'GOD'S WARRIORS' TV Event Examines Religion, Power and Politics - reported by Christiane Amanpour

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CNN’s Six-Hour God’s Warriors TV Event Examines Religion, Power and Politics


Christiane Amanpour Reports for Worldwide Documentary Series Airing over Three Nights Beginning Aug. 21


CNN will premiere a six-hour television event across its U.S. and international networks in August on the impact of the rise of religious fundamentalism as a powerful political force in three faiths: Judaism, Islam and Christianity. CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour traveled the world to report CNN Presents: God’s Warriors. The U.S.premiere airs Tuesday, Aug. 21, through Thursday, Aug. 23, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. each night (ET/PT).

“God’s Warriors is an investigation of religion, at a time when religious activism is a signature cultural phenomenon of our times,” said Mark Nelson, vice president and senior executive producer for CNN Productions. “This project’s global scope is ideally suited for the skills of someone with as impressive of a journalistic pedigree as our own Christiane Amanpour.”

For this documentary, Amanpour reports that during the last 30 years, each faith has exploded into a powerful political force, comprised of followers – “God’s warriors” – who share a deep dissatisfaction with modern society, and a fierce determination to place God and religion back into daily life and to the seats of power. Their political and cultural struggles to save the world from what they view as secular materialism, greed and sexual corruption have caused anger, division and fear.

“There are millions of people around the world who feel that their faith is being ignored – pushed aside – and they are certain they know how to make the world right,” Amanpour says. “We cannot and should not ignore them. And, with this report, we’ve tried to explain them.”


God’s Jewish Warriors – Tuesday, Aug. 21, 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

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God’s Muslim Warriors – Wednesday, Aug. 22, 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

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God’s Christian Warriors – Thursday, Aug. 23, 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

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http://www.hvc-inc.com/clients/cnn/warriors/for.html#pr


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God's Warriors Index: http://www.hvc-inc.com/clients/cnn/warriors/index.html


God's Warriors Main Page: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/gods.warriors/

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1. Read "American Theocracy"

It complements this piece quite well.