Face the enemy
Stare inside you
Control your thoughts
Destroy, destroy ’em all

You censor what we breathe
Prejudice with no belief
Senseless violence all around
Who is it that keeps us down?
Down

Once all free tribes
Chained down, led lives
Blood boils inside me
We’re not slaves, we’re free

–Sepultura, “Slave New World”–

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For freedom Christ has set us free;
stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
–Galatians 5:1 (ESV)–

Let not anyone pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. BAD MEN NEED NOTHING MORE TO COMPASS THEIR ENDS, THAN THAT GOOD MEN SHOULD LOOK ON AND DO NOTHING.
–John Stuart Mill–

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Dr. John R. Rice, False Doctrines (Sword, 1970), ch. 13: “Communism and Socialism.”

1984 (Virgin Films, 1984). Available on VidAngel to clear out the bad stuff. This is what I used for the clip at the beginning of the podcast. This story was inspired by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. A terrifying depiction of a state where the government controls thought itself (brainwashing). Deeply anti-totalitarian and often interpreted as a critique of Marxist regimes, especially Stalinism. Strongest philosophical and psychological portrayal of the loss of freedom.

The Printing (Unusual Films, 1990). Censorship of Bible printers in the Soviet Union. This movie might be the clearest at communicating the how Marxist ideology criminalizes Christianity, suppresses free speech, and controls nearly every aspect of life. Even printing a Bible is seen as a punishable offense. Freedom of conscience and speech are shown as completely annihilated under Marxist rule. Unlike other films that touch on broader themes (war, oppression, personal stories), The Printing is focused explicitly on the suppression of freedom under Marxist ideology. There’s no ambiguity—the government is Marxist, and the loss of freedom is total and ideological.

China Cry (TBN Films, 1990). Persecution and torture of Christians by Chinese communist soldiers. Exposes the horrors of communist China’s ideological purges, forced conformity, and abuse of dissidents. Strong anti-communist message, particularly regarding religious and personal freedoms.

Doctor Zhivago (MGM, 1965). Depicts the communist revolution that happened in Russia under Vladimir Lenin starting in 1917. What happens when Marxist ideas take over a government. Its awful.

Tortured for Christ (VOM, 2018). Persecution and torture of Christians by Romanian communist soldiers. Shows the brutality of Marxist regimes, especially toward Christianity.

The Twilight Zone. “Death’s Head Revisited,” “In the Presence of Mine Enemies,” “The Obsolete Man,” and “He’s Alive,” are all against Nazism, Hitler, and totalitarianism.

Schindler’s List (Universal Pictures, 1993). Available on VidAngel and Clearplay to clear out the bad stuff. Portrays life in Nazi concentration camps.

The Hiding Place (World Wide Pictures, 1975). Portrays life in Nazi concentration camps. Persecution of Jews and Christians.

Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand (VOM, 2009). Documentary.

The Truth About Communism (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 1962).

Communism and Co-Existence (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 1963).

Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured for Christ (Bantam, 1977).

—. Marx and Satan (Crossway, 1986).

—. Underground Saints: The Communist Persecution of Christians (Spire, 1969).

John Foxe, The New Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (Bridge-Logos, 2001), p. 319. For refusing to stop preaching about Christ, Evangelist Nio-Tio-Sen had his eyes gouged out, and his tongue and both hands cut off. He was then sent to a prison in Shanghai.

Larry Burkett, The Word on Finances (Moody, 1994).

Wikipedia, “Symbionese Liberation Army.”

The Voice of the Martyrs, “Global Prayer Guide.”