Bad Faith (film)

Bad Faith
Bad Faith
	Film poster
Directed by	Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
Written by	Alec Baer; Christopher Jacob Jones; Stephen Ujlaki
Produced by	Stephen Ujlaki
Starring	Elizabeth Neumann; Ken Peters; Eboo Patel; Steve Schmidt; Katherine Stewart; Samuel Perry; Russell Moore; Rev. William Barber II; Linda Gordon; Jim Wallis; Lisa Sharon Harper; Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove; Anne Nelson; Brent Allpress; John Marty; Stan Minner;
Narrated by	Peter Coyote
Cinematography	Pilar Timpane; Billy Yates
Edited by	Alec Baer; Chris Jones
Music by	Jeremy Grody; Lili Haydn
Production; companies	Heretical Reason Productions; Panarea Productions
Distributed by	Film Sales Company
Release date	January 10, 2024;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones. The film explores the rise of Christian nationalism in the United States and its opposition to American democracy, and the historic role of Christian nationalists in the conservative movement, beginning with Paul Weyrich and Jerry Falwell in the Moral Majority, and Weyrich's creation of the secretive Council for National Policy. They opposed secular and democratic institutions, supported using government to promote Christianity, and much later, their political influence led to the support for the candidacy of Donald Trump, the subsequent January 6 United States Capitol attack, and the policy blueprints for Project 2025.^[2]

The film was conceived by Ujlaki after Trump won the 2016 election, forcing him to reconsider his knowledge about the election and to research the reasons that led supporters to vote for Trump. The documentary is based on a number of popular books about Christian nationalism, with the film heavily relying on the book Shadow Network (2019) by journalist Anne Nelson, and taking its title from the book Bad Faith (2021) by historian of religion Randall Balmer. The film was shot in 25 locations around the United States and Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, and took several years to edit and complete. Reviews were overwhelmingly positive, with critics noting its educational value and its success at communicating its central thesis about the dangers of weakening the separation of church and state.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Ujlaki, Stephen; Chris Jones (co-directors) (2024). Bad Faith (motion picture). United States. Event occurs at 1:25:38.
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Gleiberman, Owen (April 2, 2024). "'Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy' Review: A Scary Look at the Potential Soldiers of a Second Trump Reign" Archived July 11, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- Hayssen, Sophie (May 29, 20240). "A New Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of Christian Nationalism" Archived July 4, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Mother Jones. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[u2-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Ujlaki, Stephen; Chris Jones (co-directors) (2024). Bad Faith (motion picture). United States. Event occurs at 1:25:38.

[gle-2] Gleiberman, Owen (April 2, 2024). "'Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy' Review: A Scary Look at the Potential Soldiers of a Second Trump Reign" Archived July 11, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
Hayssen, Sophie (May 29, 20240). "A New Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of Christian Nationalism" Archived July 4, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Mother Jones. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[3] Hayssen, Sophie (May 29, 20240). "A New Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of Christian Nationalism" Archived July 4, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Mother Jones. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

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