If you want to be truly, seriously frightened about the future of our country, pick up the latest Harper's and read this article. It's subject is the shadowy group that puts on the "Nation Prayer Breakfast" every year. But that's only the benign public face. Inside the group, they are training the "future leaders of America" with frightening, cult-like techniques. They count as their associate members many of the more vile Repukes in Congress, such as John Grassley, James Inhofe, and most especially, Don Nickles, who is a major supporter.Although the group claims to be about training people to serve Jesus, they sometimes sound more like the Mafia. In fact, they refer to themselves as "The Family" and their long-time leader, Doug Coe, is a frank admirer of the Mafia. This a part of a conversation between Coe and Todd Tiahrt, Republican congressman from Kansas:
"We gotta take Jesus out of the religious wrapping."
"Alright, how do we do that?" Tiahrt asked.
"A covenant," Doug answered..."Like the Mafia", he clarified. "Look at the strength of their bonds." He made a fist and held it before Tiahrt's face. Tiahrt nodded, squinting. "See, for them it's honor. For us, it's Jesus."
Coe listed other men who had changed the world through the strength of the covenants they had forged with their "brothers": "Look at Hitler," he said. "Lenin, Ho Chi Minh, Bin Laden." The Family, of course, possesses a weapon those leaders lacked: the "total Jesus" of a brotherhood in Christ. "That's what you get with a covenant," said Coe.
And it gets better. They not only think of themselves as "The Family", but also as "The Chosen". Chosen by God, of course. And listen to this supposed "Bible lesson" from Doug Coe's son, David:
"Hey, you know what's interesting about King David? . . . King David liked to do really bad things." He chuckled. "Here's this guy who sllept with another man's wife--Bathsheba, right?--an then basically murders her husband. And this guy is one of our heroes." David shook his head. "I mean, Jiminy Christmas, God likes this guy! What," he said, "is THAT all about?"
The answer, we discovered, was that King David had been "chosen". To illustrate the point David Coe turned to Beau. "Beau, let's say I hear you raped three little girls. And now here you are with us. What would I think of you, Beau?"
Beau shrank into the cushions. "Probably that I'm pretty bad."
"No, Beau. I wouldn't. Because I'm not here to judge you. That's not my job. I'm here for only one thing."
"Jesus?" Beau said. David smiled and winked.
You see, if you're one of the "chosen", you can do anything, ANYTHING, and it's okay, because Jesus is on your side. This is the kind of "Christianity" the power mongers in Washington is getting indoctrinated into. While they say "Jesus" a lot, it's very obvious that conquering, rampaging dictators are more to their liking. This group is training "Christian soldiers" to dominate the world, and they have remarkable access to the highest echelons of power. This is one of the most frightening things I've read in long, long time.
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