The Revealer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
By Jeff Sharlet Activist Frederick Clarkson asked me to contribute an afterword to his new book, Dispatches from The Religious Left . I wasn't sure I could do it, because I wasn't sure if I knew what the Religious Left is -- or if it even exists. Then I read the essays Fred has collected by writers such as the Reverend Osagyefo Sekou, "Pastor Dan" Schultz, Chip Berlet, Jean Hardisty,...
On Faith (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... the Fellowship. The group and the event have been written about widely in recent years (mostly by Jeff Sharlet). Sadly, these folks who talk about ministry as meeting and connecting have an agenda that is one-sided theologically and, of course, politically. Things like this should remain private though not restrictive when it comes to Presidents and leaders participation.
BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
Worse Than Fascists: Christian Political Group 'The Family' Openly Reveres Hitler : Did you know that the National Prayer Breakfast is sponsored by a shadowy cabal of elite Christian fundamentalists? Jeff Sharlet 's new book, "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power," offers a rare glimpse of this remarkable network, which is known variously as the Family,...
FilmChat (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Was the Steve McQueen horror movie The Blob (1958) produced by a fundamentalist Christian cabal to advance a right-wing agenda? Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power , says yes. Rudy Nelson, who helped write the script for that film, says no , in one of the more fascinating and bizarre articles on politics, religion and pop culture...
