Today I watched Jesus Camp and it completely disgusted me. The movie showed how the evangelical Christian community brainwash young kids to serve their agenda. There was this kid who was ten years old and he was “saved” at five because he felt like there was more for him in life - at five! There was this other girl who was shown going up to complete strangers and telling them about jesus and then praised by their family for doing so.
Becky Fischer: I can go into a playground of kids that don’t know anything about Christianity, lead them to the Lord in a matter of, just no time at all, and just moments later they can be seeing visions and hearing the voice of God, because they’re so open. They are so usable in Christianity.
This is a quote in one of the user comments on IMDB. It pretty sums up what is wrong with these people.
But the most touching scenes are the ones where the children are alone, and we see the ways that this indoctrination creeps into the most innocent elements of childhood. 11 year old Tori loves dancing to Christian rock, but frets that it’s not always easy to dance for God instead of “dancing for the flesh.” On an outing to the bowling alley, 9 year old Rachael feels compelled to walk up to strangers and awkwardly evangelize to them, without being prompted. A roomful of boys telling ghost stories after dark are interrupted by an adult who warns them about stories that don’t glorify God.
This movie is scarier than any horror movie I have ever seen.
Have you seen this movie? What did you think about it?
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