But who would help the big man? Who would console him when he,
as Abram did sometimes, wept in the early mornings? That the big
men of society wept Abram never doubted. He thought that powerful
people, so clearly blessed by God, must surely possess equally
great reserves of compassion and love that they wished to shower
down on the weak, if only someone would show them how.
..pp89
agreed to use the "Bible as blueprint" with which to take back
first the city, then the city, then the state, and perhaps the
nation from the grip of godless organized labor. ..pp111
The Cold War becomes the Family's cause célèbre, the eradication
of communism worldwide in the name of Jesus Christ becomes its
driving mission. Sharlet details the Family’s involvement in
Indonesia (Suharto’s slaughter of untold millions), Somalia (Siad
Barre’s slaughter of untold millions), Haiti, Central America,
Uganda- the trail of blood goes on and on. The Family, not unlike
many US administrations, nurtures dictators when it suits their
political agenda and turns a blind eye to crimes against
humanity.
I haven't even touched the gross hypocrisy of the Family's
sheltering of and excuse-making for the recently-scandalized
slimeballs Gov. Mark Sanford and Sen. John Ensign, among others,
while proclaiming cultural war against gays and lesbians and family
planning that includes birth control.