By Helen Pow A children's ministry in Alabama is under fire after it bizarrely chose to feature a quote from Adolf Hitler on a billboard. The giant billboard at the Village Mall in Auburn features five smiling children beneath a quote from Hitler that reads: 'He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.' The quote is even attributed to Hitler on the sign. Lamar Advertising officials said the billboard was rented by Opelika, Alabama-based Life Savers Ministries. Oh no: A children's ministry in Alabama is under fire after it bizarrely chose to feature a quote from Adolf Hitler on a billboard, pictured
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The giant billboard was erected at the Village Mall in Auburn, Alabama, on Friday
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It features five smiling children beneath a quote from Hitler that reads: 'He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future'
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The billboard was rented by Opelika-based Life Savers Ministries
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Founder James Anderegg said the organization is now taking it down
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Hitler's quote traces back to his controversial speeches of the 1930s, and has historically been linked to the Nazi youth programs
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According to the organization's website, it now has 'six school buses and a magnificent facility of its own where hundreds of boys and girls are brought from around 20 different rough and tough locations throughout Opelika and @placeholder.'