Jeremiah Films
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Jeremiah Films is a media production and distribution company founded by Christian conservative Patrick Matrisciana, based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida
and has been managed by his son since 2009.
Jeremiah Films produces videos that the group says promotes patriotism, traditional values, family values and the "biblical worldview of the founding fathers" of the United States. It has produced films that investigate subjects as varied as terrorism
, paganism
, evolution
, Mormonism
, Seventh-day Adventism, abortion
, Halloween
, Islam
, Christianity
, Cults
, Jim Jones
, Jehovah's Witness, and the Clinton
Presidency and scandals surrounding Gennifer Flowers and the alleged murder of Vince Foster
. "Clinton Chronicles
".
The company produces videos such as Baby Parts For Sale, an "investigation into the multi-million dollar a year baby parts trafficking industry" and stem cell research, and Halloween: Trick or Treat? that challenges parents with a Biblical worldview "to decide whether to allow their children to participate in celebrations which glorify Pagan
Occultism". The company also produced and distributes the videos "The Godmakers", "The Secret World of Mormonism", "Freemasonry: From Darkness to Light", "Death By Entertainment", "Sudan: The Hidden Holocaust", "The Evolution Conspiracy", "The Death of Vince Foster", and more recently 'Hillary uncensored! Banned by the Media' telling the Peter F Paul story and includes Gala Hollywood Farewell Salute to President Clinton
.
In 1996, Patrick Matrisciana, the founder of Jeremiah Films and an organization called Citizens for an Honest Government, produced a video called Obstruction of Justice: The Mena
Connection. It claimed that two police officers with links to then Arkansas
Governor Bill Clinton
were implicated in drug trafficking, two murders, and a cover-up of the murders. The police officers sued Matrisciana for defamation and won an award of $598,750. In 1999,http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=14790 the award was overturned after Matrisciana appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/01/07/001411P.pdf. He won in appeals court; the three-judge panel saying: Campbell and Lane being public officials bear the burden of proving statements made by a defendant are false, and failed to meet that standard.http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23737 In addition the Judge also said a public figure
plaintiff must also prove malice
they did not.
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Jacksonville Beach is a city on the Atlantic coast of Duval County, Florida, east of Jacksonville. It is part of the Jacksonville Beaches community, together with Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach...
and has been managed by his son since 2009.
Jeremiah Films produces videos that the group says promotes patriotism, traditional values, family values and the "biblical worldview of the founding fathers" of the United States. It has produced films that investigate subjects as varied as terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
, paganism
Paganism
Paganism is a blanket term, typically used to refer to non-Abrahamic, indigenous polytheistic religious traditions....
, evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
, Mormonism
Mormonism
Mormonism is the religion practiced by Mormons, and is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement. This movement was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. beginning in the 1820s as a form of Christian primitivism. During the 1830s and 1840s, Mormonism gradually distinguished itself...
, Seventh-day Adventism, abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
, Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
, Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, Cults
Cults
Cults is a suburb on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland. It lies on the banks of the River Dee and marks the eastern boundary of Royal Deeside.Cults, known for its historic granite housing, sits approximately six miles from the coast of the North Sea...
, Jim Jones
Jim Jones
James Warren "Jim" Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana along with the killings of five other people at a nearby airstrip.Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple in...
, Jehovah's Witness, and the Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
Presidency and scandals surrounding Gennifer Flowers and the alleged murder of Vince Foster
Vince Foster
Vincent Walker Foster, Jr. was a Deputy White House Counsel during the first few months of President Bill Clinton's administration, and also a law partner and friend of Hillary Rodham Clinton...
. "Clinton Chronicles
Clinton Chronicles
The Clinton Chronicles: An Investigation into the Alleged Criminal Activities of Bill Clinton is a 1994 film created by Patrick Matrisciana. This video explored the deaths of Vincent Foster and an alleged cocaine-smuggling operation purportedly involving BCCI, Dan Lasater and then Governor of...
".
The company produces videos such as Baby Parts For Sale, an "investigation into the multi-million dollar a year baby parts trafficking industry" and stem cell research, and Halloween: Trick or Treat? that challenges parents with a Biblical worldview "to decide whether to allow their children to participate in celebrations which glorify Pagan
Paganism
Paganism is a blanket term, typically used to refer to non-Abrahamic, indigenous polytheistic religious traditions....
Occultism". The company also produced and distributes the videos "The Godmakers", "The Secret World of Mormonism", "Freemasonry: From Darkness to Light", "Death By Entertainment", "Sudan: The Hidden Holocaust", "The Evolution Conspiracy", "The Death of Vince Foster", and more recently 'Hillary uncensored! Banned by the Media' telling the Peter F Paul story and includes Gala Hollywood Farewell Salute to President Clinton
Gala Hollywood Farewell Salute to President Clinton
The Hollywood Gala Salute to President William Jefferson Clinton took place on August 12, 2000 at the private Brentwood, California estate of businessman Ken Roberts. It was produced and hosted by Peter F. Paul and Aaron Tonken, and was the largest Hollywood tribute ever produced for a sitting...
.
In 1996, Patrick Matrisciana, the founder of Jeremiah Films and an organization called Citizens for an Honest Government, produced a video called Obstruction of Justice: The Mena
Mena, Arkansas
Mena is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County.It was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell during the building of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad . It was Stilwell who decided Mena would be the name of this new town along the route to...
Connection. It claimed that two police officers with links to then Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
Governor Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
were implicated in drug trafficking, two murders, and a cover-up of the murders. The police officers sued Matrisciana for defamation and won an award of $598,750. In 1999,http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=14790 the award was overturned after Matrisciana appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Arkansas* Western District of Arkansas...
http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/01/07/001411P.pdf. He won in appeals court; the three-judge panel saying: Campbell and Lane being public officials bear the burden of proving statements made by a defendant are false, and failed to meet that standard.http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23737 In addition the Judge also said a public figure
Public figure
Public figure is a legal term applied in the context of defamation actions as well as invasion of privacy. A public figure cannot base a lawsuit on incorrect harmful statements unless there is proof that the writer or publisher acted with actual malice...
plaintiff must also prove malice
Malice
Malice may refer to:* Malice , a legal term describing the intent to harm* Jerry Tuite , American professional wrestler also known by the ring name Malice-Entertainment:...
they did not.
External links
- Official Website
- Jeremiah Films' Product List
- Worldnetdaily on overturning the lower-court judgment