"The Family" - National Prayer Breakfast

[WiffenPoof]

Last edited Wed Sep 4, 2019, 02:07 AM - Edit history (2)

If I'm late to the party on this documentary... Well, sorry.

I ran into this documentary on Netflix called "The Family." It is as eye opening as it is scary. It finally answered a few important questions I had concerning the rise of the Right and the evangelical "offensive" front.

It is quite long and very comprehensive.

"Where does politics end and religion begin?"

I strongly recommend this documentary to the knowledgeable as well as those who are still learning.

ON EDIT: lunateca has a great synopsis of the documentary at the link below. Well written on the subject prior to my post. A good read.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212384889

[TlalocW]

1. I read the book by Jeff Sharlet of the same name

Very disturbing.

TlalocW

[WiffenPoof]

2. I had no idea...

...that there was a book.

[TlalocW]

3. Yup

Sharlet, the author, is connected with the Netflix series... which I need to watch.

TlalocW

[napi21]

4. I have it on my Netflix list & it's the next I'm going to watch. Thanks for the positive

review. I watched the trailer that convinced me to add to my list.

[Phoenix61]

5. Freaky as hell.

That people actually think this is ok is so damn scary.

[WiffenPoof]

6. I had the...

...same reaction.

[lunatica]

7. I wrote about it on DU a few weeks ago.

It made a whole lot of things in Washington make sense.

[WiffenPoof]

8. Like I said...

I began to understand how things arrived at where they are.

And... It's still going. 80 years.

[lunatica]

9. If you want to see some of the responses I got here's the link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212384889

[WiffenPoof]

12. Thank You. N/A

[keithbvadu2]

10. Religion and politics use each other to gain power and wealth.

[StarryNite]

11. I just looked the book up on Amazon...

After reading a few of the reviews along with what you've said about the doc on Netflix, it's in my Amazon cart.

[Ferryboat]

13. Past events in the political sphere

Make more sense after watching this.
Kinda been bubbling beneath the surface, not really making sense. Mostly because in the past I was to lazy to pay attention.
Looking forward to reading the book .

My question is where does the money come from to pay for the property and support the programs?
Will be paying more attention in the future.

The speaker in Portland was very impressive.

[WiffenPoof]

14. I think the money question...

... is a good one.

[Kid Berwyn]

15. Harper's re-posted original story by Jeff Sharlett...

Pegged the bastards, too:

Coe listed other men who had changed the world through the strength of the covenants they had forged with their “brothers”: “Look at Hitler,” he said. “Lenin, Ho Chi Minh, Bin Laden.” The Family, of course, possessed a weapon those leaders lacked: the “total Jesus” of a brotherhood in Christ.

https://harpers.org/archive/2003/03/jesus-plus-nothing/

[WiffenPoof]

16. Great Link

Thanks

[mcar]

17. We just finished the series

Disturbing.