May 04, 2009

Christians being creepy....

A Colorado Springs church with a history of controversy over its attempts to bring children into its fold by saving and baptizing them has been evangelizing recently outside at least one middle school and two elementary schools.

Cornerstone Baptist Church fell into the spotlight again after an incident Thursday near Russell Middle School.

According to Colorado Springs School District 11 officials, a church group tried to lure a seventh-grader into a church van after school, and the girl went home and told her parents. The incident was reported to the Colorado Springs Police Department, but spokesman Lt. David Whitlock said he hadn't been able to track down a report to confirm details.

D-11 spokeswoman Elaine Naleski said proselytizing near Russell has been an issue for more than a week. After Thursday's incident was reported, children from two nearby elementary schools - Keller and Fremont - also reported that people from a church approached them in recent weeks as they walked to and from school. Still, she said, the district was surprised by the apparent attempt to get a child to go in a van with strangers.

Full story here...

No, this isn't the van from the story........but I'm guessing this is a close facsimile.

2 comments:

Kulkuri said...

You know nothing will happen to these "fine upstanding citizens" even tho they are trying to lure children into vans. Anyone else and they would be in jail and labeled a sex offender for life.

Sherry Pasquarello said...

the parents should procecute.