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• Actors: Paul Hill, Neal Horsley, Bob Lokey, Jonathan O'Toole
• Directors: Daphne Pinkerson, Marc Levin
• Writers: Daniel Voll
• Producers: Daphne Pinkerson, Marc Levin, Alex Gibney, Daniel Voll, Mikaela Beardsley
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Unknown), Spanish (Unknown)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: February 21, 2006
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BBOUAE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,253 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Soldiers in the Army of God" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY OF GOD - DVD Movie

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but dated and missing something important, October 29, 2009

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John Thornton "BigdaddyJT" (Midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soldiers in the Army of God (DVD)

I saw this film recently and it was an eye open but was missing something vital to the story in my opinion.

One reviewer, and Army of God member J Graff, admonishes people to remember that this was all in the past and these "colorful figures" (his words, not mine, I'd call them criminal sociopaths) were also in the past. The AoG is in his words "different today". One visit to their website to view a picture of Scott Roeder, the murderer of Dr. Tiller on May 31st of 2009, as an "American Hero" might lead others to the realization that this terrorist group is as dangerously fanatical today as ever. They are a terrorist group by any meaningful definition of the word so let's not mince words when discussing organizations such as this. They use terror and murder in an attempt to force society to change to fit their desires They are also organized in cells, much like other terrorist groups, to keep any one person from knowing too much about their members and activities.

The serious flaw in this documentary is what is missing. These fanatics draw their source of inspiration from a 4th century collection of ancient writings. It is past time to put away such childish things. Bronze age myths may or may not have been good for bronze age society but they are absolutely horrible as a source of any guidance in today's modern world. Put these fanatic's book of "inspiration" on the shelf with all other ancient mythological works of fiction and let us move on as a society shall we? Pretending that there is anything of value in this ancient collection is exacting a terrible toll on us today. It is dangerous to continue to be accommodating to those who claim they have access to some sort of absolute revealed truth. Their text either is or isn't what these fanatics claim it to be be. We need to stop pretending there is a middle moderate ground because that is what makes terrorist fanatics like the AoG possible. Psychiatrists call it enabling and that is exactly what so many of us are doing every day. The documentary would have made much more sense had this FACT been included.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely terrifying, May 4, 2007

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Karlis Streips (Riga, Latvia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soldiers in the Army of God (DVD)

I was slack-jawed during most of this excellently produced documentary, in which men (almost entirely men) discuss breaking the law in pursuit of their crazed "Christian" agenda. There were a couple of things which struck me particularly hard. First of all, again I say that almost all of these aborto-terrorists are men. It seems that none of them has ever been pregnant or had to deal with the emotions of keeping or getting rid of a pregnancy. What the hell are they doing in the debate? Second, the men all appeared to be completely sans women -- the lead loony said that God told him to stay away from women altogether. That's a convenient way of saying "I don't think any woman would be crazed enough to come anywhere near me". He also announced that on God's orders, he circumcized himself, "and I'm probably the only one who's done that and isn't insane." Now there's a wee bit of self-delusion. He is insane, and he is such an excellent representative of how crazed semi-fascists have taken over the Christian church in America. What a sad thing that is in a democracy. What a sad, sad thing, but thanks to the people who produced this documentary, which should open up many, many eyes.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent. - Mohandas Gandhi, June 14, 2010

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stoic (Mobile AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soldiers in the Army of God (DVD)

Soldiers in the Army of God is a fascinating look at anti-abortion activists who believe that it is OK to murder abortion providers. These extremists can be fascinating. What is like to believe in a cause strongly enough to kill for it? What if God "tells" someone to commit murder? Soldiers of God forces viewers to consider these questions.

The "soldiers" in this video are almost all men. They all say that they respect women. But viewers may wonder after hearing activists Neal Horsley and Bob Lokey discuss what they perceive to be women's role.

Where do extremists come from? One of the film's best sub-plots involves an earnest young man (Jonathan O'Toole) who becomes involved in the Army of God. Viewers see Lokey and Horsley "coach" the O'Toole - and viewers wonder whether he is destined to become the movement's next martyr. (The DVD extras contain an interesting update on O'Toole).

This film gives viewers little cause for hope. Unlike most political issues, abortion does not lend itself well to compromise. At the end, the viewer feels that the anger over abortion is likely to continue.

I highly recommend Soldiers in the Army of God to anyone interested in the abortion debate or political extremism. Viewers come away with food for thought.