Have we all forgotten that Clinton was part of the RW Evangelical "The Family" circle?

[Odin2005]

That's another reason I don't trust her one bit.

[restorefreedom]

1. can someone fill me in on the "family"?

all i can think of is the godfather movies. i try not to live under a rock, and yet i don't know what this is all about..

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. Dominionist group.

Google David Coe, the leader. Basically Western theocrats, who think Christianity should control the 'seven mountains', of which politics is one, and that all politicians should be Christians and run their countries by Christian precepts. They've got a fair number of 'Family' mebers already on the right side of the aisle, but some Dems too.

[restorefreedom]

4. jeez. does anyone know how involved the clintons are/were?

that is some serious shit

[Luminous Animal]

6. Hillary was part of a women's weekly prayer session for many years.

Hillary's Prayer: Hillary Clinton's Religion and Politics

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/09/hillarys-prayer-hillary-clintons-religion-and-politics

It is a long read but well worth it.

[restorefreedom]

16. yikes. nt

[MrMickeysMom]

21. I remember that article from 8 years ago...

I won't make harsh remarks about anyone's religiosity, because they all use it without us EVER knowing how sincere they are when they use it.

I know who DOESN'T use it, and I know that Clinton has this history does use profess her religion. Her actions speak much louder than her words, since it means little when it comes to hegemony and all those people who are caught up in the red mist of war mongering.

Prayer and Fellowship... For what REAL reason? We'll never know soon enough, since they all routinely change their stories of what they believe in.

[joshcryer]

27. The SENATE women's prayer breakfast.

Every single woman senator attended.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

7. A guy over on Daily Kos did a number of blogs on it when she ran in 2007-2008.

I can't remember his name, but he keeps an eye on cult types sorta like the SPLC keeps an eye on hate groups.

If you google Daily Kos Family David Coe, you'll see a couple of articles about Hillary's ties to them in the first few links that pop up.

[restorefreedom]

17. weird stuff imo. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

11. I just googled "family dominionist clinton"

and it gave me several articles about this, most over 8 years old. They detail that she attended meetings of this group beginning when she was first lady and continuing through the W Bush years. As SoS, her schedule probably would not have allowed her to continue with them as before, and I do not see any recent allegations of her association with The Family.

I'm all for people believing what they want, but these are some of the most powerful people in the country and world, and many of their aims sound more theocratic than democratic.

[restorefreedom]

18. yes and we get enough theocracy from republicans nt

[kristopher]

30. They're Behind Ted Cruz.

[restorefreedom]

31. well isnt that illuminating. nt

[cprise]

5. here you go

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-ehrenreich/hillarys-nasty-pastorate_b_92361.html

[restorefreedom]

15. how lovely. thx for the link nt

[Kip Humphrey]

3. Reason #7 why I'm voting for Bernie Sanders. Thanks for the reminder!

The Family are extremely dangerous to our Democracy.

[TIME TO PANIC]

8. I thought she was a Southern Baptist. n/t

[Luminous Animal]

9. No. Methodist. But to The Family it does not matter what sect a Christian belongs to

[TIME TO PANIC]

13. Just googled it; pretty weird shit. n/t

[global1]

10. Wasn't There A Book Written About This Group....

called 'The Family'? I recall something about a townhouse in DC they used. And didn't Rachel Maddow make a big deal about this book and have the author on her program a number of times?

[moondust]

14. Jeff Sharlet

The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power

[joshcryer]

24. Yeah, that book says she's "not a friend of the family."

But that she went to the women's prayer breakfast for political connections, basically.

[99th_Monkey]

12. Yes, I had forgotten; so thanks for the reminder. nt

[CharlotteVale]

19. I haven't and never will...She cannot be trusted. On anything.

[WillyT]

20. K & R !!!

[amborin]

22. knr

[AzDar]

23. K & R

[joshcryer]

25. It's brought up every week.

And it's a lie every time it's brought up. I can quote the relevant passage of Shartletts book.

[moriah]

26. No, we haven't forgotten.

Of course, so was Jimmy Carter.

[MohRokTah]

28. And Ruth Bader Ginsburg's best friend was Antonin Scalia.

What's your point?

[RufusTFirefly]

29. Nope. Hadn't forgotten in the least.

In fact, two verses that are fitting for the holiday spring to mind, although I mean them in an entirely different way.

"My cup runneth over." -- Psalm 23:5

"Let me count the ways." -- Sonnet 43, Elizabeth Barrett Browning

[K Gardner]

32. I remember ! I did a big journal on it back in 2008 ! LOL..

some things never change..oppo research never grows old !

[rosesaylavee]

33. Nope. I think she will explain all that when she releases her transcripts. nt