The American Miracle: Our Nation Is No Accident from acclaimed filmmaker Timothy P. Mahoney (Patterns of Evidence, Thinking Man films, Heroic Pictures) is in theaters as a Fathom Events coast-to-coast on Monday, June 9 through Wednesday, June 11.

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We shared five interviews from The Kennedy Center premiere in Saturday’s article. Here are the remaining interviews with Pat Boone (played Thomas Jefferson), Michael Medved (whose book was made into this film), Ben Carson, Kevin Sorbo (played Younger Thomas Jefferson), Nicole C. Mullen (who plays a slave who sued for her liberty and whose song “Freedom” closes the film), and many more:

The film answers our prayers by correcting five errors about American history.

1. The Lord God of the Bible was active in the founding of America.

Michael Medved, whose book provided the gist of the information and structure of this documentary-drama, attributes the founding of America to the Lord God.

Miracle after miracle — especially in the Revolutionary War and especially pertaining to the survival of General and President George Washington — drove the British to defeat and the colonists to victory.

Detractors — and there is one interviewed — may continue to claim a series of amazing (miraculous?) coincidences. But the evidence is overwhelming to those with eyes even a little bit open.

Just two of many examples: George Washington was the only one of about twenty mounted soldiers to escape without being shot during the Battle of Monongahela in 1755.

In 1776, when the Revolutionary troops were surrounded by the British in Long Island, Washington ordered a retreat, which was risky since they were almost completely surrounded. That night a fog settled over the area, enabling the troops to retreat without tipping off the enemy.

2. The founders were not dominated by deism.

Some people have claimed the founders were deists believing God does not intervene in the world He created.

In part, this may stem from enlightenment ideas, which were attractive to many intellectuals. This thought about the founders may also stem from the written use by founders of “Providence” or the “Hand of Providence.” But this terminology was often used out of respect for the Name of God.

The many miracles related to America’s founding and the founders’ writings about them make clear they believed God was at work.

In our interview with Jana Novak, who co-authored George Washington’s God: Religion, Liberty, and the Father of Our Country, she confirmed Washington was “not in the least” a deist.

3. Blacks and women were integral in the American miracle.

Liberated slave Peter Salem became a hero by felling a key British major in the Battle of Bunker Hill. This event reinvigorated the flagging army of colonists, spurring them to continue to victory.

In 1781, slave Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, a slave disfigured by her mistress, successfully sued for her freedom, using the newly crafted Massachusetts constitution’s language about personhood.

We interviewed Nicole C. Mullen about playing that role and Libby Smallbone about playing her master.

Women played a role in the fight for freedom, as well. Abigail Adams, for example, greatly influenced her husband’s politics. Martha Washington was devoted to helping wounded combatants.

We interviewed Rachel Day Hughes about playing that role.

4. The Constitution, though enabling it, does not endorse slavery.

The initial attempt at governance — the Articles of Confederation — proved inadequate to manage the nascent country.

Subsequent attempts to strengthen the federal governance, while honoring states’ rights, ensued, but were often upended by the topic of slavery.

Slave-states wanted their slave population to count toward the total votes they had in the House of Representatives. States wanting to abolish slavery argued against this unfair voting advantage.

Fractious discussion finally led to compromise. Instead of getting one vote states were limited to three-fifths of a vote per slave.

Over the years, this compromise has been misconstrued to indicate the founders valued slaves as three-fifths of a person. In truth, those who wanted to abolish slavery wanted the number closer to zero, so that slave states no longer carried undue voting power.

This compromise, however, did not go far enough; instead it created an imbalance in voting power that prolonged the evil of slavery and ultimately led to the costly Civil War and lingering ills of racism.

5. Ordinary people powered the American Miracle.

Though many founders were extraordinary and some, like George Washington, were legendary, most were ordinary men and women like you or me.

In our interview with Mary Thompson, historian from George Washington’s home at Mt. Vernon, she said we shouldn’t see the founders as “cartoon characters. They were real people who were dealing with real issues just like we do today.”

This theme — that ordinary people can do extraordinary things when empowered by the Holy Spirit — is familiar to intercessors.

IFA President and CEO David Kubal focused on this truth in his recent book, Impacting Generations: How Ordinary People Can Influence the Future of Nations.

God is not caught off guard by circumstances or the problems of the day. His plan is to use ordinary people like you and me to fulfill extraordinary callings.

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All the Interviews

If you watch the video above, eventually you’ll see all the interviews we did at The Kennedy Center, but if you don’t have time for them all here are links to take you directly to each:

Pat Boone (Played Older Thomas Jefferson)

Michael Medved (Author of the book The American Miracle)

Benjamin Franklin and James Madison (Played by Barry Stevens and Kyle Jenks, who played John Adams in the film)

Ben Carson

Colonel James Gallagher, USAF (Ret) (Revolutionary Era historian)

Nicole C. Mullen (Played Elizabeth “Member” Freeman)

Kevin and Sam Sorbo (Kevin played Younger Thomas Jefferson in the film and the teaser that follows the credits)

James Arnold Taylor (Played Daniel Webster)

Jana Novak (Co-author of George Washington’s God: Religion, Liberty, and the Father of Our Country)

Jane Hampton Cook (U.S. presidential historian)

George and Martha Washington (Played by Dan and Kelly Shippey)

Mary Thompson (Historian from George Washington’s home at Mt. Vernon)

Younger George Washington (Played by Ryan Williams)

William Lee (Played by Quinton Castle)

Libby Smallbone (Played Hannah Ashley)

Paul Kengor (His book was made into the movie Reagan)

Rachel Day Hughes (Played Abigail Adams)

Her Excellency Elita Kuzma Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to the United States

Kera O’Bryon (Played Mary Ball Washington)

Gary Modlish (Played John Quincy Adams)

Barry Price (Played General William Howe)

David Callanan (Played Lieutenant Colonel John Fitzgerald)

Max Nolan (Played a doctor from Barbados)

Reenactors

Rich Swingle (Played Gunning Bedford)

Joyce Swingle’s closing prayer

From Saturday’s article:

Ralf W. Augstroze (Executive Producer and Producer)

Douglas B. Maddox (Executive Producer and Producer)

Timothy P. Mahoney (Director)

Jodie Thompson Jr (Executive Producer)

John Grooters (Screenwriter)

Lord, thank You for the film The American Miracle: Our Nation Is No Accident. Thank You for the key truths it supports. Thank You for the many ways in which You and Your Truth are revealed in our world, nation, and lives. May Your Truth march on! In Jesus’ Name.

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New York City–based Joyce Swingle is an intercessor and a contributing writer for IFA. With her husband, Rich, also a contributing writer for IFA, Joyce shares the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world through theater, speaking, writing, and film. Prior to going into full-time ministry, Joyce worked for about 20 major magazines and now works in pastoral ministry and Christian counseling. www.Richdrama.com. Photo Credit: Harry Medved, Fathom Entertainment.