The Jesus Camp
2006-May-11 by Laughcalvin
Rachel Grady's and Heidi Ewing's film won an award and acclaim at the recent Tribeca Film Festival, but more surprising, garnered genuine open discusion without some of the vitriol you might expect. Becky Fischer, the main subject of the doc and described as a nice, open, good-natured person, operates camps for Evangelical Christian children:
"All you have to do is mention words like abortion, homosexuality and President Bush to [garner] strong feelings from people," said Fischer who maintained that using images of the U.S. President, and the flags of the U.S. and Israel were not meant to be overtly political. "We are commanded to pray for our leaders and we're commanded [by the Bible] to pray for Israel. So it was a surprise to me because we don't think of this as political. But from a secular point-of-view, I can see how it's viewed politically."
Hmmm...it's hard for me to really think openly about this as I was raised this way but tell us what you think about it? Is it similar to the Madras in the Mid-East Islamic world or just econo-religious biz as usual in America? Chime in. (indiewire)
2006-May-11 - Praise Jeeez-Us! Posted by Zig Wig
The Jesus Freaks have landed! And are spreading the word that God is a GOP supporter!
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2006-May-11 - But they pray for all political leaders right?
Posted by KYJoe
I think there's a scene where they do 10 Hail Marys for Barbara Boxer and 15 for Ted Kennedy.


