Can you believe those people? Calling kids from ages 4-12 hypocrites and sinners, making them cry out of guilt? Telling them what god wants them to do, how god wants them to live (like they know what god wants for these children)? Homeschooling them and indoctrinating them whatever they like, whether it be true or not? Bringing in a life size cutout of George Bush and having the children pray over him?
Most of these kids are way too young to even understand what is being forced down their throats (religious or political). Even the pastor admits that islamic children are brainwashed in the same way (except it's not called brainwashing in the christian case).. yeah... RIGHT. Did this film remind you of hitler youth?
Do you think this is healthy for children or America in general?
2007-02-19 03:15:31 · 18 answers · asked by maggielynn 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
These people are brainwashing their kids -- just like the Madrassas in the middle east where kids are brainwashed with hatred and garbage under an islamic umbrella. The irony is that fundamentalist groups want a brainwashing, theocratic agenda to be supported by society and are CONVINCED that any mechanism that's used to ensure that this doesn't occur (e.g. separation of church and state) is a violation of their rights. Just try and tell a fundie that separation of church and state is meant to support the right to be able to pray in school and government (but that a rep of the state/govt can't endorse it) and they'll go into the same illogic we see on Jesus Camp. A basic mechanism for supporting these wild thought systems is for the groups to convince themselves that they're victims and under attack. It's sad when we see the kids ... friggin sad. It will take DECADES to undo that conditioning (therapy, exposure to other thoughts, etc.) and it may even take generations as they pass that garbage down their family line.
2007-02-19 03:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it has come to my city yet or if it did, I didn't see it. All I have seen is the trailers and all the interviews on TV, etc. I don't agree with these people. These are the ones I do not want any where near my family or in positions of influence any where.
These people have the right of freedom of speech and religion just like the rest of us in America, but I think they are damaging their children the way they are teaching their style of "religion" to them. These people see every thing is stark shades of black and white. There are no gray areas. It is "their way or the highway"!
My ancestors were victims of religious persecution in Europe many years ago. I don't know about you, but I am staying in America. These people are going to have to learn to live in peace with the rest of us Americans. America is a melting pot and they are just turning up the temperature a little, I guess. I just hope it doesn't reach the boiling point and provoke more than a lot of angry words and reactions. Peace.
2007-02-19 11:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by Ariel 128 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I still haven't seen Jesus Camp, but I'm getting the feeling that I should. How did they get the cameras in there by the way?
These people scare the hell out of me. The only way to combat this garbage is by reversing the class gap and class warfare that has gotten steadily worse from Reagan on, and become an arms race under our current ding bat.
I think better financing of public schools would also be a good thing.
2007-02-19 11:30:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Big NO i was raised christian, maybe not to such an extreme, but just enough to make me feel the fear guilt and shame, I dont think children should be raised in a religious environment, and have to go through the pain and trauma, it is considered child abuse in my opinion.
2007-02-19 11:22:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's bloody sick. Children should be allowed to make their own minds up about things. Christianity is bad enough, a poorly constructed fairy tale that already controlls most of the world, but when they force it onto little children, that's just wrong. Its a terrible thing to do to a child
2007-02-19 11:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm a born again Christian and these well meaning people have gone too far. I'd LOVE to see a "Jesus camp" where love and scripture are taught IN LOVE.
These people are doing this for the right reasons they have gone over board I think. Don't just us all in this light.
Sad.
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2007-02-19 11:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I only saw a couple pieces from YouTube. It is utterly f*cking sick if you ask me, to prey on children and to make them into mindless zombies for the church. They tak of an army fighting for god. It is like Hitler youth or if you want to be more modern, Islamic children in the middle east... holding grenade launchers and AKs. It's sick.
2007-02-19 11:20:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I saw portions of Jesus camp on the news and was appalled. I did not think it was healthy. I feel words of peace, love, joy, happiness, gentleness etc etc are much better for children.
Peace out.
2007-02-19 11:20:37 · answer #8 · answered by Lucy 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I went to a Jesus Camp several times as a kid. It was scary. They singled me out for not speaking in tongues ... so I just pretended from then on. It makes me sick to think that other kids are going through that ... and may be so scared that they will never break free like I did.
2007-02-19 11:18:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Oh it’s absolutely legalized child abuse and when I watched it I felt completely helpless because there is absolutely nothing I can do for those kids. Apparently child abuse is kind of ok when it is “excused” by religion. :(
2007-02-19 11:19:53 · answer #10 · answered by A 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋