LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY ns_kumiho)

As if there weren't problems enough for contemporary parents, it appears they now have to save their kids from those who would save their kids.

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As she approached Farview Park at the end of the beautiful spring day, she noticed that several children, including her daughter, were in conversation with four adults she didn't recognize. "Three geeky white guys and a lady," Cherryhomes said. She said the conversation that ensued went something like this:

"Who are you?" she asked.

"We're from a church," one said.

"Which church?" she asked.

"Straitgate Church," one answered.

"Where's that?" she asked.

"Park and Franklin," she was told.

"That's the other side of town," Cherryhomes said.

"We do our evangelical outreach on the North Side," she was told. "We've brought a thousand souls to Jesus

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"I think all the kids in the park had heard that from their parents," said Cherryhomes. "There was this strange dance going on. Most of the kids were trying not to be involved with these people, and they just kept pushing. They even asked one little boy for his address. That's scary."

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