Lord Save Us From Your Followers

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“….(And) by the time they had finished watching the film — a humorous and heartfelt examination of the culture wars featuring a Michael Moore-meets-Monty Python style — those students could not wait to talk to Merchant about his movie and his faith. – Tom Krattenmaker, USA TODAY

Nine out of ten Americans claim a belief in God, but public expressions of faith stir more controversy and increase the ever-growing cultural divide in our society every day. Has this country lost the art of conversation? Writer/Director Dan Merchant had to do something…and desperate times call for desperate measures.

A follower of Jesus himself, Merchant, became fed up with the strident, divisive posturing that has come to represent the Christian faith and set out through his documentary film, Lord, Save Us From Your Followers, to discover why the “Gospel of Love” is dividing America.

In the tradition of entertaining documentaries like Super Size Me, Bowling for Columbine and What the Bleep Do We Know?, Lord, Save Us From Your Followers employs the language of pop culture to create a provocative, funny and redemptive film-going experience. From the man-on-the-street blitz of “Bumpersticker Man” to a “Culture Wars” game show, from Merchant’s proclamation drive to re-name St. Paul to New Leningrad to the moving “Confession Booth” at a gay pride event, Lord, Save Us From Your Followers delves into all the hot button issues with candor, humor and balance.

With exclusive interviews with comedian/Senatorial candidate Al Franken, former senator and religious right ally Rick Santorum, New York Times Best Selling Author William Paul Young (The Shack), noted liberal evangelical Tony Campolo, conservative radio host Michael Reagan and racial reconciliation activist Dr. John Perkins as well as film clips of Bono, Pastor Rick Warren (The Purpose Driven Life), and evangelists James Dobson, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, the film leaves no stone unturned in presenting an engaging, unpredictable and challenging look at the conflict over religion in America.

Thunderstruck Films and Bent Pyramid Productions present a Lighting Strikes Entertainment production, Lord, Save Us From Your Followers: Why Is the Gospel of Love Dividing America? The director, writer and producer is Dan Merchant, the executive producer is Jeff Martin, Tim Abare and Norman A. Miles are co-executive producers and the director of photography and editor is James Standridge. Also producing is Jon Manning, and the associate producer is Matt Miadich.

LORD SAVE US FROM YOUR FOLLOWERS
IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 25