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'''''Jesus Camp''''' (2006) is a [[documentary]] about a [[Pentecostal Church|Pentecostal]] summer camp and the children that attend.
 
'''''Jesus Camp''''' (2006) is a [[documentary]] about a [[Pentecostal Church|Pentecostal]] summer camp and the children that attend.
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The documentary contains little to no narration, serving only to reveal the treatment of children in Southern Evangelical Bible camps. It is a look inside the Conservative Christian view of the world, which contains an "Army of God" to "take back America for Christ",<ref name="Detroit">Watts, Tom. [http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/article_1885.shtml Real Detroit Weekly] ''Ewing believes in Jesus Camp'', 10/4/06. Retrieved on 12/11/06.</ref> much like Islam.
  
 
Directed and produced by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, it was nominated for a 2007 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, only to lose to ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]''.<ref>http://imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/2007</ref>
 
Directed and produced by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, it was nominated for a 2007 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, only to lose to ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]''.<ref>http://imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/2007</ref>

Revision as of 19:49, January 30, 2009

Jesus Camp (2006) is a documentary about a Pentecostal summer camp and the children that attend.

The documentary contains little to no narration, serving only to reveal the treatment of children in Southern Evangelical Bible camps. It is a look inside the Conservative Christian view of the world, which contains an "Army of God" to "take back America for Christ",[1] much like Islam.

Directed and produced by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, it was nominated for a 2007 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, only to lose to An Inconvenient Truth.[2]

References

  1. Watts, Tom. Real Detroit Weekly Ewing believes in Jesus Camp, 10/4/06. Retrieved on 12/11/06.
  2. http://imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/2007