{"id":10400,"date":"2015-08-03T15:26:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T19:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=10400"},"modified":"2015-08-04T08:58:06","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T12:58:06","slug":"a-first-look-at-saints-and-strangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2015\/08\/a-first-look-at-saints-and-strangers.html","title":{"rendered":"A First Look at &#8216;Saints and Strangers&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Geographic will be releasing a four-hour epic television movie event this fall \u00a0that takes a historical look at what life was really like for the pilgrims, and the hardships they faced in the New World.\u00a0<em>Saints &amp; Strangers<\/em> will not only entertain, but enlighten on what took place between the natives, and the settlers, who were not all saints, but sinners.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10419\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/files\/2015\/08\/braves.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10419 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2015\/08\/braves-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kalani Queypo, Raoul Trujillo and Tatanka Means star as the Native Americans who are dealing with their own conflicts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a true clash of values based on historical documents, and experts from the Smithsonian, many passengers came over for financial freedom, not just religious freedom as previously believed. 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