Many of the missions Operation Underground Railroad describes are hard to verify or contain significant misrepresentations, according to reporting by Tim Marchman and Anna Merlan at Vice News. ![]() It's being embraced by this community, and its leading actor is a huge part of the QAnon community.īOND: Setting aside the QAnon cloud, the rescue story the film tells is also a lightning rod. MIKE ROTHSCHILD: It's being marketed to QAnon believers. ![]() And his statements and Caviezel's have an impact, says Mike Rothschild, who wrote a book about QAnon. But recently, Ballard claimed adrenochrome harvesting is real. They all declined or didn't respond to my interview requests. So do Tim Ballard, the former federal agent Caviezel's character is based on, and his organization Operation Underground Railroad. Angel Studios, the film's distributor, publicly rejects any association with conspiracies. It was actually filmed before the QAnon phenomenon started. This is a big deal.īOND: Now, "Sound Of Freedom" itself does not contain any references to adrenochrome or other conspiracy theories. Here's a recent exchange with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon about what's driving demand for children.ĬAVIEZEL: Adrenochrome. These wild claims have become deeply enmeshed with narratives about child trafficking, and Caviezel is pushing them on his press tour. For years, he's been a prominent promoter of the false, violent QAnon conspiracy theory, specifically the claim that an international cabal of elites is abusing and killing children to extract a substance called adrenochrome. And a big part of its success is an appeal from its star, Jim Caviezel, who comes on screen at the end urging viewers to buy more tickets so other people can see it.ĬAVIEZEL: Let's make this film a historic event and the start to the end of child trafficking.īOND: Caviezel is drawing attention to the film in other ways. It caught the wider world's eye when it earned almost as much money on its release day as the latest "Indiana Jones" movie. ![]() JIM CAVIEZEL: (As Tim Ballard) 'Cause God's children are not for sale.īOND: The film, based on a real-life controversial anti-trafficking activist, is being heavily promoted in conservative media. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Singing) Sweet land of liberty. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) Why are you doing it? In a 2006 film adaptation, Walsch is played by Canadian actor Henry Czerny.SHANNON BOND, BYLINE: "Sound Of Freedom" is a thriller about a former federal agent rescuing children from exploitation. The CWG Foundation is just one of the many organisations that has used the book as an inspiration 'to do something tangible to spread the message of Conversations with God' through retreats and a programme of religious activities. His Conversations with God series has become a publishing phenomenon, having been translated into 37 languages to a devoted audience. Relying on a conversational style, the messages of love and tolerance hit home even harder and make for a potentially deep spiritual experience. The trio introduce a God who is loving, understanding of weakness and – most importantly – easy to talk with. In this audiobook series, Walsch speaks as himself and the voices of God are read by Academy Award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn and acclaimed actor Edward Asner. Instead of judgement, punishment and condemnation, God wants us to express our own true nature and divinity, Walsch says. In them, he challenges people to change their minds about God. ![]() Since 1995, Walsch has written best-selling books about these conversations with his creator. One day he wrote an angry letter to God.and God answered back. He was forced to live in a tent in Oregon, collecting and recycling aluminium cans in order to eat. Alone, unemployed and in deep depression. In the early 1990s, Walsch felt like he was going nowhere fast. Imagine you could ask God your most troubling questions about existence and get clear answers in return? That’s what happened to author Neale Donald Walsch.
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