
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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Air Date: 1996-09-27
Post-War fundamentalism is marked by optimism, mass revival meetings, and disdain for worldly politics. But current e...
Air Date: 1996-10-04
The symbiotic alliance between Billy Graham and Richard Nixon foreshadows the coming union of religion and politics. ...
Air Date: 1996-10-11
After Vietnam and Watergate, America is looking for a Good Father, and despite media befuddlement at the 'born-again'...
Air Date: 1996-10-18
Seizing the 'pro-family' agenda, New Right conservative strategists midwife a brood of new Christian political organi...
Air Date: 1996-10-25
Anti-abortion activists cheered when Reagan named one of their own, C. Everett Koop, as Surgeon-General. By the mid-'...
Air Date: 1996-11-01
While George Bush strains to win their trust, Religious Right leaders turn to a new crusade: building a true grassroo...