governing bodies are now considering sanctioning clubs if players do not set a better example. football has been warned. you're watching the news out next hour documentary series dr phil mates evangelical christians in the us sarah kelly will bring you more news next hour till then as always our web site www dot com you can follow some social media at the w news i'm rebecca written saying it's a. tough . go beyond. that. the stories that matter to. whatever it takes. to run the. place but not. made for

minds. the united states of america officially the church and the state are separated it religion is everywhere in every hotel room. on every banknote. on the radio. and of course on television. the 1st is to christmas for the nation. it's also present on billboards and in political speeches god bless god bless god bless america. evangelicals with more than 60000000 followers they are the largest group of christians in america. what. they describe themselves as born-again. creation versa. says evolution

many evangelicals reject scientific facts preferring to look to the bible for guidance because all know was when he answered we are. just the body differently back. in kentucky tens of thousands visit of replica of noah's ark a museum that portrays how god created the world in 6 days. or a military malicious in georgia dream of a purely christian nation. for my god. the world of evangelical americans has its own particular rule. but there.

3 hour drive from washington d.c. on a farm in pennsylvania 60000 music fans gather for a different kind of music festival. the creation festival is america's more just christian festival. it's a very gospel that you can see a lot and. most of the visitors are under 25 years of age. thank you jesus for these. many of them come here with their church youth groups to pray and celebrate like 18 year old zoe she traveled for 17 hours by bus from florida visitors are encouraged to enjoy themselves but in moderation the

festival has rules you're not allowed to be drinking. and there is like a dress code like no like really short shorts i don't think yes to getting straps you're not supposed to know how carriers. before the festival starts zoe has made an important decision she wants to be baptized. i decided to get baptized when i was about 7 years old. but i don't remember it and also recently i've kind of walked away from christ not coming back into it and i just want it to be a public declaration of. i'm giving my life to christ this is who i am. 'd for the evangelical christians see a 2nd baptism as a rebirth in which their sins are forgiven and washed away. thank you

it's not simply isn't enough time to believe in jesus and to learn to spend. money against. companies like your son and holy spirit d. i'm feeling very happy i'm very excited i'm glad i did but. i do feel like a new person. for. the baptisms take several hours. as dusk falls the concert begins. so we and her group are right in the middle of things. i. pray. that he's ok.

for many it's more than just music. if i mean to see me on a side then for you guys i've been through alcohol something was scarce when i was doing right now. very mild come on you've got it the one thing not born again christians believe that they are destined to save the world they see no hope for nonbelievers. is for. the so called the lighting of the candles is symbolic of how jesus calls us the light of the world so we're bringing light to dark places that the whole of us are for the other people are the dark. religious music is a $1000000000.00 business in the us. and the message is clear what good can. this is going to be

a boy get away we're going to get your chance you're going to grow your holy ghost over children take a course to get everything 'd good point big the festival is also a belt politics the events main sponsor is an anti abortion campaign save the storks. bank it is raining on the back seeking up and mind. the anti abortionists promote their cause. hi everybody yes we have just a couple that is our mission and our dream is to make abortion unthinkable and every day over 1788 of those are the ones whose term. here activists aim to shock also by displaying small fee to start. here's

a 20 week old baby and other week or 2 i would be able to live outside the mother got a hold out your mommy or me and see if it'll fit in yours if they get their message across. really loud like take this to a fill up the hospital like i did what he paid me and tell them that is that they've got a stomach and they should be rated. abstinence is also a core theme at the fest. everything said by the nurses and several guides that is that you shouldn't have sex before marriage. the bar is also subject to even jellicoe rules if you sell beer over the over so root beer what's written here is all for after a while but the. tickets for the festival cost around $100.00 v.o.i.p. tickets cost up to $800.00 the festival retains 10 percent of all sales and the 1.

1000 employees work on a voluntary basis. there is also a daily collection. cash or credit card. on the 1st part 5 settled on. a scout for number asked what he gave me so i want to make sure i get him a lot of thought ok and up 300 up. the festival makes a profit but nobody wants to tell us how much. you have without what you know in a day in advance and. shortly after the collection the weather changes and. strong gusts of wind precede a storm. it

becomes hectic. some see it as an act of punishment what. would you bring to bear the sight thank you apparently. backlash. if they don't. do what he wants which is not let it be led by money or about money about business that he would take away from i'm. almost all the festival visitors come from strictly religious families and communities. leesburg in florida here it is faith that determines day to day life. it's 7 o'clock in the morning with the copely family. do you consider it less.

keith angie on their daughters laila and lexie have breakfast together before school. they burn things are going on we've always taken the approach with. teach them to evaluate all that information through a local worldview or through a christian worldview. like thousands of other teenagers in the u.s. 15 year old laila only knows a christian way of life she doesn't have any posters or magazines in her room only religious books. this is the arabic bible because i'm trying to learn arabic so yeah and then this is my old bible from when i was a kid it's all torn apart and then my new bible isn't clear like you've been here because i think it's a special so i love it this is a christian. but by

a preacher named francis chance. it's on the drive to school faith and religion is also a constant presence. it's a christian radio on. just about anywhere in the country you can find her sure your station. most all of leesburg 22000 inhabitants are christians the small town has 151 churches the situation is typical for many rural us communities. are. along the main street there are numerous self-proclaimed missionaries one of the commandments that jesus left with us was that we needed to preach the good news they tell their respective communities and the people go by listing something that they want there was no talk

maybe in a do still the message that we have. the god cafe in leesburg at 1st sight it looks like a normal cafe. but the. interior displays crowns of thorns crosses jesus posters and religious verses. i've been given a paycheck i've been given this money why not spend it in a place that you know is president versus a starbucks kerry has run the cafe since 2008 basically what god wants is to be seen but you know the enemies out there going through and fro so who is the enemy satan. in the $26000.00 elections 60 percent of lee's burgers including kerry voted for donald trump. god is using donald trump to change america and get things right i believe he believes in god and believe in jesus i mean i have bible

study in the white house. starting right direction. outside the cafe are christians bikers. there. their mission to bless the local businesses. by fair. the bikers are very welcome guests. or do this we're here with caitlin you know they'll or we're just asking for safety with her story or that there's no problem no one comes in and tries to repair off lord walk off with a lot of the jesus bikers say that they occasionally bless and sometimes even convert nonbelievers. but back to the coakley family i. love. both sisters attend the private school 1st academy it belongs to the congregation of the 1st baptist church. mind the older

sister has math for her 1st class. however the lessons do not. start with. if there. are one for which one can get. this. into. their eyes for. everybody whether it's for a good weekend or to win a baseball game god is responsible for everything. meanwhile next door the students are learning the bible by heart. one hour every day for each grade level. on this allegation and the solace the message whoever loses their faith will go to

hell we actually pray for people who are not believers all the time aunts uncles neighbors that we love and we know and we want to pray for them we want to see them in heaven. there seems to be no sense of doubt here. i feel like hell is something that you should be afraid of and it's kind of like a motivation to strive to be like more godly and christ like so that you don't go there is something meant to scare you. the bible also determines how the young people behave during school breaks and after school. the topic of sex is taboo and that teenagers find it hard to deal with. sometimes. it's it's easier if you have like a friend or parent or with you on your date so you can avoid what the temptation of sex are like. the list of forbidden activities is alone.

i've seen like or out of place for. go through i tired where they start doing more secular one some more thoughts like say secular things can be as simple as gossiping talking about someone i mean want to drinking. smoking drugs sex all that kind of stuff again so the bar lord's. parents here pay between $712000.00 a year for their children's education and christian institutions such as the 1st by . this church and its school has been exempt from paying taxes in the us since 894 . the leesburg community is particularly rich and powerful it has 2500 members and continues to grow.

during the service the 1st academy students take up the collection. within donations the church finances a hospital a clinic for pregnant women a home for homeless people a missionary school and a supermarket oh boy. oh. the members of the community are encouraged to keep to themselves. the separation of religion and state in many places is purely theoretical louisa in the state of virginia is a town with a good one and a half 1000 inhabitants. the

had a memorial baptist church chaplain mark o'donnell prepares to give a sermon for him his gun is just as important as the bible. well how carry a gun because part of a pastor's slash chaplain job is the protection of the flock spiritual and physical you know it's part of the job and i take it pretty seriously so. the armed preacher. he holds a very conservative views. this says homosexuality is a sin homosexuality is a sin aren't just like lying just like stealing sacks name a sin they're all equal in the hours ago o'donnells god is relentless. if you came down a path you're on you're going to go to hell forever her. so the choice is

simple right who wants to go down and start cooking now i did after the service the preacher has another task. here companies deputy down your crew are on patrol. there and i'm going to say that and they go. their mission they explained is to bring lost sheep back to the flock . of. anything and i thought that is a sad but their reality comes from the bible like when we get to heaven that means i'm going to be walking down a street i have it i'm going to see like you know as and know in the yard also i know i saw a man and he's also marco you were. as soon as it gets dark deputy

clore goes on alert it's vacation time young people around and want to have fun. they soon stop a car that is going much too fast there is a single occupant. courtney is 20 years old. really nervous also from. the policeman applies the handcuffs. we approach the car there is a very strong smell of marijuana which is illegal to infringe on your right and we find anything you say can and will be used against you in court. i'm scared i'm so pissed if. the deputy finds drugs in the car and apparently it's a hybrid with the name wedding cakes i don't know if it's sweet or not. the

handcuffs can now be taken off. or is it glorious convinced religion ensures that people abide by the law. you know 2030 years ago people respected officers and. they knew that if they got out of line and say this that they would get smacked we would kid they are obviously and so now we have to talk speak. chaplain o'donnell uses the moment for some religious instruction. us finding you here tonight ah believe was orchestrated by god says so i would say this is god saying i love you and i want you to go out of their path now which one you will pick i mean this should be a giant wake up call for you what i would like for you to do is to remember the feeling you had when he put handcuffs on you when you thought about going to jail for real. that carries out. 3 more cars that evening.

that was a skank you worried about who. the separation of state and religion is not even an issue here. evangelical christians in the us also attempt to influence science. we are in petersburg kentucky. hundreds of tourists come here every day to visit one of the attractions the creation museum. at the entrance of video delivers a very clear message. the big bang theory and evolution are a lie. the least. according to the bible it was god who created the world in 6 days about 6000 years ago.

the belief so-called creationism contradicts fundamental scientific knowledge. and 40 percent of americans believe in it. the museum only presents the views of creationists some of whom come from well known universities such as harvard all oh oh. and i am taking you all to the through the garden of. gabrielle the rocket to carvalho haynes has a doctorate in paleontology and geology. and. she doesn't believe in evolution or in the course books that she studied to earn her degree instead she explains to the

visitors that all living beings were created on the same day so how then can the discoveries of early humans be explained for example the famous australopithecus afarensis known as musi. this is my favorite one they found the pelvis of lucy they looked and they said it looks like an ape. but it cannot be an ape it has to be here why because they they want to they wanted it to be human. and they what they did they took that pelvis to a lab. and they reshape it in the human shape the point is when you don't have a christian worldview what kind of commitment do you have with honesty. with truth . what is live for hanes evolution is an atheistic

conspiracy theory regarding the power of cars just from your bedroom where. the creationist worldview is taught in school. would you like the most shows like you so they don't understand the concept of evolution which right there is 6000 years ago is that right yes. they do create a force. for good. this is the same way as it is a sin against god. the bible says that suffering and pain came to earth through original sin the museum depicts this in a cabinet of horrors that it calls the cave of sorrows. to speak up because of the same. it brought chaos you brought that sense of the

world is not safe anymore we have wars we have pain as of that nature and now i am pregnant now so i think i can understand that the curse of the pain do you feel punished. we all here we all see you punished because of the same yes because of the sin in our arms to you. whether it's the holocaust 911 or drugs creationists believe these are all consequences of turning away from gone the exhibition is a reminder to stay on the right path. math. here your listener is in line sister. lever is on that. yes very careful there israel does it scare you really. know where helen. got them to.

the museum comprises 7000 square meters around $300000.00 visitors come here in each year to learn about the creationist world view. to us and how the love for my 3 kids. put your child in the office is why why to get this is part of. the museum is run by the organization answers in genesis. and it is not the only attraction of its kind. half an hour away by car tourists for the bus. to their destination a christian theme park. a story but more towards. the end it's here in the middle of kentucky

but we find noah's ark. according to the bible god destroyed almost everything on earth with a great flood only no one and his family survived in there are together with many animal species. the dimensions of this replica correspond approximately to those in the bible 155 meters long 15 meters high and weighing more than 8000 tons of tickets range from about 20. $5.00 to $50.00 depending on age children up to age 10 are free. thanks it's ok. this teacher tara came with her class from virginia.

may feel that all you lot are limits are. pretty. regular. this story of the ark is imaginatively reconstructed with caged animals including bears wild boars hippos and even dinosaurs near. the sound of water and animal noises can be heard on tape. yes the. tarot teachers creationism us private schools are allowed to teach the controversial subject. please now how i know it was when he answered we are. here and this email it out to about how old it was when they left the our

preacher and. pet why no living in the country hears all. i could it be equated we live to be you know 80 or 90 years old today it's just the body age differently back then. there is no proof of this faith as an alternative to knowledge. dean is here with her group from north carolina all the tourists are loving the place in our world pretty bright smile there so good person. but there is something that bothers needing a bit which she shares with the press spokesman pat canoeist but let me tell you for us it's i wish the women were dressed for them or to simply let the women really are not the sort of cars that really are some of some of. our

works for years i see her but. i wish it was a little warmer the city thank you for that we we try to be as authentic as we could. provocative clothing on noah's ark. the $100000000.00 construction was financed privately together with state tax money for the promotion of tourism that. we want to try to draw people when they hear the message and you know quite frankly if you don't make it fun then people probably wouldn't come but christians like to have fun too. there's a large cafeteria. and adventure park with a zip line and assume. it's kind of like a christian disneyland and it's highly profitable. before the art we were probably a $30000000.00 company and now are about $110000000.00 company so the arc has

really exploded our ability to reach people that's the real point is that we're able to reach more and more people. are going to look at the. museums festivals and schools help strengthen the evangelical message. but more and more u.s. citizens are turning their backs on the church between 292-9000 the proportion of nonbelievers increased from 17 percent to 26 percent but in cities like houston texas. it's not that easy being an atheist. 28 year old engineer bryan is one of them. the every sunday in church growing up including many wednesday night services as well as some there as they got together with the youth group so it was

a big part of my life. despite studying at a christian university brian is now an atheist i left religion. kind of it was a few events all happening at the same time as i was learning more about science i was starting to have more trouble reconciling it with my faith and i started dating a girl and she was an atheist and. finally as you know my faith was getting shaky my best friend came out to me as a day everything i knew about gay people was wrong and. at that point i had to kind of step back from church and say you know i think this community is not quite for me anymore. the evangelicals see people like brian as traders and they were expelled from the community. to help deal with their social isolation many of the atheists meet up on sundays are you going to review. their meetings

take place at the same time as church services and are remarkably similar. with. this is. there are. the does a lot like a church model i think it's because of what people like. some people don't want to be filmed which is no surprise to the organizers. because of the stigma that still attached especially in the u.s. especially in a place like texas to not just be not religious and that's almost like the case you're going to have to come out to family bands people need to do that on their own terms whenever they're ready and so for that reason there's a lot of people that don't have any control of their families that they're all just more. atheists are viewed the same way as homosexuals as centers. to go and leave religion is almost kind of like turning american culture it's not just going to church and it's you need to be safe to have jesus in your heart of

the russian winter so bring some peace or this can result in families casting out non-believing relatives. brian's relationship with his mother is difficult she doesn't understand his decision. nevertheless she invites him for lunch. every sunday. at this new house as. she longs to return to how things were before. the kids are some. get ready for christmas eve service at church. back when he loves. brian's mother believes that his turning away from faith was a grave mistake. are you afraid that brian will go to hell there will be

a concern i don't want to spend eternity in whatever hell is i would sacrifice anything for him. to come back to the faith i want to be in heaven to. rule. the increasing number of atheists is seen by many americans as a national problem that should be solved by force if necessary. to me. it's a view that is also held by a group of fundamentalist christians and mcdonogh georgia. chris hill and his son ashton go regularly to church together on sundays. playing for yourself very very close you know that's the order of the water is

god country if god could free family. thanks for that we may have a. little after the service we visit friends having a barbecue. it's ok i'm already going to. god card story barbecue that's right and that's the more american than those 3 right there right chris hill is a family man and also the head of the 111 percent security force militia i'm sure nobody else side you are ready best you're taking one turn. and his friends meet once a month to train with semiautomatic assault rifles pistols and bulletproof vests.

i guess. they all have normal peaceful occupations. i work out our shop i'm a plumber i knew all the metal doors and wood doors i am actually gaining but they all see their lifestyle threatened. look after our country lord as our country starts to falter bring us under one nation under god amen and. you know the good book says things are going to worse before they get better and it would behoove us to. be prudent in our preparations so this is a. boy scouts on steroids see bible warriors the authorities are alarmed. this or.

similar militias are training in most of the other us states. even if it could be a fight with. communism atheism communism the kind of guy. in the hand was godless because they were there was shoot you for. think speaking freely for freedom of thought freedom of religion they will communists will straight up kill you bar the group passing secret training site we're not allowed to reveal the whereabouts. right is it also a good showing for all our. spikes crusader lowered a weapon for self proclaimed holy warriors with an engraved cross. piece war god wills with the.

here's the latin side flip it down so you can see in the. by this weapon in the us you only need a background check the. minute i don't know what i'm actually an ordained minister best way to pass there. were 2 different churches around me i can perform weddings anywhere in the country. we fight for our faith every day when i get back the money is on one side you've got a lot of atheist and everybody else on the other where do we go. back to. the state of georgia is made up of 80 percent christians and less than one percent muslims. the 111 percent security force militia christian extremists who are honestly training here

for house to house combat. so worst part one of the worst things about warfare is going to be you know bring clearing a lot of casualties but. you know with violence of action and and it seems that you know well oiled machine then you will take bad guys out i would die for my faith i would die for. for my god. move. the men train with live ammunition to. chris hill and his comrades in arms if you're

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