Of course you can. You can even have a small role in it if you wish. Would you like to play the town loonie who warns the kids of impending death at the start of the film (in which case you'll have to practice your cackling)? Or would you rather play the straight-talking town sheriff who goes to investigate the camp and has a messy run-in with the Christian merchandising?
I googled "Jesus Camp" and am disturbed. On the one hand, good for people who really feel the spirit, or whatever. On the other, though, when do kids just get to be kids? The Christian-ization of America terrifies me because I'm not Christian, never have been and I've felt the amazement, disbelief and censure of people who take it for granted that you're Christian until you state otherwise.
Our 1st Amendment, which among other things assures us freedom of religion, well, I always assumed that included freedom FROM religion, if that's what works for you, but I've heard more and more arguments lately that the founder fathers always intended America to be a Christian nation. *shudder*
What I wish would be revived is the Socratic method of teaching which would require that teachers ask students to justify their responses rationally and logically--teach us to think well and we can make good decisions. Teach us to obey well and all we'll ever be is sheep.
There's a man in the documentary who shares your point of view. He works as a counter-balance to the rest of the insanity shown - he even gets to interview on air at one point the woman who ran the Jesus Camp (she no longer does it after bad publicity followed the documentary's release.)
Sadly, I think the religious right is incredibly politically minded and organised, so unless the non-religious people come together to fight them (together with moderate Christians who believe in love and compassion and not on war and prejudice), they will creep further into Washington D.C., schools, etc, and keep fighting to change your constitution.
I agree. It happens while we sleep and watch t.v. and we're not taught how to watch and how to know and how to educate ourselves and become involved in our governing processes. And considering how politics makes such strange bedfellows, the religious right and corporate greed-machines shacking up together makes for some of the most terrifying compound-agendas ever. I fear a resurgence of "manifest destiny" and the belief that God wants some people to be rich and some people to be poor...it won't be long before we're serfs and vassals again.
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You're wasted in London. Hollywood or bust, dude!
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Your ending slightly reminded me of it.
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Our 1st Amendment, which among other things assures us freedom of religion, well, I always assumed that included freedom FROM religion, if that's what works for you, but I've heard more and more arguments lately that the founder fathers always intended America to be a Christian nation. *shudder*
What I wish would be revived is the Socratic method of teaching which would require that teachers ask students to justify their responses rationally and logically--teach us to think well and we can make good decisions. Teach us to obey well and all we'll ever be is sheep.
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Sadly, I think the religious right is incredibly politically minded and organised, so unless the non-religious people come together to fight them (together with moderate Christians who believe in love and compassion and not on war and prejudice), they will creep further into Washington D.C., schools, etc, and keep fighting to change your constitution.
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