Kids At Jesus Camp

[Karen]

A documentary film maker is not what I would call a journalist!

I thought documentarians were supposed to be, but the industry has obviously changed dramatically.

The guy who made the documentary on the evils of fast food (Supersize Me, I think???) had an agenda as well... but I don't believe I need to study the publications of the trans fatty trade group in order to be a thinking human being about the issue...or before forming a strong opinion on the subject!!

Of course you don't, because you are a thinking person and have your own experiences with food and maybe even the fast food industry that you will naturally take into account as well.

And why do you assume creep in the report about the documentary?

I don't understand your question. Rephrase?

[signorelli21]

I get excited hearing about kids so passionate about Jesus!!!
And the lady telling them there is a war... well there is. A war against good and evil..... God and the Devil.

i was under the impression that the war against good and evil was over after the crusades, inquisitions, and witch trials had killed off all the non-believers.

its funny that people on the good side always talk about fighting evil when all they are really doing is fighting each other. how often do you see atheists or satanists ( real ones, members of the church of satan are glamor seekers, like people that pretend they are vampires.) blowing up abortion clinics, mass suicides, etc.

the so called evil people are ones who merely do not share your beliefs, yet the ones who do share similar beliefs ( jews, muslims, etc) are often pursecuted anyway, because you have the truth and they don't or whatever.

and for the record, god created everything, which means he created evil, which means that he is evil. god also created man in his image, which tells you alot about his character, or lack therof. teaching children anything other than how to make rational decisions and ask questions before coming to conclusions is similar to the nazi youth camps.
if all of your differing religions are so loving and perfect, why is it that all they seem to do is fight with each other, the theory is sound but the execution is terrible.

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

i was under the impression that the war against good and evil was over after the crusades, inquisitions, and witch trials had killed off all the non-believers.

2Cr 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

War : to me as a christian is not people fighting people.. just as i said... but against good and evil.... I believe in a spiritual war..

the so called evil people are ones who merely do not share your beliefs, yet the ones who do share similar beliefs ( jews, muslims, etc) are often pursecuted anyway, because you have the truth and they don't or whatever.

who are you speaking for? I never said evil were the ones who didn't share my beliefs. Anyone who has religious beliefs wether they be christian, muslim, jew, pagan are persecuted.... not just the ones who don't share my beliefs!

and for the record, god created everything, which means he created evil, which means that he is evil. god also created man in his image, which tells you alot about his character, or lack therof.

For the record????? What scripture or anything do you have to prove God created evil? What control did God take over Lucifer's thoughts when he decided he was greater than God... what control does God have over your thoughts and decisions?

When God created man in his image man was perfect and without sin! So that says A LOT about God's character.

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

One more thing. I don't think anyone would ever give that benefit of doubt to Muslims when they hear things on the news, portrayed by the author in an extreme way...



Isn't that what war is about? Its a matter of perspective. In a war, both sides are fighting 'evil' on their part, and based on their perspective. Why else would they fight if they didn't believe they were fighting evil, or the people on the side of the 'devil'?

I'm sorry if you took my comments the wrong way.

Not *everyone* would give the benefit of doubt to muslims... but there are some who will. Every religion has their extremest.... and unfortunatly i believe muslims are in the spotlight now because of 9/11.. For some reason people want to hold onto their prejeduces (sp) without searching to find out what a person is really about. Espically the media... and people who write articles to persuade their readers that what they believe is the truth.

again.. and when i was speaking of war... i didn't mean a "physical" war.. but a spiritual war against good and evil... through prayer.. not fighting.

[Pam]

Good Morning America just aired an interview between the woman who runs the camp and Diane Sawyer and Chris Cuomo. There was a man there representing the other side but I forget his name. It was a good interview and if you are interested, and can catch it, I would suggest watching it.

My only comment after watching would be that I understand the woman's concern over the children having to live in this world and dealing with so much these days in the way of getting involved with *evil* things, etc. that can hurt them. What I don't agree with is her method. When I taught my children about God/Jesus I was careful to first explain how much He loved them. Jesus loved them so much that he died for them. Some people are so afraid of God that they are never able to love Him. They look to Him with great fear. That is such a shame. He wants us to love Him as we love our earthly fathers. Of course we have a mix of love and respect for our earthly fathers and that is why God likens Himself to our father.

I have a five year old grandson. He is learning about Jesus, and his love for Jesus is child-like as it should be. Would I want to see him crying and crying over his sin? NOT AT THE AGE OF FIVE! I am against anything that takes a child into adulthood without ever being able to be a child. When he asks honest questions about God/Jesus it is the sweetest most pure thing you'd ever want to hear.

For an adult it is completely different. We have lived long enough to accumulate some sins unfortunately. In some cases the things people have done cause them great sadness, and crying for repentance is absolutely normal. I was not able to watch The Passion of the Christ without crying. I am not a fanatic but just someone who realizes the depth of God's love and will eternally be grateful.

As in so many things, presentation is everything. I personally believe in another approach but we live in a world with as many different approaches to things as there are people. Would I send my child to Jesus Camp? No. Do I teach them to avoid evil and be good? Yes. We all want the same result.

[JenBKR]

2Cr 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

War : to me as a christian is not people fighting people.. just as i said... but against good and evil.... I believe in a spiritual war..



who are you speaking for? I never said evil were the ones who didn't share my beliefs. Anyone who has religious beliefs wether they be christian, muslim, jew, pagan are persecuted.... not just the ones who don't share my beliefs!




For the record????? What scripture or anything do you have to prove God created evil? What control did God take over Lucifer's thoughts when he decided he was greater than God... what control does God have over your thoughts and decisions?

When God created man in his image man was perfect and without sin! So that says A LOT about God's character.

Exactly! I also believe in the war between good and evil, but not a physical war. God created man in His image, giving us free will.....it was Adam and Eve who chose to commit the original sin. Man commits sin, not God.

[JenBKR]

My only comment after watching would be that I understand the woman's concern over the children having to live in this world and dealing with so much these days in the way of getting involved with *evil* things, etc. that can hurt them. What I don't agree with is her method.

Totally agree. I do some children's ministries work in my church, and I so love seeing kids get passionate about Christ. But her methods concern me. When the kids I work with get passionate, they are usually excited about God's love and what He has done for us. Their faces light up, they pray, and tears are sometimes shed. But this camp seems extreme to me, at least some of the methods. Although, I agree with what some others have said in this thread, I think I would need to see more to really be able to form an opinion. I think I'd be interested in seeing the whole documentary.

[Blue_Frog]

Originally Posted by Pam:
Good Morning America just aired an interview between the woman who runs the camp and Diane Sawyer and Chris Cuomo. There was a man there representing the other side but I forget his name. It was a good interview and if you are interested, and can catch it, I would suggest watching it.

I think this might be the interview you were talking about --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBWG4U1ul20 -- I haven't had time to watch it yet tho, but will on my lunch break.

Originally Posted by Pembroke_Corgi:
Yikes!!
Thankfully we never were never asked if we would sacrafice our lives at girlscout camp...

You mean YOU never had to pledge your life to Lord and Lady Baden Powell? ... and here all I got in exchange for my life long commitement was some of that orange drink (yep, way too many years with the Girl Guides)

[lizbud]

Blue Frog, thanks for the link. I've never seen the interview before.Think
I'll check it out now.

[Edwina's Secretary]

You mean YOU never had to pledge your life to Lord and Lady Baden Powell?

Please don't leave out Juliette Gordon Lowe....one of my childhood heroines!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Of course you don't, because you are a thinking person and have your own experiences with food and maybe even the fast food industry that you will naturally take into account as well.

Same goes for fundamentalist.....

[Blue_Frog]

Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

Please don't leave out Juliette Gordon Lowe....one of my childhood heroines!

I didn't know that -- ya learn something new every day! They don't cover her in Canadian guiding, so I had to go read up on her on Wikipedia!

(poor woman, deafened in one ear by silver nitrate, and in the other by a misplaced projectile rice at a wedding -- what bad luck!)

[cali]

Because we have, excuse me, but we have the truth.

this part really bothers me, I am not realigous personally, I DO beive in god, but I dont disbelieve in on other religions deitys, whos says that have the truth? oh right, they did lol there is a big difference between "truth" and "belief" everyone has their BELIEFS but not one single person on this planet has the TRUTH.

[signorelli21]

[QUOTE=Sara luvs her Tinky]2Cr 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

War : to me as a christian is not people fighting people.. just as i said... but against good and evil.... I believe in a spiritual war..

1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people."
3 So Moses said to the people, "Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites and to carry out the LORD's vengeance on them. 4 Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel." 5 So twelve thousand men armed for battle, a thousand from each tribe, were supplied from the clans of Israel. 6 Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, who took with him articles from the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.

7 They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every man. 8 Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. 9 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder. 10 They burned all the towns where the Midianites had settled, as well as all their camps. 11 They took all the plunder and spoils, including the people and animals, 12 and brought the captives, spoils and plunder to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the Israelite assembly at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho. [a]

13 Moses, Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp. 14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.

15 "Have you allowed all the women to live?" he asked them. 16 "They were the ones who followed Balaam's advice and were the means of turning the Israelites away from the LORD in what happened at Peor, so that a plague struck the LORD's people. 17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, 18 but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.

NUMBERS CHAPTER 31




For the record????? What scripture or anything do you have to prove God created evil? What control did God take over Lucifer's thoughts when he decided he was greater than God... what control does God have over your thoughts and decisions?

god created everything, good and bad, if he created the good angels, then he created the bad ones. if he is omnipresent then he knew that the devil would be evil from the beggining. heres a verse from the book of job showing his influence over lucifers thoughts.

6 One day the angels [a] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan [b] also came with them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?"
Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."
8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."

9 "Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied. 10 "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face."

12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."
Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

job chapter 1


i didn't mean to offend you and i am sorry if i did.
the fun part about the bible ( i quoted the bible rather than the quaran because i know it the best) is that you can come back with verses from other parts of the bible to retort all of the ones i posted. but what i noticed from church and bible study is that verses are often taken out of context, and can be easily misinterpreted. it just seems silly to me that people only seem to acknowledge the good parts of the bible and ignore the rest and just blame it on satan, when in reality satan is just following orders.

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

i didn't mean to offend you and i am sorry if i did.

you didn't....

I read your post... and the way i feel is people read the bible and of course interpret it differently... and we do! We will just have to agree to disagree!