VFTB 014: Jeff Sharlet — The Family
A SECRETIVE religious group that wields power in Washington, D.C. and other world capitals -- sounds like the basis for Dan Brown's next novel, but it's real. Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American...
September 20, 200955m 56s
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A SECRETIVE religious group that wields power in Washington, D.C. and other world capitals -- sounds like the basis for Dan Brown's next novel, but it's real. Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, has been following this group for years, even living at The Family's headquarters for a time. What he found is a group that justifies its pursuit of political power by claiming that it's for the kingdom of God.
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