Thursday, October 8, 2015

Reflection of Jesus Camp

I had known for a long time that our country has had a right-wing, radical Christian problem, but I guess I wasn't aware of just how bad the problem was until we watched this documentary. I was expecting the worst from the content, though I still wasn't prepared enough. I found myself at times humored, at other times disgusted, and at all times with a general feeling of awe. It's hard to believe that these families could just send their kids off to a propaganda camp (essentially) and disguise political indoctrination for religious duty. Professor Marshall had already made the comparison clear before the showing, but the similarities with these "Jesus camps" with the Hitler Youth of Nazi Germany truly are staggering.