Outfitted in war paint and army fatigues, the kids are first shown taking part in a choreographed dance number that evokes both Jesus Christ and combat. The images imply—and more explicitly so as the movie goes on—that these youngsters are “warriors” for God, engaged in a Christian jihad to change the face of the nation. Islamic radicals may garner the newspaper headlines, but as Jesus Camp makes clear, America’s own homegrown radical fundamentalists may prove just as dangerous. Pastor Fischer puts it this way, “I want to see young people as committed to the cause of Jesus Christ as the young people are to Islam … laying down their lives for the Gospel.”
If it sounds ominous—and it is—it’s also laughable. The rotund Fischer calls out to the children to make war on the government, primps in front of a mirror, asks God to bless her audiovisual equipment and damns Harry Potter (“Warlocks are enemies of God,” she yells. “In the Old Testament, Harry Potter would be put to death!”)
Here is the trailer for the movie:
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I just came home from watching this movie and even though I laughed at many parts, there were two things that truly disturbed me.
First is the horrible brainwashing of these poor children, most of them just repeating things that have been drilled over and over into their heads. When you look closely at some of their faces you can see that they are only doing what they believe is expected of them. Several of them looked horrified, petrified or jsut plain lost. Many of those tears were NOT shed for Jesus, I guarantee you that.
Second is are the political implications. Thsi films makes a point of shoing the influence that the heretical right has on the Bush administration. One minister it is noted, is a Bush advisor who speaks to him every Monday!! Is it any wonder that we are about to go to war with Iran??!! I am sure that this loon has told Bush that he will be the tool to carry out God's plan of Armageddon! You gotta see the movie to see what I mean, and I recommend that you do so as soon as possible. Cause folks , if the implications of this movie are correct, we are in deep shit!!
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