The Family: Netflix exposé raises questions on influential apparent cult

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Do not underestimate the reach and dominance of this feasibly enormous group: they brokered peace deals between nations Israel and Egypt at the time of former US President Jimmy Carter’s time in office. Carter actually appears on the documentary and dismisses interest in Coe as a good man who provided guidance.

I don’t want to rebuke what appears a decent world relationship – but why on earth is someone unelected, who is not a specified international diplomat involved at all, Mr. Carter? Did his subjects commit their votes to your campaign?

One seemingly positive aspect I will concede to Mr. Coe and the group is: some Senators and Congressmen and women are part of The Family docuseries who have bipartisan meetings and prayer groups. There is apparently no political agenda, and they appeared sincerely drawn together by Coe and his cohorts to simply worship. That is one truly pleasant and beneficial element of religion.

They simply want to conduct a difficult job to the best of their abilities. At lower levels, the institution we are discussing may not be innocent or helpful, as young people are being used to some degree.

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C-Street, which is bizarrely a residential home for serving politicians, again appears bipartisan and favorable but masks strange behavior. Emerging salacious scandals and secrecy lead one to believe there are still scenarios that should become future investigations.

Tax exemption and other financial benefits seem to lie at the bottom of what appears a basic criminal structure. The overall ploy seems to be: using biblical reference to ensnare, inveigle and utilize political figures for The Fellowship’s furtherance. I’ll have to concur with Digital Spy when they say: “The series definitely throws up many more questions than it does answers.”

The Family will remain a mysterious conspiracy theory because there is no smoking gun, per se. However, there are obvious, admitted questionable practices and influencers. A gentleman named Larry Anderson of Portland Men’s Group had the most profound things to say of the fundamentalist network, in both senses.

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The Family don’t want to be famous – alas, now they’re infamous. Coe died in 2017, but they go on.

Once again, if this docuseries was an episode, or hour or so, shorter Show Snob would attribute a five-star rating – as it is compulsory viewing, we score it a four.

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