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The Family: Secretive Christian Group of Conservative Lawmakers Building a 'God-Led' Government
Anna Clark, AlterNet. October 8, 2010.
Jeff Sharlet, the journalist who helped expose a cohort of powerful lawmakers promoting a Christian Agenda at home and abroad, discusses his new book.
The Democratic Party: Whose Team Is It, Anyway?
Katha Pollitt, The Nation. November 14, 2009.
In the wake of the passage by Democrats of a radical anti-abortion measure, Democratic women are asking, "Whose party is this?"
How Catholic Bishops Threw the Health Care Debate into Turmoil with Anti-Abortion Maneuver
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.
It took a virulently anti-choice measure to pass the House's health care reform legislation. Progressives are strategizing how to keep it from the final bill.
Republican Senate Sex Scandals Point Back to Secretive Conservative Christian "Family"
Bill Berkowitz, Religion Dispatches. October 12, 2009.
It was a hot summer full of sex scandals for GOP members of "The Family," the exclusive conservative Christian group with designs on DC power.
MSNBC's Maddow Show Propels Growing Scandal Over Washington's "Christian Mafia"
Bruce Wilson, August 18, 2009.
Now Christian media have started digging into the story.
John Ensign's Church Head Endorsed Sex-With-Succubus Economic Theory
Bruce Wilson, July 25, 2009.
International Foursquare Gospel Head Backed Claim That Japanese Emperors Have Intercourse With Demons
Blowing the Lid off the Bizarre (and Frighteningly Powerful) Members of The Family
tristero, Hullabaloo. July 21, 2009.
These people are seriously demented, un-Democratic, and fanatical. Most importantly, they are in positions of great power.
Al Jazeera Special Covers Advance of Fundamentalism in US Military
Bruce Wilson, July 1, 2009.
June 23 report covers spread of Christian supremacy in armed forces
Is Obama Bringing Too Much Religion into the White House?
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 5, 2009.
Obama is adding religious advisers to the executive branch and kicking off events with prayers vetted by his staff.
The Family's Values: America's Most Influential (and Secretive) Religious Organization
ZP Heller, AlterNet. June 16, 2008.
Jeff Sharlet's
The Family
will leave you stunned by the religious motivations behind seemingly every political decision in the last 70 years.