Review by Fat JackMy Rating 4 stars out of 5
Rated PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes: 87% fresh
Netflix: 3.8 stars out of 5
IMDb: 7.4 stars out of 10
Jesus Camp is about the current Evangelical Christian movement. Specifically, the documentary shows how the movement teaches-indoctrinates-brainwashes children into the fold. I say “teach-indoctrinate-brainwash” because each word could be correct depending on your own point of view. The focus of the camp is on children, and the administration and parents push hard for their children to be saved, many of which are saved at very young ages (as young as 5 years old). The kids are told to be ready and willing to lay down their lives for Christ. They take the children out and encourage them to stop strangers on the street and try to convert them. Actually I should say they celebrate the fact that God speaks directly to the children and it is God that encourages the children to convert the strangers.
Jesus Camp promotes the speaking in tongues and hearing the word of God speaking to you about every issue, including how well you bowl at the bowling alley. Children frequently cry during the ministry because of their own sins. This happens over and over during the camp experience, which makes me wonder: How many sins is a 10-year-old committing while at a Christian Camp, that they would need so much forgiveness? It is an interesting film. Certainly, there is strong connections between religion and politics and the impact of the Evangelical Christian movement in this film.
Click here for the trailer.
Rated PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes: 87% fresh
Netflix: 3.8 stars out of 5
IMDb: 7.4 stars out of 10
Jesus Camp is about the current Evangelical Christian movement. Specifically, the documentary shows how the movement teaches-indoctrinates-brainwashes children into the fold. I say “teach-indoctrinate-brainwash” because each word could be correct depending on your own point of view. The focus of the camp is on children, and the administration and parents push hard for their children to be saved, many of which are saved at very young ages (as young as 5 years old). The kids are told to be ready and willing to lay down their lives for Christ. They take the children out and encourage them to stop strangers on the street and try to convert them. Actually I should say they celebrate the fact that God speaks directly to the children and it is God that encourages the children to convert the strangers.
Jesus Camp promotes the speaking in tongues and hearing the word of God speaking to you about every issue, including how well you bowl at the bowling alley. Children frequently cry during the ministry because of their own sins. This happens over and over during the camp experience, which makes me wonder: How many sins is a 10-year-old committing while at a Christian Camp, that they would need so much forgiveness? It is an interesting film. Certainly, there is strong connections between religion and politics and the impact of the Evangelical Christian movement in this film.
BECKY FISCHER: “It's no wonder, with that kind of intense training and discipline, that those young people are ready to kill themselves for the cause of Islam. I wanna see young people who are as committed to the cause of Jesus Christ as the young people are to the cause of Islam. I wanna see them as radically laying down their lives for the Gospel as they are over in Pakistan and Israel and Palestine and all those different places, you know, because we have... excuse me, but we have the truth!”
BECKY FISCHER (Referring to President George Bush): “He has really brought some real credibility, um, to the Christian faith.”
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