Thursday, September 07, 2006

"Jesus Camp" Review

From the review.
If the filmmakers had made it clear that this pastor and this group of families are not the norm of the evangelical world, this film would not have been so demeaning and misleading. As it is, those who have no knowledge or experience with the evangelical world and who watch “Jesus Camp” to gain an understanding will only have an extreme form of Pentecostalism presented - not a representative picture of Christian evangelicalism. In this way, this film highlights a small extreme sub-group to describe this important branch of Christian faith in much the way as believing militant terrorist groups represent all Muslims. Neither is helpful in bridging different faiths or creating understanding.
Read the whole thing here.

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