This Month on Viewpoint - July

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C Street’s Influence over Politics
Recent news of extra-marital affairs by some politicians have drawn unwanted attention towards a house on C Street in Washington, D.C. that is home to some members of Congress and said to be a place for spiritual guidance.   Is this a secret organization with self-serving intentions or an innocent fellowship of Christian lawmakers seeking solace and comfort among one another?

Guests:
Daniel Alvarez, M.A., M.T.S., Florida International University
Rev. Ralph Curtin, D.Min., Trinity College
Sean Foreman, Ph.D., Barry University
Rabbi Dr. Yaakov Thompson, Sunrise Jewish Center

Comments

[Irma Nieves]

The reason why this is a "Secret Society" is because these public officials do not want the country to know their lies, their hypocrisy and how they are taking advantage of the trust of their families, their constituents, in fact, all Americans. They lie, they cheat on their wives, and the other members who may not do these things, still support them and are as well taking advantage of all of us. We need an investigation of this Secret Society.

[Andrew M.]

The trouble with religion is that it is so consistently used to justify and validate thievery, greed, malfeasance and fascist intentions. Love your show.

[Voxy]

Given the ready availability of Jeff Sharlet's "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power" - available, now, in paperback at Amazon - your program displayed a mind-numbing, jaw-dropping ignorance - willful? - of the political agenda of this organization. For the sake of intellectual honesty, you owe it to your viewers to revisit this topic, armed with the knowledge contained herein. Show prep, please.

[Voxy]

Per the above post, here's a link to Jeff Sharlet's book, Even that member of your panel who likened The Family to a boy scout troupe - unbelievable! - might find cause to see outside himself upon reading:

http://www.amazon.com/Family-Secret-Fundamentalism-Heart-American/dp/0060560053/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253352756&sr=1-1