Saturday’s CBS News “48 Hours” broadcast on “The Lords Boot Camp” about teenagers training to become Christian missionaries is followed by a panel discussion on the network’s Web site by seven students from Westport’s Staples High School.
Michael Weinstein, 18, was among Staples students interviewed about the CBS News “48 Hours” broadcast. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) CBS News photo
The interviews with the seven about the missionaries’ efforts were taped at Staples last April with producer Kristin Whiting, a 1986 Staples graduate, supervising.
The program, which will be broadcast from 8 p.m. To 9 p.m., is a unique collaboration with Loki Films, producers of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Jesus Camp,” the network said.
It looks at three teenagers training to become Christian missionaries while also dealing with the pressures that teens face daily.
The three were among the 700 youngsters who attended a two-week, no-frills training camp in central Florida to prepare to embark on evangelical missions in the United States and Africa and spread the word of God.
The seven Staples students selected for the panel discussion came from a variety of religious backgrounds.
They included Margot Russ, 18 (age at time of interview); Amanda Rodriguez, 16; Maya Raghu, 15; Jahari Dodd, 15; Mike Weinstein, 18; Yuka Yoji, 15, and Sebastian McCrea, 18.
A CBS News press release said: “These students, from Staples High School in Westport, Conn. engage in a frank discussion and share their opinions about the kids in ‘The Lord’s Boot Camp,’ and question the young missionaries’ training and tactics.“
An excerpt from the discussion can be seen below.
