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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKate Logan talks about her documentary "Kidnapped for Christ."
I watched this interview on PIVOT this morning.
Kate Logan, a Christian Evangelical, began this project excited to show what the parents of a "troubled teen" could do to help them on the road to goodness.
What she found as she followed along was enough for her to question her religious upbringing.
She witnessed the abusive treatment of the teens, removed from their homes & taken to the camp, never knowing when they would ever leave.
I happened to catch this show flipping channels & this interview shines a bright light on the abuses these kids go through for often, no reason but being a teenager.
Hope Kate Logan's documentary opens dialogue with parents & I hope her pursuit of legislation to regulate is successful.
Kudos to Kate Logan.
MUST SEE
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Video shows a couple topics before the Kate Logan interview.
http://www.takepart.com/live/episode?cmpid=longtailshare
The Documentary: Kidnapped for Christ
http://www.kidnappedforchrist.com/
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AND.. Documentary.org interviewed Kate Logan in January & here is the link to Ms Logan's amazing start to finish Story.
http://www.documentary.org/magazine/meet-slamdance-filmmakers-kate-logan-directorproducer-kidnapped-christ
I found this entire story pretty fascinating.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)A suggestion: consider posting a video in the Video & Multimedia forum, where video clips tend to stay on the first page a lot longer than in GD.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)I can post the link & story there, I think.
Posts in GD do travel pretty fast
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Just watched it this week. Thanks for the links.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)Wonder how much a parent pays to ship their kids off to a Christian correctional camp like this one.
Another faith based, for-profit disaster.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)But it was disastrously expensive, like above 40k a year. My husband audibly gasped.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)How sickening.
Hope every parent & religious organization that has shipped a child off to a place like this see's this film.
Thanks to Ms Logan for making some 'noise' about the stupid things people do in the name of cult worship.
smokey nj
(43,853 posts)well spent.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)Should be interesting to find out what the response is to this doc.
Legislatively as well as religiously.
Maybe have to just do a google search now & then to keep up to date.