Jesus Camp Reviews

Watching this movie made me really, really sick – it is like a horrible fairly tale or even worse that that – because what thee movie showed is actually happening – in the US and in other countries. I am watching how the kids are being manipulated and wonder why there is not anyone there with some brain in his mind – to stop all that madness. How can these people do that – religion – playing with the feelings of the people, with their beliefs? Organizing weird shows – getting the politic involved with the religion and vise versa. Honestly I am glad that this is not happening near me – but it will soon – just few months ago there was an American organization advertising a movie of Jesus for kids – and after seeing this movie I feel really shared that someone is trying to plan those filthy weeds . There are normal churches, and normal people who are Christians or not – have believes and live by them, but do not manipulate other people – especially kids – this is so sick.

Prelude76's review is spot-on. This movie is FRIGHTENING, probably scarier than 90% of the horror movies that came out in 2006. And it was brilliant in the way that it did not skew the viewer, or use unfair editing, in order to get points across- everything in the documentary speaks for itself. I have read that the fundamentalists featured in the film are happy with the way it came out and do not feel they were portrayed unfairly- but anyone with half a mind will be able to spot the hypocrisy and irony hidden throughout. (The best example of this is the lead evangelist going on the radio arguing that her indoctrination of children is not political at all; this follows a scene where she produces a cardboard replica of George W. Bush at her bible camp.)

I recommend this film to anyone who has even the slightest interest in uncovering a disturbing sector of the American public.

this movie finally answered for me WHY america keeps voting idiots like Bush into power: the nation is being brainwashed by extremist christian movement. I especially love how they used Ted Haggard in some of the interviews near the end, the same Ted Haggard who, after this movie was released, was found to be snorting speed while in the company of male hookers. Oh, the hypocricy knows no bounds.

And to put people's fear at ease, it isnt anti or pro religion, at least not obviously. in fact, no opinion is given at all by any sort of narrator. Camera follows a radical bible camp teacher, shows how they interact with kids at these camps, and to counter-balance that, we hear serveral times clips of Mike Papantonio's radio show about how he feels about the religious right. viewer is left to make their own opinion. I can totally picture an evangelical person watching this and not seeing any of the irony found throughout, whereas an anti-bush anti-right person such as myself picked up on all the ironic clips and interviews.

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