Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. The god makers ii is a documentarystyled film produced by ed decker and jeremiah films in 1993. Because showing of the godmakers is an integral part of the program of the concerned christians group, we offer these opinions based on our viewing of the film, research and reflection. The word of god is being rewritten, watered down, illustrated, and dramatized in order to cater to the taste of the carnal mind.
The god makers ii, the films sequel, or the book of the same title. I first read this book many years ago because i was working with someone sho practiced the mormon faith and i was curious about joseph smith and his, umm, interesting, ideas. Once, in the 90s, it was told unto us that god was one of us, just a slob like one of us, trying to make his way home. Apr 15, 2012 the godmakers pulled off the pretty lid of the lds church and showed the disgusting, seething filth that really lies underneath. Following the debut of the original 1982 film, a book was published as the god makers in 1984 by harvest house. This book is a must read for anyone who must deal daily with mormons, especially evangelical christians, so that they will not be swayed by this satanic counterfeit cult. Watch the god makers online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Ed decker and dave hunt coauthored the book and film. The god makers is a book and film highlighting the inner workings and perceived negative aspects of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The god makers is a book and film highlighting the inner workings and perceived negative aspects of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. The god makers is a book and film highlighting the inner workings and perceived negative aspects of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, commonly known as the mormons.
The cartoon is an excerpt from the 1982 antimormon film the god makers. Nov 30, 1983 the god makers is an older book, but the subject matter hasnt changed, so its worth your time if youre curious as to how the mormon church operates. The book is far more informative and this movie misses a lot that is in the book. June 7th, 2011 not yet rated 1 hr 43 min plot summary. When calls the heart season 6 episode 2 watch when calls the heart s06e02 the queen new. I thought that the film maker would have hammered them more. Bible lands, bible class, full, complete series, leviticus, book of leviticus, yahweh. A sequel to the powerful file the god makers, temple of the god makers. It is a drama which has ed decker of saints alive in jesus, and dick baer of exmormons and christian alliance teamed together to bring a class action lawsuit against the lds church for, ironically, breaking families apart. Turn on looping for your embedded video so it will play over and over and over and over and over and you get the idea. When they finally becomejaded by ordinary, runofthemill tragedies, they find ways to create theirown disasters, just to amuse themselves. The magnitude of devastation measured over eight times greater than the atomic bomb that leveled hiroshima.
Husband and his whole family are known for being well educated and cerebral, amazing in history and church history, on and onsurely they couldnt have been. Their evangelical neighbor offers to sift fact from fiction from the films brief animated segment, allowing for a frank discussion of mormon doctrine. As the gods will, kamisama no iu tori is a 2014 japanese supernatural horror film directed by takashi miike. Jun 08, 20 dawkins and krauss on mormonism richard dawkins and lawrence krauss on the stupidity of mormonism. If your guaranteed delivery item isnt on time, you can 1 return the item, for a refund of the full price and return shipping costs. This explosive documentary shows bizarre temple rituals and shatters the facade that hides contradictory mormon teachings. The pagan nature of these rites and rituals, practiced by an elite few in the mormon church, are exposed here for the first time on film. In 1984 another short film was released as the temple of the godmakers, depicting more of the temple ceremony reenactment than in the 1982 film. A mormon challenges the godmakers movie formerly called errors, distortions and untruths in the movie the godmakersby robert starling revised january 10, 1995. Check out all the references and give me your take on what is happening. The godmakers is also much better than a bill ransom book. Criticism of mormonismvideothe god makers fairmormon.
On the edge of a warweary and devastated galaxy, charismatic lewis orne has landed on hamal. That only leads further into the wilderness of doubt and confusion. The film is a sequel to deckers earlier film the god makers. The facts say it all 60 80% of mormon converts church of. The godmakers 1972 is a science fiction novel by frank herbert. Read by scott brick another science fiction tale from the worldfamous new york times bestselling author of dune. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
The god makers is an older book, but the subject matter hasnt changed, so its worth your time if youre curious as to how the mormon church operates. Some have seen a video circulating on the internet that claims to be a cartoon which was banned by the mormon church. The title of early editions was sometimes styled the god makers. Immortal aliens have observed earth forcenturies, making full sensory movies of wars, natural disasters, and horrifichuman activities all to relieve their endless boredom. With its cutting edge investigations of the political world and social arena, jeremiah films has successfully filled the void created by the national media.
Two former mormons seek to file a classaction lawsuit against the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, detailing for skeptical attorneys the history, doctrines and secret rituals of the mormon religion. He worked a wide variety of jobsincluding tv cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter and editor of several west coast newspapersbefore becoming a full time writer. Jan 19, 2017 the god makers is the grandfather of all socalled antimormon films, and for that reason alone it deserves a viewing. The movie the godmakers is described by a multidenominational group, the national conference of christians and jews, as making extensive use of halftruth, faulty generalizations, erroneous interpretations, and. Oct 11, 2018 the god makers is a book and film highlighting the inner workings and perceived negative aspects of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, commonly known as the mormons. Dune is frequently cited as the bestselling science fiction novel in history. The mp3cd format requires a compatible audio cd player. The themes explore concepts of war and peace, government and religious belief.
The god makers, a 1982 antimormon film produced by ed decker, or the book of the same title by decker and dave hunt. It is an exploration of the concepts of war and peace, government and religion. A shocking expose of what the mormon church really believes decker, ed, hunt, dave on. Lds cartoon depicting in animated form what mormons really believe but will not tell you. Jan 01, 1972 the godmakers is an ambitious, thoughtprovoking, bold and well written novel. The god makers is an antimormon film that was produced in 1982 by jeremiah films. Red bear studios saskev leatherneck 11 mrman01 radio monday matinee noterat podcast mr movie news podcast. A message of truth against the dark forces of heresy the facts say it all 60 80% of mormon converts church of jesus christ. This is an extremely important report of the coming ruin of the lds church as it has stood for almost over 180 years. An unpopular court decision by town judge parke denison richard widmark to bus select africanamerican students to white schools threatens to tear the community apart when two teens one who. I am an atheist so the idea that is conveyed in this movie makes no sense to me, that is saying that there is a difference between any of these sky god cults. To his astonishment, he finds that his own latent extrasensory powers have suddenly blossomed, and he is invited to join the company of gods on this planet. The lives of two gay men johnny ferro, stephen tyrone williams and the wife of a pastor.
He is a freewheeler, but his assignment is precise this time, to detect any signs of latent aggression in this planets population, situated as it is on the edge of a warweary and devastated galaxy. Does this cartoon accurately represent the beliefs of the church. For that matter, it didnt feel like his later collaborations if one can call them that with bill ransom. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. The godmakers is an expansion of four short stories written from 19581960. An lds couple is upset by a local churchs screening of the antimormon film the god makers. Another factor that needs to be considered when we look at charles van dams story is his mental state at the time he was interviewed. It is not reflective of the genuine spirit of the mormon faith. A message of truth against the dark forces of heresy. Could you see the godmakers being made into a movie or a tv series. A shocking expose of what the mormon church really believes.
Their television interview in oklahoma city in 1983 was the first time i heard i was in a cult. Frank herbert is the bestselling author of the dune saga. He was born in tacoma, washington, and educated at the university of washington, seattle. The god makers, one of the most powerful books to penetrate the veil of secrecy surrounding the rituals and doctrines of the mormon church, reveals the inner workings and beliefs of mormonism. The godmakers is an enjoyable read, anchored squarely in the middle of.
Documentarystyled film produced by ed decker and jeremiah films in 1993. The film represents an appeal to ridicule, by taking beliefs or doctrines of the church and presenting them in a manner which makes them appear so strange and bizarre that nobody could possibly accept them. The godmakers is an ambitious, thoughtprovoking, bold and well written novel. May god bless him and his family in the days ahead. A mormon challenges the godmakers movie formerly called errors, distortions and untruths in the movie the godmakers by robert starling revised january 10, 1995. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. The godmakers ii uses short extracts from another interview, and, of course, none of the problems found in the first video are mentioned. The lds church spends millions trying to convince the public that they are more christian than the christians. The god makers rebuttal by robert starling shields. The middle was ok, but pretty thin on character development. The book exposes a lot you would only hear from those converted out of the mormonism. The film does not in our opinion fairly portray the mormon church, mormon history, or mormon belief. I liked the original after porn ends, and the 2nd one was ok, and this onewas about the same as the 2nd, or maybe even a little worse, as it was a bit slow at times, but still somewhat interesting, if you like to hear about the history of porn performers during their careers and such. The godmakers dvd this fast paced and hardhitting documentary reveals heartbreaking accounts of families and lives destroyed by the mormon church.
An explosive documentary which takes you inside the secret mormon ceremonies. Then the end went on and on and on, with a nonsense finish. Edward decker, richard baer, harold goodman, brian grant. It won the 1966 hugo award and the inaugural nebula award for best novel, and was later adapted into a 1984 film and a 2000 television miniseries. The movie the godmakers is described by a multidenominational group, the. It can be seen as a bridging novel between the allhuman dune universe and the consentiency universe series. Their book and subsequent film changed my life forever praise god. The delivery date is not guaranteed until you have checked out using an instant payment method. It explores the concepts of war and peace, good government and religious belief. Frank herbert, known best for his dune series, expands four of his previously published short stories in this novel, godmakers. Dune is a science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel dune by frank herbert and has continued to add new publications up to 2017. Cc clip commercial trailer report short film music video tv show full length series.
A message of truth against the dark forces of heresy the facts say it all 60 80% of mormon converts church of jesus christ of later day saints come from christian backgrounds. Nick kroll and john mulaney as gil faizon and george st. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Im forever indebted to his tireless work that he produced with my good friend ed decker when they wrote the godmakers in 1983. The opening chapter might seem a bit confusing if you arent familiar with herberts style of writing, but once the story continues it takes you right into the midst of things happening in a future universe. The movie the god makers is described by a multidenominational group, the national conference of christians and jews, as making extensive use of halftruth, faulty generalizations, erroneous interpretations, and sensationalism. We are raising a generation on the spiritual junk food of religious videos, movies, youth entertainment, and comic book paraphrases of the bible. The godmakers introduction to mormonism the godmakers. It includes interviews with mormon leaders and depicts accurate dramatizations of occult mormon temple rituals that even most mormons have never seensecrets so guarded that those who protect. The godmakers by frank herbert pb 1st berkley ebay. He is a freewheeler, but his assignment is precise this time, to detect any signs of latent aggression in this planets population, situated as it. Through personal interviews and well documented evidence, youll discover the true nature of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and its. Response to the 1982 antimormon film the god makers summary.
1413 198 903 999 328 769 944 289 1024 1532 1162 455 659 1069 1264 477 504 878 1433 342 930 255 1344 1414 136 620 793 1211 299 522 61 744 351 140 374 597 286 1065 1466 288 651 1248 867 3 1022 1352 601