Jesus Camp, Comedy or Horror Flick?

Well I finally got to see the indie film on DVD---”Jesus Camp.” Where to start?

Nothing much surprising, but it did answer a nagging question I had about the religious right talking about gay people “recruiting” children. What the heck were they talking about? Now I know.

This film is all about the Christian recruitment of children. At first I thought it was a comedy as the group leader (looked to be about 250lbs of middle aged woman with enough hairspray on her head to cause a sonic boom) spoke of not over-indulging. (Well, I’m sure she has a thyroid problem.)

Then she takes kids into a camp she started at Devil’s Lake, ND. and basically breaks them down military style, then convinces them that they will not go to hell if they follow her (her interpretation of the work of Jesus---son of God, not a man, Jesus.) instructions. The kids cry, speak in tongues, wiggle violently on the floor and dance dressed as warriors.

The woman, Becky Fischer (from a long line of Pentecostals), has since ended Jesus Camp and holds, “other events.”

Don’t all religious parents start teaching their kids early on about their preferred religion? That is only normal. But beyond that, when does recruiting begin? We all know most home schooling is done to make sure the correct morals are taught. Fear based, all of these parental actions are fear based. Oh, LOL, Ted Haggard makes an appearance talking to a young boy.

I have to ask: Didn’t God give free will for a reason?

Want to attend Jesus camp? Go lay under the stars or chase a rainbow. (No, the film didn’t mention the cost of the camp.) My favorite scene was of a little girl camper trying to hand out pamphlets (When is the last time you got a “Become Gay Now” booklet?) to three black men on a park bench. “Do you think you will go to heaven?” she asks them.
The men all say yes. “Are you sure?” she presses. Yes, they say. So, she crosses the street muttering, “I think they are Muslim.”