With God On Our Side

The Rise of the Religious Right in America

This six-part series spans a tumultuous 40-year period in the United States that marks the rise of evangelical politics. With God on Our Side, filmed in 19 states, chronicles a number of emerging trends: post-war fundamentalism, the birth of the Religious Right, the polarizing White House Conference on Families in the 70s, the Moral Majority movement of the 80s, the political brouhaha over positions taken by C. Everett Koop and Pat Robertson, and the grassroots power structure assembled by the Christian Coalition, Operation Rescue, the Promise Keepers and others.

"We talked to people from every walk of life - preachers, school teachers, nurses, professors, an EST trainer, television producers," series producer David Van Taylor said. "You can't pigeonhole, and the stereotypes are not true."

Completed:

1996

Running Time:

330 minutes / 6 episodes

Director:

Calvin Skaggs and David Van Taylor

Editor:

Pamela Scott Arnold and Sara Fishko

Music:

John Morris

A Lumiere Production Presented By South Carolina ETV
Executive Producer: Calvin Skaggs
Series Producer: David Van Taylor
Senior Producer: Lewanne Jones
Cinematography: Steve Schecter

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Finalist, Distinguished Achievement Award, International Documentary Association

"Pundits of all political stripes agreed that this path-breaking documentary is a deep, serious and accurate exploration - Succeeds in narrowing the chasm of misunderstanding."
- Father Robert Drinan, Religion News Service

"A spirited account [which] leaves no doubt of evangelical Christianity's deep roots and abiding power in American life - not out to score points but to explore the tangled terrain where religion and politics merge."
- Walter Goodman, The New York Times

"It is refreshing to see religious conservatives permitted to tell their own stories - without the bias that is often interjected into other productions."
- Pat Robertson, The Christian Coalition

"This remarkable series lays bare the Religious Right - How could I convey the movement's dangers more convincingly than its leaders do themselves?"
- Norman Lear, People For the American Way

"A landmark PBS series - If you care about what's going on in this country, do not let it slip by."
- The Houston Chronicle

Price: $140.00

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