Many of you remember the 2006 documentary "Jesus Camp," which chronicled the goings-on at a charismatic Christian summer camp. It's also the same film that introduced Lou Engle to the world. As I mentioned in a post back then, the gal who ran it, Becky Fischer, is part and parcel of the New Apostolic Reformation. In light of increased media attention to the New Apostolic Reformation, now's as good a time as any to revisit it.
The film takes place at the "Kids on Fire School of Ministry" just outside Devils Lake, North Dakota. The camp run by Fischer and her organization, Kids in Ministry International. Fischer's ministry, it turns out, is affiliated with Harvest International Ministries, a network of Latter Rain/charismatic ministries. This group is led by Che An of Pasadena, California--a member of Peter Wagner's International Coalition of Apostles (per the latest membership list, obtained by Bruce Wilson). Engle is this organization's "prophet."
As many of you recall, Fischer believes very strongly in kids being at the forefront of taking America back. And the kids there, for the most part, have been thoroughly indoctrinated. For instance, Levi, one of the kids there, preaches a sermon centered around the idea that his generation is key to "bringing Jesus back." Remember, this crowd thinks that Jesus can't come back until they take over the world. And they sincerely believe that their destiny is to rule--in a deleted scene, Levi's parents say that one of Levi's compatriots may become president someday.
Most of you know that I'm a charismatic Christian. When I went in to see that movie, I remember wondering how hard it would be to suppress my inclination to raise my hands. Turns out it wasn't that hard. Some of the things I saw in that film are still chilling even now. I still remember how Engle led the kids in a prayer that Bush would have the strength to appoint "righteous judges" who would overturn Roe v. Wade. When those kids started chanting, "Righteous judges! Righteous judges!", I could have sworn I was watching a Nuremberg rally.
Not only that, but Fischer herself gave a pretty revealing picture of what the dominionist crowd is all about in her interview with Mike Papantonio at the end of the film. She says that people can't choose their belief system once they're adults, and also says that democracy is designed to destroy itself because people have to be granted equal freedom.
All in all, if you want to really understand what makes this fascist brand of Christianity tick, check this movie out. You can still buy the DVD at Best Buy or Netflix.
Update: Now that it's on the rec list, I thought I'd mention that Fischer has her own YouTube channel. Among the videos are an interview with Levi from Current TV (he's 19 now).
Update #2: Patop mentions in the comments that the film is now available for direct streaming on Netflix.