[Hold My Own]

I was just on Netflix and saw the movie Jesus Camp...normally a movie like this gets blasted by the critics although this one is getting rave reviews.


and it got a Oscar nomination

[thesportscritic]

nope

[Libertine]

You should wonder why that is, maybe?

[Hold My Own]

You should wonder why that is, maybe?

I thought about that...but here's how it reads...

This riveting Oscar-nominated documentary offers an unfiltered look at a revivalist subculture where devout Christian youngsters are being primed to deliver the fundamentalist community's religious and political messages. Building an evangelical army of tomorrow, the Kids on Fire summer camp in Devil's Lake, N.D., is dedicated to deepening the preteens' spirituality and sowing the seeds of political activism as they're exhorted to "take back America for Christ."

[Purple Haize]

I saw it and thought it was great. It was def. a story from two different sides. The people filming were not quite grasping the terminology and the people being filmed were not understanding that they were being misunderstood. Most people here would probably be offended by it though so I warn you on that.

[Libertine]

I haven't seen the entire thing but what I have seen doesn't exactly paint this camp in the best light. This is not a Christian company that made the documentary. To their credit, they don't throw in a lot of slanted narration but the editing and clip selection are such that, if you're an unbeliever and don't really understand what the camp counselors are trying to communicate, it looks really bad.

[4everfsu]

You mean the thread earlier about the preacher with the tatto 666 who claims to be divine already got a movie. Boy does Hollywood move fast!