Jesus Camp

Jesus Camp A growing number of evangelistic Christians believe there is a revival meeting underway in America that requires Christian youth to assume leading roles in advocating the causes of their religious movement. Jesus Camp follows three home-schooled Missouri kids12-year- honest-to-goodness mullet-haired Levi, who was deliver at 5 10-year-old soldiers daughter Tory, who loves dancing to Christian heavy metal and 9-year-old Rachael, who breathlessly approaches strangers to talk about Christto Pastor Becky Fischers Kids on Fire summer camp in Devils Lake, normality Dakota.At this camp, kids as young as six years old argon taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in Gods army. The film follows these children at camp as they hone their prophetic gifts and are taught how to take back America for Christ. Wielding everything from PowerPoint to plush toys to illustrate the wages of sin, the impassioned Fischer has a clear-eyed view of children as malleable material, ripe f or the inculcating. When they are not speaking in tongues, pledging allegiance to the Christian flag, or conjure a cardboard cutout of George W.Bush, the kids rally round to hear Fischer and separates entreat them to nitty-gritty the war, fix the sick world, and fight abortion. The film looks into an intense training show that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of Americas political future. The fundamentalist revival is a concept that can be associated with Jesus Camp. While many of the large, mainline churches have lost members, other churches (such as the Evangelical Christian churches) have gained members.Contrary to mainline Protestants, Evangelical Christians emphasize a literal interpretation of the Bible. They also stress worked up demonstrativeness rather than quiet, inward devotion at church services (Thio, 2007, pp. 354). For instance, the kids who accompanied Kids on Fire summer camp spoke in tongues, assure allegiance to the Christian flag, and blessed a cardboard cutout of George W. Bush preferably of quietly praying during church services. Bibliography Thio, Alex. 2007. Society Myths and Realities An Introduction to Sociology. Boston, MA Allyn and Bacon.