Comments on: Jesus Camp On The Lam http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/ Have faith in yourself Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jayman http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-229261 Jayman Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:28:16 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-229261 "And the children that I teach in my youth group are given a choice" You give them a choice? LOL yeah Im sure you do. How is being told to believe in Jesus and God a choice? If you sat them down and said "this is what some people choose to believe" and "other people dont believe in Jesus and God and choose science instead" then I'd say that was giving them a choice. Kids are too impressionable and will believe anything you tell them - the kind of stuff going on at Jesuscamp IS brainwashing, pure and simple. “And the children that I teach in my youth group are given a choice”

You give them a choice? LOL yeah Im sure you do. How is being told to believe in Jesus and God a choice? If you sat them down and said “this is what some people choose to believe” and “other people dont believe in Jesus and God and choose science instead” then I’d say that was giving them a choice.
Kids are too impressionable and will believe anything you tell them - the kind of stuff going on at Jesuscamp IS brainwashing, pure and simple.

]]> By: Christian http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-229030 Christian Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:34:21 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-229030 I'm a christian, a true christian, not some nut job. I've seen this documentary and the way it was filmed and edited makes it seem more like a cult than a retreat to grow close or closer to God. This documentary was so poorly done that I felt sick at the misrepresentation of christianity. There was a scene that showed children crying because of their convictions and guilt of sin, and I don't dispute that children that young could understand the realization of sin, or having a Godly sorrow for the dirty things in their life. But the way this film depicted it, it seems like the adults have brainwashed the children and that they're following what the adults are saying blindly. I just need to clarify that I wasn't raised in a christian home and my family still does not serve the Lord, but by my own understanding and searching, I was saved at 18 years old. I wasn't forced or brainwashed and I still came to the same choice. And the children that I teach in my youth group are given a choice. We encourage our kids to read the bible and search for answers for themselves. We may teach them, but to believe us they should understand what we teach and find out the answers on their own time. I’m a christian, a true christian, not some nut job. I’ve seen this documentary and the way it was filmed and edited makes it seem more like a cult than a retreat to grow close or closer to God. This documentary was so poorly done that I felt sick at the misrepresentation of christianity. There was a scene that showed children crying because of their convictions and guilt of sin, and I don’t dispute that children that young could understand the realization of sin, or having a Godly sorrow for the dirty things in their life. But the way this film depicted it, it seems like the adults have brainwashed the children and that they’re following what the adults are saying blindly. I just need to clarify that I wasn’t raised in a christian home and my family still does not serve the Lord, but by my own understanding and searching, I was saved at 18 years old. I wasn’t forced or brainwashed and I still came to the same choice. And the children that I teach in my youth group are given a choice. We encourage our kids to read the bible and search for answers for themselves. We may teach them, but to believe us they should understand what we teach and find out the answers on their own time.

]]> By: To-nee http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-170988 To-nee Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:36:10 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-170988 That's right! A-man! Tell the truth. All those crazy Christians know the truth deep down! There wasn't some brilliant mastermind behind all of this. We all know that a supernatural all knowing god doesn't make any sense. What really happened was that an itty bitty partical that came from somewhere and was floating in something blew up some time for some reason and a mess of stuff came out. That stuff condensed somehow into something that eventually cooled off into a ball of dust with water on it. Then lightning struck the water and made some soup that the fish came out of. Any rational person knows that cousin flipper grew some legs and decided to crawl out of that dang water. THEN he climed in a tree and became a chimp. THEN the chimp start going bald and decided to walk on land because he was self conscious about his little hair problem. One day he came up with a bunch of ideas...tools, music, art, oh and god too. That's how we got religion. All of us good ole athiests, the Christians, Jews, etc. all come from the dot that made the sun that spit out the earth that had the water that got hit with the bolt that spontaneously generated the cell that made the fish that swung from the vine and became Darwin! The other ideas are silly. It's so simple why don't these folks get it? BTW..."we need to make an evolution camp"...we have those already. They're called public schools. That’s right! A-man! Tell the truth. All those crazy Christians know the truth deep down! There wasn’t some brilliant mastermind behind all of this. We all know that a supernatural all knowing god doesn’t make any sense.

What really happened was that an itty bitty partical that came from somewhere and was floating in something blew up some time for some reason and a mess of stuff came out. That stuff condensed somehow into something that eventually cooled off into a ball of dust with water on it. Then lightning struck the water and made some soup that the fish came out of. Any rational person knows that cousin flipper grew some legs and decided to crawl out of that dang water.

THEN he climed in a tree and became a chimp. THEN the chimp start going bald and decided to walk on land because he was self conscious about his little hair problem. One day he came up with a bunch of ideas…tools, music, art, oh and god too. That’s how we got religion. All of us good ole athiests, the Christians, Jews, etc. all come from the dot that made the sun that spit out the earth that had the water that got hit with the bolt that spontaneously generated the cell that made the fish that swung from the vine and became Darwin! The other ideas are silly. It’s so simple why don’t these folks get it?

BTW…”we need to make an evolution camp”…we have those already. They’re called public schools.

]]> By: patrick http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-161549 patrick Wed, 07 May 2008 21:12:53 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-161549 i couldn't entirely tell what the movie makers were trying to get at, like, what was their stance i couldn’t entirely tell what the movie makers were trying to get at, like, what was their stance

]]> By: jewboy65 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-114264 jewboy65 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:03:05 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-114264 That is frankly the scariest thing that I have ever seen. Those kids have been brainwashed out of their minds. Like skylar said, this is what lead up to the Holocaust, and before people knew it, they had been taken over by extreme radicals. These kids will be strongly encouraged to go into politics and control our nation until all common sense is lost. This movie reminded me of Borat, because in both movies they filmed people's real opinions. I highly doubt that the people in the camp would "pretend" to believe, judging by the fact that they seemed to be ready to kill an abortionist. Shutting it down was a good decision. That is frankly the scariest thing that I have ever seen. Those kids have been brainwashed out of their minds. Like skylar said, this is what lead up to the Holocaust, and before people knew it, they had been taken over by extreme radicals. These kids will be strongly encouraged to go into politics and control our nation until all common sense is lost. This movie reminded me of Borat, because in both movies they filmed people’s real opinions. I highly doubt that the people in the camp would “pretend” to believe, judging by the fact that they seemed to be ready to kill an abortionist. Shutting it down was a good decision.

]]> By: Jesus and Satan and Sin, oh my! « WARNING: Writing can kill. http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-113997 Jesus and Satan and Sin, oh my! « WARNING: Writing can kill. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:27:01 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-113997 [...] The name does raise a few eyebrows, doesn’t it? From what I’ve read, the camp was closed down about a year ago because “the movie Jesus Camp sparked such outrage that [Becky Fischer] [...] [...] The name does raise a few eyebrows, doesn’t it? From what I’ve read, the camp was closed down about a year ago because “the movie Jesus Camp sparked such outrage that [Becky Fischer] [...]

]]> By: alcari http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-113868 alcari Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:46:48 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-113868 I think the movie is great to. It made me laugh a lot harder then Epic Movie did. I wanted to taunt your preaching more, but i've decided to go argue with my wall instead, It'll have more effect. I think the movie is great to. It made me laugh a lot harder then Epic Movie did.

I wanted to taunt your preaching more, but i’ve decided to go argue with my wall instead, It’ll have more effect.

]]> By: BABY MOSES http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-113465 BABY MOSES Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:50:53 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-113465 this is my favorite movie of all time, it just shows how poweful and unconventional God can be with little to no money....i am an evangelist covered in tats and a testimony designed to overcome the devil..i been delivered straight from the mental ward to authority in Christ by choosing his will over my own....i been on the lost's side and utterly selfish and perverted most my life and now i am very powerfully moved in the spirit by these people simply trying their hardest for Jesus....it's easier to be against it then for it, and there's an example of the truth rite there...i dont know anybody that really digs the movie as i....all i gotta say is wide is the path to destruction....and by the way God showed me a vision of hell on pcp, no one in their right mind can fathom it or wants to taunt it.....Life is like a beast, u play with it, and play with it, and then one day it bites u....helping u appreciate it all the more....and then there will prolly still be alot of folx burning and yet STILL in denial at the same time....what can ya do....GODBLESS EM.....PEACE AND JESUS CHRIST YA'LL....GOD'Z THE MOST GANGSTER. this is my favorite movie of all time, it just shows how poweful and unconventional God can be with little to no money….i am an evangelist covered in tats and a testimony designed to overcome the devil..i been delivered straight from the mental ward to authority in Christ by choosing his will over my own….i been on the lost’s side and utterly selfish and perverted most my life and now i am very powerfully moved in the spirit by these people simply trying their hardest for Jesus….it’s easier to be against it then for it, and there’s an example of the truth rite there…i dont know anybody that really digs the movie as i….all i gotta say is wide is the path to destruction….and by the way God showed me a vision of hell on pcp, no one in their right mind can fathom it or wants to taunt it…..Life is like a beast, u play with it, and play with it, and then one day it bites u….helping u appreciate it all the more….and then there will prolly still be alot of folx burning and yet STILL in denial at the same time….what can ya do….GODBLESS EM…..PEACE AND JESUS CHRIST YA’LL….GOD’Z THE MOST GANGSTER.

]]> By: Erin http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-93271 Erin Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:02:37 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-93271 I'd say its a form of child abuse. The movie scared me, and I felt sad for the children being brought up to believe such extreme views, without a chance to see the outside world and other veiws (note that the kids they interviewed were all in homeschooling) It's sad that doing this to children is legal, but religion will always be a very contriversial debate. I am only 16 and I can tell you I was taught very minimal religion as a child and I can now become whatever religion I want if I chose, I do not think that my foster parents would say anything. I’d say its a form of child abuse. The movie scared me, and I felt sad for the children being brought up to believe such extreme views, without a chance to see the outside world and other veiws (note that the kids they interviewed were all in homeschooling) It’s sad that doing this to children is legal, but religion will always be a very contriversial debate. I am only 16 and I can tell you I was taught very minimal religion as a child and I can now become whatever religion I want if I chose, I do not think that my foster parents would say anything.

]]> By: Tom http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-80440 Tom Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:09:11 +0000 http://religiousfreaks.com/2006/11/10/jesus-camp-on-the-lam/#comment-80440 aww, I love Evangelofascists, why'd they have to go and close it down aww, I love Evangelofascists, why’d they have to go and close it down

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