Blog 5

While I was watching Jesus camp and I read Blankets I noticed that it had A lot of differences. When you are a child you usually follow the same religion your parents are. I notice that the kids are told what to believe. I believe that you should let your child pick what they want to believe in. A parent should not force it. A example in Jesus Camp the woman asks who believes in god and the little girl didn't raise her hand so her mother did it for her. I know being a mother you want your child to do all of the right things but forcing something is not okay. The little girl probably doesn't know enough to believe yet, but she can learn. In Blankets Craig is reading the Bible and the boy says "Aren't we forced to read that thing enough" and they make fun of Craig for reading the Bible. This is not right, Craig is doing something great but when other kids are forced to do something they tend not to like it so they are looking at Craig cause he is different from them. The documentary and book both show some of the same concepts when it comes to the children's choice. The children make fun in the book and the movie.