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RichTatum

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Rich is a 41 year old guy from Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Pentecostal GodBlogger looking for good sites to comment on and to improve my technical skills. I am an online video editor at work (http://ctcourses.com/) and an inveterate fiction reader by night.

  • Jesus Camp and BlogRodent on MSNBC via BlogRodent

    Rated Sep 29 2006 • 1 review • christianity, charismatic, religion, pentecostal, jesus camp • tatumweb.com

    My three-minute interview with Alison Stewart from MSNBC's "The Most." Airdate September 26, 2006.

    From the page: "At 2:40 PM (CST) on Tuesday, September 26, I %u201Cappeared%u201D on MSNBC%u2019s %u2018Net review: The Most, with Alison Stewart. Alison%u2019s producer spoke with Mark Moring, editor for the Christianity Today Movies channel, wondering if he%u2019d be willing to answer a few questions about Jesus Camp on-air.

    Since I%u2019d seen the documentary and recently written an article for CT Movies, he deferred to me. I nervously accepted the opportunity."
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    Jesus Camp and BlogRodent on MSNBC via BlogRodent

  • BlogRodent & Jesus Camp: Brainwashed in the Blood - or Is...

    Rated Sep 26 2006 • 0 reviews • christianity, documentary, film, jesus camp, blogrodent • tatumweb.com

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    BlogRodent & Jesus Camp: Brainwashed in the Blood - or Is it Spin?

  • Jesus Camp: Brainwashed in the Blood - or Is it Spin?...

    Rated Sep 21 2006 • 1 review • christianity, religion, blogrodent, evangelical, jesus camp • tatumweb.com

    This is my full-length commentary on the "Jesus Camp" documentary that has been creating raging commentary all over the blogosphere. This commentary/reaction is from a classical Pentecostal and Evangelical perspective. In it I argue that the film-makers, despite their protestations of objectivity, were not objective by any means. Virtually everybody depicted in the film has been misrepresented by liberal interpretation. The children are not being trained to be a new Evangelical terrorist group. This is not an American Taliban. The children do not worship George Bush. And this summer camp does not represent all of American Evangelicalism.

    From the page: "Jesus Camp, what an experience. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's investigation into the hidden world of one Pentecostal kids' camp simultaneously delighted me, fascinated me, and embarrassed me. I love this film. I hate this film.

    It angers me."

    This is my review. It's the original, longer version of what appeared on Christianity Today's website yesterday.c
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    Jesus Camp: Brainwashed in the Blood - or Is it Spin? via BlogRodent

  • Jesus Camp review coming soon, my reaction to the...

    Rated Sep 09 2006 • 1 review • christianity, children, pentecostal, blogrodent, jesus camp • tatumweb.com

    From the page: "This week, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady%u2019s indie documentary, Jesus Camp, is set to release, and already the blogosphere is all abuzz about it. I can%u2019t wait. I will be catching a pre-release screening of the film through the auspices of Christianity Today International, my employer, and will write my reactions to it as soon as possible. Of course, I%u2019ll share it with you.

    Upon seeing the trailer, linked below, I was shocked and fascinated. Repelled and embarrassed. And angry. You see, I went to these camps as a kid. I witnessed this kind of exuberant excess, only I saw it with the eyes of an insider, both as a teenager and later as a camp counselor. I have seen the pseudo exorcisms (I sincerely doubt any of the exhibitions I saw at the altar were genuine possession) and I%u2019ve seen my peers faint and wooden on the floor, both praising, weeping, and sometimes faking it.

    And, looking back, it is a little creepy. But it was also formative.

    So, I don%u2019t know if this outsider%u2019s view of an intimate setting will truly repulse me or enlighten me. Maybe both.

    But I%u2019ll be sure to let you know what I think."
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    Jesus Camp review coming soon, my reaction to the trailer via BlogRodent