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Day of Defense is a 2003 American drama film directed by Adam Lawson. It is loosely based on the book The Day of Defense by A. Arthur McDonald, published in the 1960's, that was made to address common arguments against the Mormon faith, with the plot as a means to convey this.Two Mormon missionaries, Elder Burke and Elder Davis, arrive in the town of Marysville and get arrested for preaching without a license from the Christian Town Council (CTC). While the missionaries are usually driven out of town, the Judge Nielson decides to put the missionaries and the CTC on trial. The judge assigns James Radner to act as defense attorney for the missionaries, creating controversy in the conservative Christian town.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); }) | |
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Death of a Child: Thomas Bryant's daughter Kelli gets hit by a car and dies. | |
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Hollywood Law: Everything about the Mormon elders' prosecution is completely illegal, grossly violating the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The film at first treats it like the Christian Town Council (CTC) is just illegally running missionaries from religions they don't approve of out, which is plausible. However, when no one brings up that fact (including the Mormon defendants and judge who's semi-sympathetic to them) it beggars belief. In reality, if a town's government did this in the US, they would be quickly sued and possibly federally prosecuted. The kind of laws that it portrays were abolished in the early 1800s. A lot of the film reviews note this. There are also some courtroom antics and other common tropes, but that's fairly standard in films with court scenes. | |
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High Priest: Reverend Williams is the leader of the CTC. He's worried that any outside religion may lead townsfolk away from the "real" Christian churches. | |
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Big Bad: James Radner and the CTC represent the town's intolerance to other religions. | |
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Felony Misdemeanor | |
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Felony Misdemeanor: A police officer takes the missionaries to court for proselytizing to a woman. | |
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Everytown, America: Marysville, a tight-knit Christian community where any outside influence is viewed with suspicion. | |
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