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Lord, Save Us from Your Followers (2008)

Directed by Dan Merchant

Documentary

Most recently watched by seanCduregger

Overview

The humorous, provocative and moving examination of the Culture Wars and faith in America. Featuring interviews from all sides of the issues, the film is a balanced, challenging and entertaining foray into the most divisive and difficult topics in our culture. Includes interviews with Al Franken, Sen. Rick Santorum, Dr. Tony Campolo, Sister Mary Timothy, Michael Reagan, Ron Luce as well as rousing man-on-the-street interviews with director Dan Merchant dressed as Bumpersticker Man, a wild Culture Wars game show pits a Liberal Media Elite team against a team of Young Conservatives and a powerful “reverse Confession Booth” at a Gay Pride event provides unexpected emotion

Rated PG-13 | Length 100 minutes

Actors

Dan Merchant | Bill Maher | Al Franken | Bono | George W. Bush | Tony Campolo | Stephen Colbert | James C. Dobson | Ann Coulter

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Viewing Notes

I can’t disagree with the film’s message of the unheard, Christian minority: Jesus would be ashamed of us.

Dan Merchant speaks boldly, but in feelgood way. I expected the documentary to be a message to everyone about how we can all just get along, but along the way the message becomes pointed at Christians.

The doco examines most lines of the culture war, but unfortunately never goes so far as to examine conflicting trains of thought within Christianity itself, especially those circling homosexuality, even though a good portion of the film centers on the Oregonian GLBT community.

I’d like to see Dan Merchant make a follow-up about homosexuality versus The Church.

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