I'm not 100% sure I understand what all the hoopla is about. I don't like the idea of a camp and brainwashing, but looking at it from parents perspective, it makes sense. I think many parents may see it as a mental illness of sorts that can be corrected.....same as if they had a drug or alcohol problem and they feel a camp or counseling can correct them of their 'illness' (again, talking from a parents perspective.
Recently there was a lot of chatter in a thread about the police being called for the out of control girl at school. Many people said 'Let the parents handle it', and comments in regards that parents and not the school (or government) should be responsible for their children and nobody has the right to tell anybody how to raise their children if it isn't harmful to their physical wellbeing.
So, you can disagree with the camp because it goes against your own beliefs, but the parents have every right to send their children to something like this.
Some could say that Christians (and other religous groups) are brainwashed with the existance of God. If that is the case, then shouldn't all Sunday School, church groups that involve children, church outings, Bible Study....shouldn't they all be shut down with this camp because they are brainwashing children too?