03 October, 2006

Jesus Camp ~ Get ready to Born Again or Die.

Jesus Camp is out. Jesus Camp is 84 minute documentary about Evangelical Christian summer camp name 'Kids on Fire' in North Dakota, USA, where kids train to become Christian solders - run by Pastor Becky Fischer.



I didn't watch the movie yet. I'm not sure I'm really wanted to watch the movie. I watch too much trailers and news reports about the documentary and it already make my stomach sick.

Evangelicals are very good at drill their idea in to anybody's head. Loud screaming, same thing over and over again, same thing over and over again, same thing over and over again, loud screaming, same thing over and over again, can drill anything in to anybody's head.

But this is not about adults. This is about children - children as young as 6 year old. Pastor Becky says:

'Enemies of Evangelicals put their ideas in to children's head and give them guns and bombs. They are ready to kill them for cause of Islam.'
'I wants to see Evangelical children radically lay down their life for gospel.'
'There are two kinds of people in this world. People who love Jesus and people who don't.' 'Us against them, either you with us or either you with them'.

'Excuse me. We have the truth.' She said.

A Day in Jesus camp includes, 6 year olds praying for end the abortion, worshiping pictures of president bush, smashing coffee mugs emblazoned with the word 'government', speaking in tongue, publicly confession their impure thoughts, wail charismatically, weeping in salivation and getting seizures, train be a foot solder with toy swords.

Some of those activities are normal to kids anyway. I have seen lot of kids get seizures, scream, cry and pray front of Candy counter in Majestic City food court. Also I seen public confession of impure thoughts lot of times - like 'Mom, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.' But I have not seen so far a kid want to be the God's army and pledge that they will fight to end abortion. It calls to my mind Timothy McVeigh.

Levy, a 12-year-old with a rat-tail who is a preacher too, said he was saved at age 5 because he wanted more out of life. I still trying to understand what it possibly be, 5 year old needed to be saved from? Is that form Riddler or is that form Batman?
What it can be he want more in his life ~ more m&m? He went far as saying.

'We are the Key generation to bring jesses back. There is lot of people die for God. There are not afraid. We want to give up our life to Jesus.'

There is a scene 9 year old Rachael feels bound to walk up to strangers and awkwardly evangelizes to them, without being prompted. Tory, a 10-year-old who likes music and dancing but worries about using her gifts 'for the flesh' instead of for God. 7 year old boy in painted faces, performing spiritual war dances and little hands reaching out to bless a cardboard cutout of President Bush, praying him for been Christian global leader.

Unfortunately Muslims are ready for the cosmic battle too. It is not earthly battle. It is ultimate cosmic battle between good against bad. Look like Evangelicals feels like they are loosing in the fanaticism race.

Alright. This is Americans with stomach full. Humans need a hobby after stomach full. Even monkeys do. After "Rock &Roll" and 'Coca Cola' they choose "God" to dominate the world.
We Sri Lankan can not escape form American phantasm. Ship will land in Sri Lanka very soon with lot of funding. We - third world humans - are their toys. 'Excuse me. We have the truth' - 'We are saved - you are not' That is the descending attitude of most of the Evangelicals in Sri Lanka already.

When I see this 12 year old boy - Levy - all I see is Heterosexual White American want to dominate my children's freedom and ready to punish them if they do not follow his path.

Religion is the main problem in this century, if there is a third world war that will be for Religion. The day before the cosmic battle begins will be the best day of all of us.

This is my question. What will you do when Jesus Camp come in to your town?
 



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9 Comments:

Blogger Just Mal said...

Why do some people have evangelism so much?

I didn't see anything shocking or provocative in the trailers. Using mass hysteria to indoctrinate impressionable people is used by most religions.

October 03, 2006 8:24 AM  
Blogger Sam said...

Mal, Agree. It use by every one. But just because it used by most people it do not make it right. Just because Palestinians train kids to kill & die for region, it does not mean it is Christian thing to do. Just because Pakistanis train children to be God's foot solders – it do not mean it is the correct thing to do by other regions too.

The reasons I'm not comfortable with evangelism is, ‘You need to be saved' descending principle ~ rather than ‘I need to be saved'.
I'm not comfortable when some one say ‘I'm lost and I worship the devil, just because I follow Harry Potter - Harry Potter is not the devil'.
I'm not comfortable when someone say ‘You are with us or you are with them.' I like to be with me. I don't like any one who wants to take that right form me.

October 03, 2006 8:55 AM  
Blogger dilsiriw said...

just remember the bible says, not everyone who says lord lord will enter heaven. there are so called christians who have really missed the point of it all. only time will tell.

October 03, 2006 10:29 PM  
Blogger Sam said...

Hey Chris,

It is not my view about Palestinians. I’m just quoting Pastor Becky. She thinks she have the truth. :-)

Anyway.. Yes. They do die for a cause. But I rather like to see them live for a cause.

November 27, 2006 2:06 PM  
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