Jesus Camp
I have just watched the trailer for "Jesus Camp". I found it quite un-nerving. I have not seen the movie yet- but I shall tomorrow as it is playing now. Initially, what scares me about this movie is not the idea of training children concerning Jesus or what the world might think of this…but the theology the children are apparently being trained with. They are apparently being trained to attempt to change society….not by being representatives of God on Earth by being the "Church"- but rather by overtaking the political structures AKA the World. I wrote earlier today at length on this concept.
Click on the little arrow next to the words Jesus Camp to see the trailer...
Also check out these by cutting and pasting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UWIb4FwHPg&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F8z80pD5JE&mode=related&search=
Posts
2 comments:
Awesome.
I just wanted to say that I did see the movie...the people it portrays are Pentacostals. The visuals of children speaking tongues can be disquieting- especially to Christians that question the doctrine of tongue- speaking and/or non believers. There are some misconceptions ...nobody worships Bush for instance. There is a scene where the kids are encouraged to pray for the president and they use a cardboard standup for focus. I don't think there is a thing wrong with this although it does look a little silly on tape. The only other thing I would say about that- is that they are firmly convinced that GWB is one of them. I am not so sure on that...'nuff said. I pray for GWB too...and not that he'll be struck by lightning either...chuckle...Man look at the poor guy...he's aged sooo much in the last 2 years. I just pray that he finds the strenght to lead in the right direction while he's there...he surely needs the help.
I do not think it is wrong for Christians to participate in Gov. However, it is a tough deal to serve two masters...especially when it requires such wealth and power and compromise to get there...I believe the Good Book has some well known quotes on that.
I'll think some more on it.
Anyhow, I think you should see the movie. I don't think it will surprise you to know that the people that made this movie don't necessarily agree with what is going on and are not so subtle about it...although they try to be "objective". They do give the folks plenty of opportunity to speak for themselves...which is somewhat fair. They also give some commentary from others for rebuttal. Most of the people in the theater with me were jeering at the Christians this was about. The central message is that the battle lines are clearly drawn and this issue is gonna pop quite a bit very soon...we are hearing the first rumblings already. I remember saying that one day the center, the moderates of this country were gonna wake up and choose a side and then there would be "hell" to pay...I believe that is happening now. A lot of folks feel upset about the implied assertion that the "Right" has the market cornered on Christianity and relgion. I'm just sayin....people in general are not happy about all this right left stuff...
I know Jesus was only a member of the Kingdom of God party...and no other. So its all kinda moot.
Here is an excerpt from aThe book "The Myth of a Christian Nation", which I bought last night after seeing the movie "Jesus Camp":
"Our central job (as the church) is not to solve the world's problems (didn't you also say that Dave?). Our job is to draw our entire life from Christ and manifest that life to others. Nothing could be simpler- and nothing could be more challenging. Perhaps this partly explains why (the church) we have allowed ourselves to be so thouroughly co-opted by the world. It's hard to communictate to a prostitute her unsurpassable worth by taking up a cross for her for years, gradually changing her on the inside, and slowly winning the trust to speak her into life (and letting her speak into our life, for we too are sinners). Indeed, this sort of calvary- like love requires one to dieto self. it is much easier, and more gratifying, to assume a morally superior stance and feel good about doing our "Christian duty" to vote against 'the sin of prostitution."
Perhaps this explains why many evangelicals spend more time fighting against certain sinners than they do sacrificing for those sinners. but Jesus calls us and empowers us to follow his example by taking the more difficult, less obvious, much slower, and more painful road- the calvary road. It is the road of self-sacrificial love."
Post a Comment