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KEYFUMBLER
from DUBLIN (Ireland) on 2007-03-06 03:54 [#02058720]
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"i was saved at 5"
*backs out of the room slowly*
It's hard to tell if the trailer is promoting it as good or plain whacky/scarey
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Ezkerraldean
from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-06 04:06 [#02058726]
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seen trailers. looks scary.
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-03-06 04:43 [#02058739]
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As a Christian, I find this highly offensive.
When, exactly, did the fuckwits forget about "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me."
Yes, the Catholics have overlooked this (not to mention many other facets of biblical dogma) for years, but at least they don't venerate an image of the president, for fuck's sake.
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zero-cool
on 2007-03-06 05:06 [#02058747]
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yes but thou shalt znort(reference there, guess it) meth and pump wife full of ted cum till it pusses out with homosex dirty time
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KEYFUMBLER
from DUBLIN (Ireland) on 2007-03-06 05:22 [#02058753]
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"As a Christian.."
.... well that was a thread-killer.
Peter Griffin "Thanks J.C!"
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-06 06:38 [#02058766]
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I have a feeling this movie will make me feel kind of sick when I watch it.
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staz
on 2007-03-06 06:44 [#02058773]
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yeah cults are weird
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2007-03-06 09:09 [#02058838]
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Yeah, that's pretty bad... I think people still need to have an open mind and not be so quick to label all Christians as being like this though, because they're not. I think the whole Christian religion has a bad image because of stuff like this. It's just common sense though, you shouldn't judge everyone based on a few.
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uviol
from United States on 2007-03-06 17:48 [#02059072]
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I saw this movie with a friend when it came out. He isn't a Christian.. I basically am. We both found it pretty enjoyable, in a ghastly sort of way. It kind of reminded me of a hellishly perverted version of Vacation Bible School (Ceri may or may not know what I'm talking about...). It was a good insight and I liked the filmmaking techniques, even though they were a little over-the-top manipulative. It really reinforced the already irreparably bad reputation of Christianity, even though they did focus on the more extreme, unsavory brand of it. The music was great though.
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b6662966
from ? on 2007-03-06 17:57 [#02059075]
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Saw this movie a few months ago. Basically documents the response to radical Islamist terror camps by a small group of radical Christians.
They stop short of actually weapons training the youth but its very obvious that the last thing on the mind of the woman running the camp is Christianity.
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dariusgriffin
from cool on 2007-03-06 18:02 [#02059077]
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I didn't really like it, it looked like it was trying very hard to construct a simple narrative out of the absolute complexity of life, which is the mark of mediocre documentary filmmaking.
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whoami
from Dallas/Ft. Worth (United States) on 2007-03-06 20:25 [#02059123]
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I'll watch this out of curiosity, its amazing what some christians will go through in order to apparently show their love for god. Their's a fine line between heavy worship and cult status. Anyone know if you can get this on netflix?
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-03-07 03:06 [#02059191]
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I've not heard of Vacation Bible School. I agree that this focuses on extremists (not unlike the Islamic extremists they supposedly are so against). It's unfortunate that the whole religion is tarred with the same brush, but I suppose we get off lightly. One of my mates is a fairly moderate Muslim, the way I'm a fairly moderate Christian. Unfortunately, being 25 and male and visiting family back in Afghanistan every other year, he is a bit of a prime suspect for terrorism, in spite of his loathing for Saddam (his family fled his country because his dad spoke out against him) and vehemently defending the war in Iraq as moral. He gets stopped at airports all the time, not to mention the abuse he gets from rascists. I'd say we get off lightly compared to them.
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KEYFUMBLER
from DUBLIN (Ireland) on 2007-03-07 03:22 [#02059196]
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i agree that the doc looks like an over-simplification of a complex state of affairs but at the end of the day there is no denying that its pretty horrific to have a room full of kids screaming about what essentially amount to a tooth-fairy for adults.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-07 03:24 [#02059198]
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George W Bush, The adult tooth-fairy.
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-03-07 03:31 [#02059205]
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George Bush has been pulling people's teeth out?! :O
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-07 03:33 [#02059206]
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George Wishfulthinking Bush
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-07 03:34 [#02059207]
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George Woody Bush
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-07 03:34 [#02059208]
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George Woof-woof Bush
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-07 03:35 [#02059209]
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George Wigglebum Bush George Washboard Bush George Wisterialane Bush George Word up Bush George Wrinkles Bush
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-07 03:37 [#02059210]
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George WMW Bush
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chambre noire
from Iceland on 2007-03-07 05:19 [#02059230]
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i saw it a couple of months ago. what this movie is saying is that all of the christians in the U.S are like these fools, these lost souls here, in the movie. which ofcourse is not true and i guess can offend some people..
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Ezkerraldean
from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-07 06:55 [#02059271]
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writing the bible, for literalists
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Fah
from Netherlands, The on 2007-03-07 09:09 [#02059348]
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"Is it belief, or brainwashing? How can a five year old have enough life experience to want more out of it?"
this film feels like i'm a bad person for not believing in Jesus and God, but i don't care. Long live sins! *makes breakcore*
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Ezkerraldean
from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2007-03-09 03:55 [#02060124]
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do not bow down to idols - typical fundamentalist hypocracy
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zero-cool
on 2007-03-09 04:23 [#02060137]
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-03-09 17:05 [#02060435]
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Ok, I just saw this film, and.. I'm kind of at a loss for words. It's kind of weird how the people they talk to aren't even trying to hide what they're doing (indoctrinating children). And the poor kid feeling guilt for having a hard time believing.. and the one who was "saved at 5" who already knows every rhetoric trick in the book without ever having been taught them (I'm guessing he's attended lots of meetings and watched the more experienced preachers, and just does as they do).
And the way the parents are giving home-tutoring...
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-03-10 04:14 [#02060546]
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Surely you know that bit in the bible where it says, "Thou shalt not use the internet." (Hexagon Sun 3:29)And, "Even in the hands of the righteous man, the modern compuer is a tool of the devil." (Luddites 15:21)
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zero-cool
on 2007-03-10 04:17 [#02060548]
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surely you must be joking.
christian?
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-03-10 04:22 [#02060551]
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I was joking. I had hoped references to the "modern computer, not to mention "hexagon sun" would have made that clear? :)
I wasn't joking about being a Christian myself.
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