With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America
From the "Christian anti-Communism" of the '50s to the sophisticated politics of the Christian Coalition today, evangelical Christians have slowly but steadily re-shaped the context of mainstream American politics and culture. Using rare archival footage and candid interviews, "With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America" chronicles the conservative Christian political movement.
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- Ep 1
1.The Early Crusades: 1950-1968
27-09-199657mPost-War fundamentalism is marked by optimism, mass revival meetings, and disdain for worldly politics. But current events — from America's growing anti-Communism to the election o...
- Ep 2
2.The Zeal of Thy House: 1969-1974
04-10-199657mThe symbiotic alliance between Billy Graham and Richard Nixon foreshadows the coming union of religion and politics. The marriage is consummated in Kanahwa County, West Virginia, w...
- Ep 3
3.We Are Family: 1974-1980
11-10-199657mAfter Vietnam and Watergate, America is looking for a Good Father, and despite media befuddlement at the 'born-again' Jimmy Carter, his religious faith helps convince voters he can...
- Ep 4
4.Prophets and Advisors: 1979-1984
18-10-199657mSeizing the 'pro-family' agenda, New Right conservative strategists midwife a brood of new Christian political organizations, most notably Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority. These gro...
- Ep 5
5.And Who Shall Lead Them?: 1985-1988
25-10-199657mAnti-abortion activists cheered when Reagan named one of their own, C. Everett Koop, as Surgeon-General. By the mid-'80s, though, AIDS tragically hits home even in fundamentalist c...
- Ep 6
6.God's Armies: 1989-
01-11-199657mWhile George Bush strains to win their trust, Religious Right leaders turn to a new crusade: building a true grassroots power structure from the ashes of the Robertson campaign. Th...
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