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"Warlocks are enemies of god." Well damn, as if I didn't dislike you enough already, way to slander a great book. Harry Potter is twice the person you'll ever be. Somehow wizard magic seems to make more sense than half of the garbage that you force down these kids throats. Searching for a reason behind the evident dislike, I stumbled upon this article:
Why Harry Potter Is Not For Kids
While the article is more joking than serious, it addresses a few key points about the films. They promote violence. Copious amounts of violence. Once the reader gets past the first few books, it gets rather gory. But I digress. With statements like these, I can see how the evangelical church aims to keep children innocent and pure by falsifying their reasons for avoiding "sinful" things. These kids are as god-fearing as they come. If they hope not to anger god, its a better incentive than just because, "mom told me so."
All joking aside, this film was slightly disturbing. Not only for me but for my roommates as well. It was a rather awkward conversation trying to explain why children were writhing and crying on the floor screaming "Jesus!" Personally, I hold a biased view on organized religion. I was not offended by any association with "normal" Christianity that the Evangelicals displayed. I believe it certainly allowed me to take a more objective view on the matter. I saw a group of educated children, especially Levi, who were excellent public speakers. The clothes they wore, the way they spoke, their haircuts (except Levi), etc. showed no indication that they were anything but your typical group of ~8-14 year olds.
Wait a minute, 12 year old children typically DO NOT speak grammatically correct English...
Their public speaking skills were truly incredible to witness. I don't believe I heard any ums, uhs, or cursing whatsoever. It caught me off guard until the movie listed one very important little fact: 75% of homeschooled kids in the US are Evangelical Christian. These kids, more likely than not, have never been exposed to many kids their age, outside of the church. They haven't had the opportunity to pick up slang, bad habits, and the like.
This sect of evangelism is truly astounding. The brainwashing these children are put through is astonishing. I wish that I could make the simple differentiation between good and bad. I don't believe in the inherit evil of this evangelist sect. It seems they are simply devout in their beliefs and misinformed.
Pray as she might, that little girl never did hit any of the bowling balls. Where is your God, little girl?
Assorted Humors:
1)Christian Heavy Metal
2)"The human spirit is like a balloon"
3)"There are two types of people in this world; those who love Jesus and those who don't."
4)"We worship you god, we worship you god. They sing three songs and then they listen to a sermon. Church's that god likes to go to are praising his name, jumping up and down."
The kids featured in this film really did seem pretty brilliant when it came to public speaking and maturity. Because of that, I had a hard time believing that their words weren't fed to them by their parents or Becky. In the Evangelicals defense, I found out that the Jesus Camp only lasted for three intense days out of the year, so I'm guessing this film made the religion seem way more intense and blown out of proportion than it is.
ReplyDeleteI too wrote about how articulate the evangelistic children were. It was shocking because, to me, their parents seemed incompetent as homeschool teachers. Nonetheless these kids are growing up to succeed in life. The statistic that 75% of Americans are Evangelistic was an eye-opener to me as well. That speaks mostly about our country and the exposure for certain races and religions to an environment suited for prosperity. It just doesn't seem fair. Where is the separation between church and state?
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