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naboth675
The whole thing was based on a military regime {albeit watered down} the moment the kids got off the bus he was there yelling at them at the top of his voice and demanding that they stand to attention. Apparently many of them think it's a joke for the first 10 seconds until he gets right in their faces. The idea is to give them a shock to the system and to 'break them'. The church says that the results are wonderful because they turn rebellious kids into obedient disciples the church can use in the space of a week.
It would appear that anytime someone goes through a short-term program of a few days or weeks and emerges with a very different personality, they have been subjected to abusive cultic psychological manipulations, whether it is a military boot camp or a religious boot camp. From the RickRoss.com list of warning signs:
Uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms, cloning of the group/leader in personal behavior.