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1 online resource (50 min.) |
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VAST - Academic video online |
Summary |
For fifteen years journalist Freke Vuijst has followed the growth of the Religious Right from a small special interest group to a major force in American politics. She first came across them in 1980 when several fledgling conservative Christian organizations held a training session on the art of influencing government. They tried to avoid coverage of this event and thus aroused her suspicions. Fifteen years later the group had grown into "a mighty army," with Pat Robertson at the helm. In this film, she traces the phenomenal growth and influence of the Christian Coalition, not only on American politics and diplomacy, but also on American culture. It shows Bob Billings, director of the Moral Majority, influencing his New Hampshire parishioners to vote for Ronald Reagan. It follows Pat Robertson's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. It shows how the beliefs of the Relgious Right, particularly their vision of the apocalypse, shape their political agenda. Clips of Jerry Falwell, Jimmy Swaggart and other tv evangelists show how the electronic pulpit reaches a mass audience. The report is rounded out by interviews with Skipp Porteous, an expert on First Amendment issues; Jim Wallis, who first exposed the fundamentalists political ambitions. Without resorting to sensationalism, Onward Christian Soldiers presents a convincing picture of how the Religious Right threatens democracy in America |
Audience |
For High School; College; Adult audiences |
Notes |
English |
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Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film Festival, 1997 |
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Windy City Documentary Festival, 1997 |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Evangelicalism -- Political aspects -- United States
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Evangelists -- United States.
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Religion and politics -- United States
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Evangelicalism -- Political aspects
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Evangelists
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Religion and politics
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Documentary
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documentary film.
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Nonfiction films
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Feature films
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Documentary films
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Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Vujist, Freke, film producer.
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Green Room Productions, production company.
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