Jesus Camp, grooming kids to become religious fanatics?
Categories: Development, That's entertainment
Jesus Camp, an independent film by documentary makers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, takes an in depth look at the breeding of religion in Born Again Christian youth. The film follows children of Evangelicals as they attend the "Kids on Fire" summer bible camp. This is no camp for the light hearted approach to teaching youth about God. Here the children are video taped as they speak in tongues, perform spiritual war dances while covered in camouflage face paint and even go so far as to bless a cardboard image of President George W. Bush. The founder of the camp, Becky Fishcer, makes no excuses for her desires to convert children to this extreme version of religion. She claims she can walk on to any playground and educate young children in such a way that they will be more than anxious to join up on the quest for Jesus. A number of liberal viewers have expressed dismay and even rage over the tactics seen in the documentary. They believe it to be brain washing of innocent children. Although I would undoubtedly prefer to watch a Michael Moore documentary this movie sounds interesting enough to merit a viewing. I doubt I'll buy it on DVD, but it might help to explain a few things about religious zeal.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ann adams 9-18-2006 @ 4:10PM
I hope she doesn't plan to walk on a public school playground anyplace near me.
I consider myself a person of faith and she does not speak for me.
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jess 9-18-2006 @ 6:12PM
the trailer is free for your viewing pleasure via iTunes...
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Tami 9-19-2006 @ 12:01AM
Things like this frustrate me. Not everyone who believes in the Bible behaves like or even believes you should behave like the people in this movie (movie trailer I guess I should say--I haven't actually seen the movie).
For those of you who had trouble finding the trailer go here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/jesuscamp/
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Nancy Toby 9-19-2006 @ 8:04AM
Horrifying brainwashing techniques, employed by mainstream cults. *shudder*
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Nick Kumis 9-27-2006 @ 9:41AM
This person is no difference than the Reverend Jim Jones, possibly worse. I am an Orthodox Christian, and the youth programs we offer would not include making children cry, venerating the icon of a living President, or include politics. Our priests, however, have begun preaching subtle politics (pro-life) from the pulpit.
I think if Jesus attended one of these camps, he would be upset, too!
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