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They insist they are just a group of friends, yet they funnel millions of dollars through tax-free corporations. They claim to disdain politics, but congressmen of both parties describe them as the most influential religious organization in Washington. They say they are not Christians, but simply believers.

Behind the scenes at every National Prayer Breakfast since 1953 has been the Family, an elite network dedicated to a religion of power for the powerful. Their goal is "Jesus plus nothing." Their method is backroom diplomacy. The Family is the startling story of how their faith—part free-market fundamentalism, part imperial ambition—has come to be interwoven with the affairs of nations around the world.

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File Size: 922 KB
Print Length: 468 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (May 11, 2008)
Publication Date: October 13, 2009
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B000SFZK3Y
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Kathleen A Bomberger

An update on the information in this book

July 19, 2018

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I purchased this book after seeing Jeff Sharlett on the Rachel Maddow Show some time after he wrote it. It intrigues me, because I had read some other articles about the influence of the fundamentalists on our government. Also, that Jeff had started out researching religions,mas his parents were Christian and Jewish, and he was searching for his place.

Little did he know what he would find when he started this journey. Last night, I saw him on CNN again. It seems the arrest of the Russian woman, Maria Butina, has reopened this can of worms. She infiltrated the NRA and other right leaning groups to find out how to influence Americans, for the Kremlin. Her attendance at The National Prayer Breakfast , as were 50 other Russians, just confirms what thus book originally talked about. That the agenda of the Kremlin and far right churches and groups, is the same, only hoping for different outcomes.

There is a mention of Hillary Clinton attending prayer meetings in DC, but not that she was an active member. At any rate, the book becomes very relevant today......literally today. I am a Christian who was horrified by what I read, but , in the age of Trump, no longer even surprised by anything that goes on in the world.

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Chilling, gripping, and all too real.

May 16, 2014

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Jeff Sharlet did a very interesting thing by slipping himself into this world. I am only glad that he wasn't drawn into it - the cultish mentality is very easy to assume. This is an incredible expose of one of the organizations in America who poses a genuine threat to democracy and personal freedom, all under the guise of 'religious liberty' - religion meaning 'Christianity' and 'liberty' meaning 'conformation to an unrealistic theocratic ideology'.

The Family and other related fundamentalist religious and ideological organizations are more real and terrifying than any 'Illuminati' that conspiracy theorists could dream of.

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Scary as all get out what the christian right has done and is doing to this country

September 21, 2018

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Great book. Having always thought that the christian right was a "grassroots" bunch, I was shocked, and terrified at how they have penetrated, altered and basically overtaken this country. I always felt this was a christian country, but I had no idea the breadth and depth of the power the fundamentalists have here. Having been stymied by and appalled at the overwhelming "religiousity" in the US, I now understand where a lot of it comes from. This understanding does not make it easier to accept. In fact, after reading this book, if anything it makes it even scarier. This book made me wonder why I even bother to vote. As a non-christian, all I can say is this book scared the hell out of me. Well worth reading if you want to understand a lot of the politics in the US.

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Well written and disturbing. An inversion of Christian values ...

May 10, 2015

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Well written and disturbing. An inversion of Christian values has been peddled to the elites to 'justify' whatever devious activities they do. 'Cells' of this Faux Christian movement have been around now for decades apparently, in the halls of power running amok.. Simply put, 'The Family' is a cult, for the well connected. It's purpose, is to get these people even MORE connected, and to swing dodgy deals. No self-criticism of the members or of their actions is ever encouraged.

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Who runs America

March 25, 2015

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Scary and revealing. Forget the noisy Westboro Baptists. Read about the powerful my placed Christian fundamentalists who can justify slaughtering poor people elsewhere because they believe their powerful place is evidence that they have a personal relationship with Jesus.

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This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand politics in D.C.

May 25, 2015

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The number of influential members of the "Family" or the "Fellowship" or the "C Street Family" will blow your mind. Not only the conservatives you'd expect like Sam Brownback, Sen Don Nickles (R-Oklahoma), Sen Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico), scandal-ridden Sen John Ensign (R-Nevada), Sen James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma),Sen Bill Nelson (D-Florida) and Sen Bill Nelson (D-Florida), as well as Reps. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Frank Wolf (R-Virginia.), Joseph Pitts (R Pennsylvania), Zach Wamp (R-Tennessee) and Bart Stupak (D-Michigan). What you might not know is that according to Mother Jones (in an article co-written by Sharlott) but Hilary Clinton is also a member of this group

Also read Sharlott's "C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy" for more on this. Sharlott is a top-notch investigative reporter and what he found out will chill you.

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John J. Blossom

Excellent first-hand, hands-on research into one of the most ...

February 5, 2016

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Excellent first-hand, hands-on research into one of the most powerful and influential organizations in U.S. politics. Is "Jesus plus nothing" religion, or is it simply unquestioned obedience to the powerful? The book gets a bit weaker in its later chapters, but the core of the book is spellbinding and very revealing.

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Christopher Bonham

A terrifying look into the heart of Christian fundamentalism

September 21, 2013

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This book is beyond terrifying. Jeff Sharlet takes you inside the organization known as "The Family", a Christian fundamentalist group which has a lot of influence over many of our elected leaders and private industry CEOs. This organization is dirty and, from my viewpoint, is partially to blame for the condition of our nation. I strongly recommend anyone with an interest in government read this. It's very eye opening and terrifying.

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