DVD Review: Jesus Camp

If you are interested in documentary film you need to add the 2006 film “Jesus Camp” to your Netflix queues. I just saw it again recently and I can’t say enough good things about it. As much as this film outrages me it is required viewing for those of us who are worried about the direction our country is taking under the influence of neo-conservatives in America. The film focuses on the “Kids On Fire” bible camp in North Dakota where fanatical Christian fundamentalists send their kids to spread the fundamentalist community’s religious and political messages. In essence they are creating a whole new generation of people who want to preach to the rest of society on how they should live. Now I don’t approve of what is going on in this camp but the fact that director Heidi Ewing had the guts to show us what is taking place is astounding. This is an excellent film but at the same time it is truly the scariest film of the year. The amount of propaganda being fed into the minds of these innocent kids by their right-wing fanatic parents is truly startling. It is truly scary what these people believe in and the fact that they are spreading their nonsense to their kids, who do not yet have the full ability to evaluate and choose their own positions in life, is disgraceful. The brainwashed neo-conservative rhetoric and hate spewing that these people are passing on to their kids is astonishing. They are about to create a generation of hate mongers and busybodies who think they have the right to tell others how to live their lives. This film will take your breath away and make you want to throw a brick through your television at the same time.