has any one seen Jesus Camp?

Question

It scares the crap out of me.

Could this be the future? It soo reminds me of how Hitler brainwashed his country. They all use the same exact socail tactics. Its unbelievable.

Truley its scary because these people are centralized, unlike non-religious people, and pose a huge threat to the nation. Its hard to get athiests to centralize to stop things like this happening because our beliefes dont require a higher-up telling us what to do. These people truly are going to **** things up politically. This is a radical movement i can see easily drifting into a more P.C. version of Hitlers movements. (if you understand what i mean, then you understand how deep and true that is)

To the third poster: Wow, you actually cared so much about my typo you had to dedicate an entire post to my typo. Wow. Its the internet, learn to deal with it.

Yeah, i agree with the rest. Well, this happens alot, the method atleast. I went to Youth Groups growing up and they had the same **** happening. The only difference is we didnt go to a camp. The same brainwashing and socail engineering techniques were used though.

Answer 1

Yeah, I've seen it. People act like these camps are something new, but I've got friends who are senior citizens who went to heavily religious camps, too. I'm not overly freaked out about it because the people who'd send their kids to an extremist camp like the one featured in the film are very much a statistical minority. However, one can't deny that the U.S. has been in something of a right wing evangelical mood since the 1970s. "Jesus Camps" are the symptom, not the cause.

Answer 2

I agree with you that the parts of "Jesus Camp" that I saw were very frightening. I had no desire to watch it in it's entirety. When the children were praising the cardboard cutout of G. W. Bush, I felt physically sick to my stomach.

But I mainly wanted to post a reply to eldad9: It is true that many so-called Christians believe that their future is in heaven and that they will have no further need of Earth after that. But I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses. I hope to live here forever. Any mess I or others make now, I am going to have to help clean up in the New System. Personally, that makes me very careful of my own environmental impact!

But as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I am politically neutral and I don't vote.

Answer 3

It already affects us in terrifying ways - for example, how can we raise environmental awareness when about half of the voters think mankind will not need the planet for more than 50 years, since Jesus is just around the corner?

I did like the blonde in the bowling alley, though. If you're reading this, get in touch.

Answer 4

Great pictures those folks are doing a good job..
Christianity is the in thing for the future and Jesus will rule the world.. Get used to it..