Jesus Camp

The families you will see in the film represent an influential electoral force that is increasingly making its voice heard in American cultural and political life. Not only are they preparing for the return of Jesus, but they are also preparing to "take back power in America in the name of Christ," bringing their children along with them. Children who wait to receive the word of God and writhe in trance, as if possessed, when the Holy Spirit speaks through them; kids who curse Harry Potter because a wizard hero is sacrilegious; children who worship their country's leader and kiss his cardboard effigy...