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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
(15,392 posts)Very disturbing.
TlalocW
WiffenPoof
(2,404 posts)...that there was a book.
Sharlet, the author, is connected with the Netflix series... which I need to watch.
TlalocW
napi21
(45,806 posts)review. I watched the trailer that convinced me to add to my list.
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)That people actually think this is ok is so damn scary.
WiffenPoof
(2,404 posts)...same reaction.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)It made a whole lot of things in Washington make sense.
WiffenPoof
(2,404 posts)I began to understand how things arrived at where they are.
And... It's still going. 80 years.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)WiffenPoof
(2,404 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,949 posts)StarryNite
(9,461 posts)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
(925 posts)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
(2,404 posts)... is a good one.
Kid Berwyn
(14,980 posts)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
(2,404 posts)Thanks
mcar
(42,388 posts)Disturbing.