Kids At Jesus Camp

**lizbud** · 09-26-2006, 10:32 AM

I noticed this article this morning & I wanted to see what you think of
this camp. It looks a little scary to me. What's your opinion?

http://www.theindychannel.com/family...38/detail.html

**Zippy** · 09-26-2006, 10:55 AM

Someone it sounds extrem(sp?)like praying over a geogre w.bush cutout but I would give my life for Jesus.He is my Lord and Saved Me.

**Catty1** · 09-26-2006, 11:01 AM

From Fiddler on the Roof:

Townsmans - "An eye for an eye - and a tooth for a tooth!"

Tevye - "Very good. That way the whole world will be blind and toothless."

If these were adults making their own decision - fine. But it is one adult running a very specific set of "lessons" for kids.

God help us.

Zippy, look up "Jonestown Massacre". Beware of people that create God in THEIR own image.

JMO

**JenBKR** · 09-26-2006, 11:10 AM

There is no question that I am a Christian...but that camp looks wayy extreme. To compare it to an extremist Muslim camp? That should say something about it right there. Shouting at kids "this is war?" Yikes! A bit scary IMO.

**caseysmom** · 09-26-2006, 11:11 AM

That is really scary.

**Zippy** · 09-26-2006, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Catty1

Zippy, look up "Jonestown Massacre". Beware of people that create God in THEIR own image.

I think that camp is horriable! It sounds like a cult.

It also makes Christans look bad.
but I would give my life for Jesus my Lord and Savior.

**Karen** · 09-26-2006, 11:14 AM

We do not know the truth of the camp from one article, nor even from the movie, according to a radio interview I heard with the woman who runs the camp. Keep in mind that the filmmaker has a point of view he is trying to get across, and that may color the truth.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 09-26-2006, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

We do not know the truth of the camp from one article, nor even from the movie, according to a radio interview I heard with the woman who runs the camp. Keep in mind that the filmmaker has a point of view he is trying to get across, and that may color the truth.

If this is the case, then we cannot believe anything anyone says as everyone has a "point of view."

I am terrifed of fundamentalism...whether it be christian, muslim or moon worshipper...

In a related article in this Sunday's paper I read some fundamentalists are now focused on outlawing birth control....(Terry Schiendler...however he spells it...for one...) as the root cause of abortion and most other evils....

Be afraid...very afraid...

**JenBKR** · 09-26-2006, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Zippy

but I would give my life for Jesus my Lord and Savior.

I agree!

**Blue_Frog** · 09-26-2006, 11:56 AM

The 'crying to god' part got me remembering. I was in College, and had a friend who kept trying to get me to go to 'youth group' on a friday night. He asked me - very friendly - almost every week, but I was always busy, and not at all religious so just really didn't have the interest. One friday I turned out to be free. So I agreed to go, while keeping an open mind about the whole thing.

Everything seemed fairly normal (based on previous youth groups i had attended with friends as a one-off visit) - people chatting, etc.

Once the person (minister, leader, whatever?) showed up and started preaching, there were kids (this was a group for like 8-25yo) screaming, crying, talking in tongues (seriously), and falling to the floor crying out to god and jesus and such.

I left - i couldn't handle it. I was still friends with the guy for the rest of college, but I never went back to youth group.

This article kind of reminded me of that - the whole atmosphere. To each their own I guess, but it was rather disconcerting watching a 10 year old boy rolling on the floor speaking in tongues and crying.