Do you mean the John 8:7 verse about not casting the first stone? Or do you mean the Rolling Stones 
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I agree with you about the tendancy in the USA for promoting exhibitionism in children and even babies. We don't have that here (at least not officially, there is bound to be the odd parent). It's OK for kids to perform in school stuff, local festivals and, if they have the talent, to be in 'nice' dramas, eg (showing my age) ''The Railway Children'', various Dickens stuff and the Harry Potter films.
At school sometimes kids put on a skit where they impersonate teachers which is usually quite funny but no church-going parents would let them caricature their priests or ministers, it would be considered disrespectful. Kids wouldn't do it anyway - but we don't have a lot of ranting preachers here.
So I still believe the youngsters in the video were mick taking. Great fun!
Casting the first one, from your workshop manual as you indicate.
I have an aversion to young children being influenced by religious goings on as well as unionism or quite a few other isms, before the young children have acquired the ability to challenge, which of course varies but is usually around the age of seven.
I found the film clips depressing and it saddens me as much as would any intentional or otherwise kind of indoctrination of children, very young children are exposed to, other than indoctrinating the young ones to think for themselves and always question the claims of others.
I think there's a considerable difference between a bit of fun taking off the teachers mannerisms and that film of very young children demonstrating a lot of knowledge gained by an unhealthy amount of exposure to the type people they are imitating.
I am aware that indoctrination only works on a percentage basis, but the point is it shouldn't be there in the first place, like where you mention "
church going parents would let them caricature their priests or ministers, it would be considered disrespectful. Kids wouldn't do it anyway - but we don't have a lot of ranting preachers here". these people shouldn't figure in the education of the young, they shouldn't be there in the first place.
The preachers you talk of wouldn't want to rant in front of the potential young candidates they would want it to look as normal it can be to have some friendly religious men or women hanging around, that would be a part of, hopefully on their part, not overtly promoting their beliefs, but more in the hope of gaining some new recruits by gentle and slow exposure, to draw them in carefully, not mentioning god to often at this stage, this behaviour on the part of religionists is the part that sickens me more than that unpleasant film.
I can appreciate this lot sounds heavy because of the amount of writing needed to convey this line of thought, that when spoken face to face barely seems to be more than a few short sentences worth of a conversation.
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