The Church of the Philippians is gearing up to protect the homeland from local Muslim citizens in the wake of 9/11. Its charismatic leader, the Reverend Myron Liberty, makes the case for holy war based on biblical prophecies and has the resources to carry out a horrific attack that he believes will shock the world and expand the influence of fundamentalist Christianity. U.S. Attorney Nathan Minnow has aspirations of his own, tied to a paranoid and aggressive administration bent on firing him because he is not patriotic enough. Minnow seeks to infiltrate the church, but when he is contacted by a government assassin operating covertly within U.S. borders to eliminate the remaining terrorists, Minnow finds himself with a dilemma: uphold the rule of law and commit career suicide or assist the agents in carrying out their dubious mission.
The Church of the Philippians is gearing up to protect the homeland from local Muslim citizens in the wake of 9/11. Its charismatic leader, the Reverend Myron Liberty, makes the case for holy war based on biblical prophecies and has the resources to carry out a horrific attack that he believes will shock the world and expand the influence of fundamentalist Christianity. U.S. Attorney Nathan Minnow has aspirations of his own, tied to a paranoid and aggressive administration bent on firing him because he is not patriotic enough. Minnow seeks to infiltrate the church, but when he is contacted by a government assassin operating covertly within U.S. borders to eliminate the remaining terrorists, Minnow finds himself with a dilemma: uphold the rule of law and commit career suicide or assist the agents in carrying out their dubious mission.