Author Jeff Sharlet has written a new book about "The Family". No, not about families, nor about he mafia or anything like that. It's about "the secret fundamentalism at the heart of American power". The Family is a secretive "network" of fundamentalist Christian men who "pray" and confer together and receive personal guidance from God and Jesus. They admire "men of power and purpose" such as Hitler, Stalin and Mao. A great many of the inner members of The Family are politicians, congressmen, senators and so forth. Hillary Clinton participated in the most recent Family event--the only public event they host--the annual "prayer breakfast".
Jeff Sharlet is a contributing editor for Harpers Magazine and Rolling Stone with a deep appreciation for the spiritual path. In the accompanying video, Jeff is interviews by Will Wilkinson of the Cato Institute on a program called Free Will. It's a fascinating and chilling program. Have a look.
The Family Video
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