ThefilmrevealsthemechanismsbehindtheweakeningofdemocraticprinciplesintheUnitedStatesthroughevangelicalfundamentalism.ReligiousgroupsandpopularTVpastorsproclaimthecomingoftheendoftheworldjustastheBiblesays.Theyseeitsoriginsinthecoronaviruscrisis,theunrestintheMiddleEast,andthepotentialdevelopmentofLGBTQIA+rights.Exploringtheinfluenceofreligiousfundamentalismonleadingpoliticiansandtheirforeignpolicyraisesanuncomfortablequestion:whathappenswhentheprophetsoftheendoftheworldwhisperintheearsofthepoliticianswhohavethepowertobringitabout? “PrayingforArmageddonisacompelling,soberingRevelationallitsown,revealingthehithertounimaginedscaleofatypeofpoliticalinsanitythatwouldentrustthefuturetopeoplewhodon’twanttheretobeafutureatall.”—JessicaKiang
