# @lex18news on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@lex18news/video/7657527575874424095
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68157236-lex18news-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7ca8e3af47.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01T11:58:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rosemary Kelley (@rosemarypkelley) — https://gondola.cc/rosemarypkelley

## Caption

'IT WAS TRAUMATIZING TO WATCH': A Vacation Bible School skit at a Lexington church is drawing national attention after a viral video showed church staff carrying airsoft-style rifles and pretending to shoot a person portraying the devil while children cheered. The performance has ignited a heated online debate, with critics—including pastors and child development advocates—calling the scene disturbing and inappropriate for a children's event, while supporters argue it was a symbolic depiction of the battle between good and evil. #Kentucky #lexington #church #viralvideo

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,800,000
- **Likes:** 164,700
- **Shares:** 45,400
- **Comments:** 4,013

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LEX 18 | Lexington KY | @lex18 | https://gondola.cc/lex18 | Television News Network |
| Rosemary Kelley | @rosemarykelleyky | https://gondola.cc/rosemarykelleyky | Content Producer |

## Tags

kentucky, church, lexington, viralvideo

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