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Maher & Mixed Panel Debate ‘Jesus Camp’

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Posted on Sep 25, 2006
Bill Maher and Jesus Camp
From HBO

Bill Maher leads a discussion about the controversial new documentary “Jesus Camp.”

Bill Maher and a panel including Reza Aslan (a Muslim), Sandy Rios (a conservative Christian) and Bradley Whitford (a liberal Episcopalian) discuss the morality of raising “Christian soldiers” to fight in God’s army, as depicted in the movie.

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    By teencamps, August 12, 2009 at 11:33 pm Link to this comment

    Jesus camp offers activities and development classes for teens. This camp have faith on Jesus saying, so they follow all Christian principles with respect for all faith. Youth camps recommend experiential camping and learning programs in specific ways for distressed and struggling teens to keep them on the right track.  Teenagers Christian summer camps program are easily available and affordable by families. These camps offer spiritual training that provides overall individuality and personality development for teens. Centers curriculum expands lots of optimistic qualities in youths.

    http://www.teenscamp.net/

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    By wax, October 20, 2006 at 5:03 pm Link to this comment
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    Oh my. Humans are so scary. Religion and the idea of “god” is a farce people, wake up. If there is no “ultimate power” which cradles and protects you throughout/at the end of your life, you will fall to pieces. It’s not your fault, we are all human and you have been coddled into believing this.

    Christians, Muslims, Jews, whatever… How many years have humans been around? There has not been one single sign of “god”, “heaven”, “spirit”, “afterlife”...

    “How many years has the “bible” or the “torrah” been around? They are MAN MADE people. Let me repeat. MAN MADE. These are stories. Written at a time when people thought the world was flat and the Moon was going to eat their children.

    Time to start learning about the universe, and our integral place in it, instead of wasting time on leaving it up to “someone else.”

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    By Real Christian, September 29, 2006 at 6:23 pm Link to this comment
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    Bill Maher should brush up on his Christianity if he wants to make better arguments against conservative christians like Sandy Rios
    Rios claims that Christians cannot deny their faith to save their lives.
    I would have made two arguments:

    1. Do you think God would forgive one if he denied his faith to save his life? If God would forgive him, who are you to judge? Are you placing yourself above God?

    2. Did not Apostle Peter (Saint Peter) deny Jesus three times when Jesus was arrested? Didn’t Jesus forgive him?

    Could you imagine your conversation at the Pearly Gates:
    You: “Saint Peter, I made the sin of denying my faith in order that I not be killed.”

    Peter: “Yeah, so did I. Come on inside.”

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    By Edward Shipwash, September 27, 2006 at 8:27 am Link to this comment
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    The delusional belief that some man named Jesus, who may or may not have lived some 2000 years ago, will save them has a basis in genetics and may be viewed as a mental illness. The so called “God gene” has been characterized. This is covered on “meet-jesus.com”  As a scientist, I am trained to look for facts to support theories. The facts tell me that religion is a fraud. Those among us who are in the public spotlite have a duty to speak out about this fraud. It has done enormous harm to a lot of people over the years and is more of a threat to humanity than global warming.

    Dr. Edward Shipwash

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    By beepbeepitsme, September 25, 2006 at 7:06 pm Link to this comment
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    RE: More on the Jesus Camp video including Parody

    Jesus Camp
    http://beepbeepitsme.blogspot.com/2006/09/jesus-camp.html

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