According to the Northwest Florida Daily News, the ACLU in Pensacola, in conjuction with local religious and women's rights organizations, will be screening a film on women's reproductive rights entitled "Soldiers in the Army of God" on April 24 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola.
A description of the film from the HBO (it was originally the second film in a series aired on HBO) website:
Many of the most extreme members of the anti-abortion movement reveal themselves to HBO cameras for the first time in this disturbing verite documentary. The film focuses primarily on "soldiers" in the Army of God, a pro-life group bonded together by the Internet, by organized rallies, and by a common belief that abortions must be stopped at all costs.
In addition to intimate footage of Army members at their homes, in their cars and at gatherings, the film includes harrowing footage of high-profile crimes targeted at abortion clinics, most notably the 1993 murder of two abortion-clinic workers in Pensacola, Florida. The documentary also features an exclusive death-row interview with the man who committed these murders: Paul Hill, who has become a hero and martyr to many Army of God zealots.
Sounds as if the film gives a rather unsettling view from the side of the pro-life extremists and what their motivations are. It's always good to understand what it is that motivates the other side. Obviously, given that the film covers the 1993 murder of two abortion-clinic workers in Pensacola, the film will strike home for many in that area on that point as well. Sphere: Related Content
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