Jesus Camp Documentary

Jesus Camp is a shocking and disturbing look at a pentecostal summer school for kids who spend their summer learning about their “prophetic gifts” and being taught that they can be as bad as other religious extremists by conditioning them go to war for America in the name of God. Those in the US may find this pretty disturbing. Those outside the US should find it even more so…


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Lilly Leavey
Jan 21, 2008 0:42

Absolutely shocking. I don’t understand how parents can allow their children to become indoctrinated into this Christian pseudocode-cult. Do Christians endorse this sort of thing?

Being a mother I am extremely concerned that this is happening.

Aaron Shoemacker
Jan 21, 2008 0:47

“President bush has really brought some real credibility to the Christian faith. He’s been blatantly open…”

That lady is absolutely crazy. Hundreds of thousands of children are being led into this incredibly immoral way of thinking. I am a Christian and this is just astonishing. Please understand that not all Christians think this way.

Dave
Jan 21, 2008 0:50

What did it for me was: “Creationism is the only possible answer”. These people are crazy.

Leila Masoud
Jun 26, 2008 13:45

This is so, so, scary. I can’t believe things like this exist.

And I’m sure most Christians don’t endorse things like this. I mean, this stuff is most certainly un-Christian.

kristin
Jun 27, 2008 2:59

future neo nazis of america

Blake
Jul 18, 2008 0:20

Eph Phatah Eph Phatah Eph Phatah
May they have eyes to see and ears to hear and hearts to feel their TRUTH that only GOD can share with them NOT ANOTHER HUMAN BEING!

GOD SAVE THE YOUTH

George
Jul 21, 2008 6:52

“No microphone problems in jesus’ name.”

Paul Rivas
Jul 25, 2008 21:04

Dear Friends and Brothers in Christ:

These are the last days, as the Bible says so. Many things that are happening we might not understand, as we do not know all the mysteries that God has witheld from us. we must place our Faith in Christ Jesus and with the gift of discernment identify what is of God and what is not.

We must kneel unto the Glory which is God, and ask Him if: “these children also need of you?”.

What father or mother would not want for their little ones to be loved and feel love and who beeter than Jesus Christ.

But just as we have been blessed with the Anointing of God, the next generation will need of the Holy Father and they will need to “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”. Ephesians 6:11.

julie
Jul 25, 2008 23:41

Some of these things seem very over the top because of the editing of the video. The flavor of this video is shaped by its editing. If these same precepts were digested in small chunks, week by week, as in a Sunday School class, I bet there would not be any shock value at all. Most Sunday School classes get a lot of the same information, it is just less intensive, and so much more palatable to the common person. Condemnation will turn children away from spirituality, while Love draws forever.

Harrison
Aug 3, 2008 19:24

This has made me sickfor instance harry potter is not the devil i have read the books and u dont see me killing people or acting like a witch its a innocent story and the speaking of the tounges excuse me is total bullshit. This is brainwashing let kids be kids. Listening to Non Christian music is ok. I mean who doesnt think dirty thoughts. Let them be kids not an army of god. I love it when he says he watches harry p[otter movies at his dads and everyone looks at him. This is sick! I am scared that this is what our children are being taught. They have no choice in what they want to believe. I feel sorry for these children

brandon g
Aug 3, 2008 23:01

jesus christ. thats wrong. both ways lol.

Emily
Aug 5, 2008 2:10

well these people probably won’t like me - i’m a jewish, democrat, thats pro-choice.
i think its nice that they believe in god but i think they are taking it a little overboard and its not really nice how they are treating the kids, let them think for themselves and believe in what they honestly want to believe in and not make them think that just because they like to watch harry potter that they are going to go straight to hell.
its not fair for them

Brian
Aug 22, 2008 18:13

I used to BE one of these people. Now, on the outside, it is so clear how destructive all this is, especially for those kids.

I’ve done some looking back on my childhood, and 99% of all my regrets are based on my beliefs about the Bible. I can’t believe it anymore, and I want my kids to have the childhood that I should have had.

Arielle
Sep 9, 2008 23:57

This is and will not be a guys world, God is GENDERLESS!! God did not say “hey guys in charge, women are inferior and must obey men”, they only assume man because of Mary, but DUH, God is a supernatural force, not male not female.
I feel bad for those brainwashed kids! This has GOT to be one of the scariest things i’ve ever seen. And ‘dead churches’ do not exist, they maybe boring, but you just have to be reverent and loving for God, you dont need to be estatic about God for him to love/notice you.

this camp and way of life is so wrong!!!

and I also loved it when the kid said he wasnt allowed to watch harry potter and watched it with his dad, and all the kids gave him funny looks!! :) favie part!! :)

Nathanael
Sep 14, 2008 19:37

The funniest is when the BECKY says in the beginning sermon that there are too many FAT LAZY americans that cant pass up a good meal and she is a very FAT n LAZY American. LOL also I think Levi and his little friend make a nice combo and could probably have their own movie but too bad their parents will never let them out of their dungeons.

Katie
Sep 15, 2008 1:14

This film made me cry. Not in ” the name of Jesus” but for what is happening to our nations children. As a young women this movie made me never want to have kids in fear of the society from which they will have to live. A society, if ran by these extremist, would mean giving up the freedoms promised in our Constitution.
In this film the youth pastor talks of Palestinian children being sent off to camps and given weapons of destruction; isn’t that what they are doing to these children? They send them to camp and instead of physical weapons they arm these kids with one sided, brainwashed beliefs as to the will of god. What makes these children different from Palestinian children? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Give them some weapons and send them out on a plane to a non christian nation and we will see a reenactment of 9/11. because in the words of the little boy Levi “A lot of people die for God.” yup makes me sick to my Stomach.

Cecilie
Sep 16, 2008 17:35

I think this is great, I am born again Christian; we need more people out there who would lead kids and adults to Christ believe it or not who is going to teach the children even children need to inherit the kingdom of heaven, believe it or not I know people who know about the lord but their children have no clue I was one of those people my kids were like that I sat them down and ask them what did Christ do, they had no clue but they knew what the line up on nickelodeon was they knew every alien creature of Ben10 they knew all the latest dance move shame on me so I teach them read to them the bible and go to church with them so they can hear the word of god and if there was camp like this you betcha they will be there too cause the god of this world the devil with a small g would be more than glad to fill their heads with junk, children are going to be exposed to the ways of this world, so why not send them to a camp like this? As they grow they make their own choice we can say what is right and what is wrong till everyone has satisfied themselves and felt good with what their opinion is, in the end both Big and Small (adults and children) will stand before GOD not one person on earth who I will take their judgment seriously the one that I want to hear from is Christ saying well done thy good and faithful servant.

someone
Sep 18, 2008 11:08

why does the church teach bad thing about others and judging others will be condemned instead of teaching them how to love people who are sinners just like how Jesus loves them?

Sarah
Sep 20, 2008 2:34

Makes me think of Hitler Youth. Slogans, group singing, group solidarity, exceptionalism, etc. It’s a systematic attempt to dampen children’s critical thinking skills.

Yes, the U.S. was founded on Judeo-Christian values (because everyone who founded it was Christian, though probably not by the definition of the church in this video), but it was also founded on the principles of the Enlightenment. Secular government, humanism, using our God-given reasoning ability over simple emotion to find truth, etc.

I can pretty much guarantee, though, that there are at least a few children there going through the motions because they have to, but not really buying it. (I was one of those kids) The kids I’m most concerned about are those being home schooled. The home-schoolers I’ve met were never taught that such a thing as the scientific method exists, for example.

yacob
Sep 28, 2008 19:29

this is tottaly wrong espicialy when they took advantege of religin for a pliltical goals

Kate
Oct 5, 2008 15:20

this is wrong, but it is only seen wrong to mainstream viewers, or people like us. Because we grew up in a different environment with different beliefs we see the things they do as strange or abnormal. but to them, we are the abnormal and strange ones. it just depends on our values, beliefs and the way we were raised by our families, friends and society

Chaos Theory
Nov 2, 2008 2:44

Some quotes from the people in the documentary:

“Most americans are fat and lazy” — I would ask the speaker to take a look in one of those reflective surfaces called ‘Mirrors’, might need 3-4 to show her fat ass. I’ve met some pretty fit and active Americans, I think the ones in your congress do fit your description (a pan of the camera proves it), oh and add stupid to the list too. Most of the smart, fit and active Americans are following other useful pursuits.

“Science doesn’t prove anything” — Says the woman surrounded by high-tech gadgets. Hey lady, the next time you’re sick please don’t go to the hospital (they use science and technology) .. got to church. I try to maintain a tolerance and respect towards everyone’s personal beliefs but I fly into a rage when some idiot who barely managed high school slights the accomplishments of some of the greatest minds to ever exist on earth.

“How should I train my daughter” — Your daughter is not a dog that needs to be trained to co-habilitate with humans. Your child needs unbiased information, yes even religious information from various sources (even though it’s almost invariably biased) and let them make up their own minds .. of course they’ll go through some confusion before settling down but it’s nothing compared to filling up their heads with one’s own brand of religious excrement and having it explode when they’re faced with other options and choices later in life.

What’s up with all these 9 and 10 year old girls acting so mature, every parent should instill humility in their child, there’s a huge vast world out there that they know nothing about. Reading a 2000 year old plagiarized book doesn’t teach you jack.. It teaches you dumb arrogance that you’re somehow better than even freaking Einstein, this arrogance will ultimately lead to their downfall later in their career when they can’t keep up with the cultural open mindedness and constant learning required in today’s corporate America.

America is not where it’s now because of ‘Jesus’ or some megalomaniacal invisible man up in the sky,
it’ s because of it’s technological and scientific superiority and take a look at the people who congregate at or lead these crackpot religious conventions, tell me how many Curies, Boses and Oppenheimers do you see?

35:35: This part is so ridiculous that it’s funny, come get purified with the ‘Holy Dasani’

To all religious evangelists:
Does it feel good to accuse a child of a crime that he/she never committed? Is it fun to tell them that ‘reading harry potter’ is equivalent to the sin of murder? Do you revel in their tears and sorrow? Does it make you sleep better at night knowing that you’ve successfully destroyed their imagination and natural curiosity? Is it comforting to know that the next generation is going to be an army of mindless, hateful and bigoted drones?

Mark Knight
Nov 17, 2008 18:37

Mass hypnosis? kids speaking in tongues? declaring war and rcruiting kids for it? you can hear the pastors words coming from kids mouths? worshiping bush? wtf~?

Is this free? good? productive? right? acceptable?

as the larger lady says- she wants to see our kids ready to lay down their lives like muslims.

if there is a god - please sort this lot out cos no good can come of this

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