Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi
by Alexandra Pelosi
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Actor: Jerry Falwell, Joel Osteen, Ted HaggardDirector: Alexandra Pelosi
Editor: Tom Haneke
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 56 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
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Summary: 5 Stars
Andrea Pelosi seeks to shed light on the political strength of the modern-day Evangelical movement in the U.S. and its implications on the future of America's course.
Cruising through the heart of America, Pelosi interviews many prominent and not so prominent hard-core fundamentalist individuals, pastors, and organizations in order to demonstrate their ever-growing involvement in American Politics.
The issue that struck me the most was the efforts of organizations such as Answers in Genesis to imbue children with the pseudo-scientific concepts such as the coexistence of dinosaurs and man. Even after autonomous refutation by the scientific community, this hard-core fundamentalist camp still seeks to turn young minds to the cause of "Creationism." Personally, I believe that this deprives children of one of the most cherished gifts: the ability to think for one's self. In more ways than one, this is child abuse of the worst kind.
As a gay man, I must give credit to Pelosi for including a prominent gay clergyman in the documentary. I always have theorized that fundamentalist-evangelicals have felt the necessity to continue to demonize the GLBT community for the fear of losing their jobs. The day the GLBT community merges with the greater American community, is the day the fundamentalist-evangelical movement runs out of steam. The very idea that homosexuals have the same rights as other citizens!!!
In short, "Friends of God" is a very important documentary for the personal collections of the political warey. Liberals and political conservatives alike will enjoy this dvd. Of course, one must always consider the biases of the creator. Pelosi is a self-described atheist and the question of her own intentions for creating this documentary is ever present. Does she seek to simply make the evangelical-fundamentalist movement look bad or does she feel an indepth sense of purpose to perform her patriotic duty? All the same, I thoroughly enjoyed the DVD and hope others will enjoy it as well.
Summary of Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi
In Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi, intrepid roving reporter/tour guide Pelosi takes viewers on an entertaining road trip into the red-state heartland of America, chronicling the leaders and followers who comprise the booming evangelical Christian movement. Traveling to the states that helped elect and re-elect George Bush, Pelosi meets up with a dizzying array of outspoken and upbeat evangelicals: from TV celebrities like Joel Osteen, Jerry Falwell and Ted Haggard, to the leaders of groups like the Christian Wrestling Federation and Cruisers for Christ (a car club), to regular folk committed to carrying out the Creationist messages plastered on billboards throughout the Bible Belt.Documentary DVD Video
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