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Toppling a Saint

Toppling a Saint

2024•1h 5m•5.0/10
DocumentaryHistory

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5.0/10(1)

An exploration of America’s cultural divide ignited by the 2020 controversy surrounding the forcible toppling of Father Junipero Serra’s statues. Best-selling author Arthur Brooks examines the toxic polarization gripping the nation. Can we bridge this divide, or are we destined to repeat history?

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Released

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Cast

Ruben Mendoza

Self – Phd, RPA, Professor Emeritus, CSU Monterey Bay

Dan Horan

Self – Friar, St. Mary's University

Edward Clark

Self – Bishop, Archdiocese Los Angeles

Robert Senkewicz

Self – Professor Emeritus of History, Santa Clara University

Greg Wood

Self – Member of Defend Serra

Monica Garcia

Self – Member of Defend Serra

Tom Elewaut

Self – Father, Mission San Buenaventura

Alan Salazar

Self – Chumash and Tataviam Elder

Julie Tumamait-Stenslie

Self – Chumash Elder

Steven Bell

Self – Father, Paulist Reconciliation Ministries

Arthur C. Brooks

Self – Professor, Harvard Business School

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