Kentucky pastor defends viral video showing mock firing squad in front of children

The Lexington church’s pastor explained on Facebook that “the clip you saw was simply killing the Devil.”

The pastor at a Baptist church in Kentucky decried the spread of “misinformation” after his house of worship drew criticism over a viral video showing staff members leading a mock firing squad in front of a group of children.

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The video, posted on Reddit, shows men in military-style costumes marching down the center aisle at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Lexington and pretending to open fire on a person in a black outfit on the steps to the altar. The children seated nearby can be heard chanting: “Take him out. Blow him up.”

The costumed men then carry the person in black outside, and an explosion sound can be heard.