With God On Our Side (series)
WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE is a six-hour documentary series treating one of the most important political and cultural stories in contemporary America: the rise to power of the Religious Right.
This in-depth investigation traces its roots from the anxious "Christian anti-Communism" of the 1950's to the sophisticated politics of the Christian Coalition of the late 1990s. Based on impeccable research and over a hundred interviews with leaders and grassroots activists, WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE captures the spirit of the Religious Right and addresses persistent questions the movement (and where it has brought us, today) raises: How do media images of the Religious Right differ from the reality? When politicians and religious activists join forces, who holds the reins? And how and where does a free society draw the line between Church and State?
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With God On Our Side - Episode 1
Directed by Calvin Skaggs and David Van Taylor • Documentary • 1996 • 60 minutes
Post-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 of Catholic John Kennedy to the Civ...
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With God On Our Side - Episode 2
Directed by Calvin Skaggs and David Van Taylor • Documentary • 1996 • 60 minutes
The 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, where national conservative strategi...
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With God On Our Side - Episode 3
Directed by Calvin Skaggs and David Van Taylor • Documentary • 1996 • 60 minutes
After 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 heal the nation. Carter's election...
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With God On Our Side - Episode 4
Documentary • 1996 • 60 minutes
Seizing the 'pro-family' agenda, New Right conservative strategists midwife a brood of new Christian political organizations, most notably Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority. These groups experience a heady overnight success, registering millions of evangelical voters...
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With God On Our Side - Episode 5
Directed by Calvin Skaggs and David Van Taylor • Documentary • 1996 • 60 minutes
Anti-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 circles, and Koop splits from his fo...
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With God On Our Side - Episode 6
Documentary • 1996 • 60 minutes
While 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. The fruit of their efforts, the Christian Coalition, is now one of the most politicall...
