I have always been wary of extreme religion, blind religion, and this documentary reaffirmed that fear. But what really made watching this difficult was a conflict of beliefs. This film’s contents were unsettling given the blatantly dangerous agenda of the Evangelical Church, so that instills in me distaste and fear and a desire for this brainwashing to stop. Yet I believe each parent has the right to raise their own children in accordance with their beliefs and values. So what should be done about this situation, how should I feel? The things we saw in the film were dramatic, but was it really child abuse? (I know there was that one pastor who was a pedophile but I’m not sure he reflected the values of the entire congregation with those actions.) Maybe one could make a case for emotional trauma but that would be a long debate. This film was very well made and it got its points across very well while also managing to raise some moral and ethical questions.
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