ThefilmrevealsthemechanismsbehindtheweakeningofdemocraticprinciplesintheUnitedStatesthroughevangelicalfundamentalism.ReligiousgroupsandpopularTVpastorsproclaimthecomingoftheendoftheworldjustastheBiblesays.Theyseeitsoriginsinthecoronaviruscrisis,theunrestintheMiddleEast,andthepotentialdevelopmentofLGBTQIArights.Exploringtheinfluenceofreligiousfundamentalismonleadingpoliticiansandtheirforeignpolicyraisesanuncomfortablequestion:whathappenswhentheprophetsoftheendoftheworldwhisperintheearsofthepoliticianswhohavethepowertobringitabout? “PrayingforArmageddonisacompelling,soberingRevelationallitsown,revealingthehithertounimaginedscaleofatypeofpoliticalinsanitythatwouldentrustthefuturetopeoplewhodon’twanttheretobeafutureatall.”—JessicaKiang ccc
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