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Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003
| Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 9:33 pm
Has anyone heard of this? I want to see it, but more in the way I want to gawk at the scene of an accident (no offense). I saw a trailer for this, and was shocked. There were kids crying, and going crazy! Starts Sept. 15th. "A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway in America that requires Christian youth to assume leadership roles in advocating the causes of their religious movement. [The film]...follows Levi, Rachael, and Tory to Pastor Becky Fischer's "Kids on Fire" summer camp...where kids as young as 6-years-old are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in 'God's army.' The film follows the children at camp as they hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled in how to "take back America for Christ." The film is a first ever look into the intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future." http://www.jesuscampthemovie.com/ Here is the trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/jesuscamp/trailer/
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Hughs
Member
10-03-2005
| Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 7:21 am
I've seen trailers and given my leanings I'd want to jump thru the TV and strangle them! Actually, the thought of these poor brainwashed Mini-Bushes made me want to cry (after I realised that it WASN'T a comedy)
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 8:33 am
Did you see it Hughs?!?! I'm jealous! It's not being released in Canada, so I'll have to wait for the DVD. *sigh*
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 11:35 am
I saw it. It was very good. And scary.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 1:24 pm
This has FINALLY made its way onto torrent sites, so I am currently in the process of downloading it. Can't wait...
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 12:10 pm
Well, this wasn't as scary as I thought it was. I have to admit I was sort of expecting a circus freakshow. When I was watching the parts about the mom teaching that "evolution" is crazy, and the kids were holding 7 week old fetus replicas, part of me is like "they can believe whatever they want to believe." I guess the more "accepting" side of me really doesn't care that people have differing beliefs. I do admit it crossed the line when Ms. Fischer was saying to the kids "This is war" over and over again. The scariest parts were the statistics about the evangelical vote, Ted Haggard talking about controlling the vote, and the children heading to the White House. Now to the mocking: Did they choose the kid with the RAT TAIL (circa 1981) to make this seem like a joke? Because every time I saw that tail, I mocked the entire demographic. I got the feeling that Ted Haggard was mocking Rat-tail Kid when he was talking on stage to him. But he was doing it subtly enough, so as not to alienate the child. He was basically telling the kid that the kid's sermons lacked substance or a message, and people only listened because he was a child. LOL. "Come back when you're 30." The mother being interviewed in her kitchen while picking crumbs off the cutting board an sticking them in her mouth. I have to say, Ms. Fischer is on the right track with thinking they need to get to the children with the indoctrination, and the ways the churches are adjusting their presentation to appeal to a wider audience is why their membership is so large. I have to say, I wish the cameras would be rolling when that one girl who approaches people with God-comics gets brutally rebuffed by someone she offended, who doesn't give a s--t that she's a kid when they start yelling at her. That's all that comes to mind for now. I'll be sharing this movie file with as many people as I can get to watch. It's an interesting diversion.
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