Jesus Camp Response

After watching Jesus Camp, I felt very frustrated at the fact that these children were brainwashed from such a young age to be so intensely committed to a belief that they weren't even able to understand for themselves in the first place. This also brings up the idea of when something is considered brainwashing, at what point. These children were never given a chance to think or use their young imaginations for themselves. The fact that they had to criticize themselves to the point where they would cry and feel upset is not healthy for a developing child. The difference between these children and other children who are brought up under a religion is that Jesus Camp only told one story and that was it. The children were not exposed to diversity or different types of people. Being contained through home schooling to only understand what their parents want them to believe is brainwashing.
This was very disturbing for me because it not only effects the lives of young children but it effects the future. The fact that all these children are taught from a young age to bow down to George Bush is raising them to be a republication without allowing the children to see all angles of political parties.   As human beings we should be teaching children to question everything and to learn about the different views in order to form their own.