Last week Netflix released "The Family" a five-part documentary about a secretive group of Christians with a mission to spread the teachings of Jesus to Washington, D.C., and beyond. Many progressives will love the documentary because it gives them what they want to hear, while conservatives will probably question the motives of those involved.
"The Family" is directed by Jesse Moss and based on two books by journalist Jeff Sharlet: "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power" (2008) and "C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy" (2010). (Sharlet is an executive producer and has a significant amount of camera time.)
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