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Submitted by Bert on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 8:26pm.
Ha! Now not only can I again not make comments, my comments are spontaneously disappearing. Poof! Just like that. Anyway, I wanted to re-post this very important material. (hopefully it will reappear in the place of its original posting as well.) I heard this awesome radio interview on KAOS today, on the program Writer's Voice, which is hosted by Francesca Rheannon. She conducted an absolutely intriguing interview with Jeff Sharlet. He recently published a book. It's entitled: The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power. The interview was stunning. Please tune in! Thanks to Jeff Sharlet, Francesca Rheannon, and KAOS!!! Here's a short description, with a link to the Writer's Voice website. Also included is a pod-cast link, so that you can listen in the comfort of good old OlyBlog. Robert Whitlock Francesca Rheannon talks with Jeff Sharlet and now for that podcast:
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Submitted by Bert on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 7:48am.Here's the blog: Jeff Sharlet
The Family [book excerpt]
Jeff Sharlet interviewed by Lindsay Beyerstein
Harper's: Jesus Plus Nothing
G-d's Chosen People
Submitted by Bert on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 11:34pm.The Family attests to be made up of the Chosen People of G-d.
So are they? Does G-d favor those who pursue domination? Does G-d favor those who side with power even when it destroys human rights, when it causes environmental and social degradation? Does G-d favor violence and destruction and foreign policies of militarism, corporatism and hegemony?Those who are associated with "The Family" claim to worship Jesus of Nazareth, but do they practice the Golden Rule (the ethic of reciprocity that is to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" or "treat others as you would like to be treated")?
I find this whole business about The Family to be very disturbing - because the G-d I believe in does not seek out power as an end, does not pursue empire, does not consider the ends to justify the means. The G-d I believe in stands for justice and truth and forgiveness and love.So what gives. How did this happen that religious fundamentalists have gotten into the world's most powerful halls and chambers and into the position of some of the world's most powerful elite?
Maybe it is because the fundamentalist ethos is such that it allows for basic immorality while membership in such an organization provides a cloak, a sort of image of holiness and propriety.
Well, it's far past time to pull back the curtain on this one!
more key-phrases from the radio interview
Submitted by Bert on Sat, 09/06/2008 - 5:01pm.Broken Link has been Repaired
Submitted by Bert on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 6:02pm.The mp3 link to this interview has been repaired. You can find the working link and the radio interview here: http://www.writersvoice.net/2008/08/the-secret-fundamentalism-at-the-heart-of-american-power/
Of Local Relevance
Submitted by Bert on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 10:09pm.http://openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6169
This looks like a tremendously interesting book.you got it right
Submitted by Gen. H.P. Gooberman on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 8:55pm.