went on christian summer breaks with the church and loved it. It certainly didnt turn them into mini christians.

Did your children go to Soul Survivor camps?

The general consensus on the thread seems to be that those who did/would send their children to christian summer camps are refering to more mainstream camps, not Soul Survivor, which seems to be an entirely different camp with an agenda.

aliasojo

suki1001 wrote: »

I'm not sure if you've read the whole thread, but it transpires this particular Christian break is VERY different to the usual ones, where we wouldn't have a problem with her going.

peachyprice wrote: »

Did your children go to Soul Survivor camps?

I could be wrong but I thought Judi's comment was only in reply to the poster before her..lolavix..rather than a general comment?

Ignore me if I am. Wrong, I mean. :rotfl:

System

Christian break is VERY different to the usual ones, where we wouldn't have a problem with her going. Even practising Christians on here have said they wouldn't send their children to this one and that included someone who had been themself!

I am afraid one negative review would put me off.

System

peachyprice wrote: »

Did your children go to Soul Survivor camps?

No, never heard of them.

suki1001

aliasojo wrote: »

I could be wrong but I thought Judi's comment was only in reply to the poster before her..lolavix..rather than a general comment?

Ignore me if I am. Wrong, I mean. :rotfl:

It might well have been, I can understand why Judi thinks that if it was looking at just that post. It's quite funny because when people (like myself) realise what it actually entails - our reactions are like this :eek::eek::eek:

Brighton_belle

meritaten wrote: »

If you see nothing wrong in it - that is up to you! I find it abhorrent! especially when children are involved.

I'm at a loss to understand how you could possibly draw that conclusion from my previous posts.
I was merely pointing out that it isn't a cult, for many it is mainstream christianity.

claire16c

Brighton_belle wrote: »

I'm at a loss to understand how you could possibly draw that conclusion from my previous posts.
I was merely pointing out that it isn't a cult, for many it is mainstream christianity.

I'm not sure I'd called evangelical baptists mainstream.

Brighton_belle

claire16c wrote: »

I'm not sure I'd called evangelical baptists mainstream.

Would you not? I seem to know quite a few, given I am not one. I just think calling it a cult is incorrect as they are always popping up on songs of praise and I see them as no different to Billy Graham, or at least one of the recent arch bish candidates.

I don't want to be seen as in a position of 'defending' lol, that would be quite ironic given my experience, it's just there is lot lot of this style of worship around.

I believe the Quakers have their name because when they started, they used to shake and quake with the power of the holy sprit, just as people might see at one of these meetings now.

pigpen

If you disagree with your daughter being ambushed by the teachings at a camp then surely you realise the drip..drip..drip.. every week at the youth club will be more influential?

You get told repeatedly in one day you are worthless you shrug it off but if you are told it daily/weekly for years you start believing it.. I'd look at finding a different youth group if you do not agree with the teachings of this particular establishment.

Maybe something like guides would be more suitable, they have the trips away and the weekly group meetings... though I think they are nuts too lol.

Looking at the site for SS I wouldn't let them go because they all look like drug crazed nutjobs in the pics.. Have you seen the leaders??? :eek:

The leaders from our groups go with the children and run the activities unless they are specialist ones.. orienteering for example. I don't think I would be ok with people I did not know having an influence on my children.