THE FAMILY
THE SECRET FUNDAMENTALISM AT THE HEART OF AMERICAN POWER
JEFF SHARLET
講回這本書的作者Jeff Sharlet是大å¸å®—教系教授.為了å�šé€™å€‹å€‹æ¡ˆåŠ å…¥The Familyçš„æ ¸å¿ƒåŸ¹è¨“ï¼ŽåŸ¹è¨“æ˜¯è¦�ä½�在總部,有指定師傅.å�«å�šåŽŸæ•™æ—¨ï¼Œè‡ªç„¶æ˜¯ç”·å°ˆå¥³å�‘.有活動時女生è¦�穿著長裙æœ�ä¾�.例如煮食,傳è�œï¼ŽJeffæ��寫å¸ç¿’çš„æ—¥å�給我å��分大親切感.當ä¸äººç‰©å°�話,活動,和一個似乎和主題關的人物出ç�¾éƒ½ä»¤æˆ‘發出會心微笑.情形和我出入會基ç�£æ•™æ´»å‹•æ‰€è¦‹æ‰€è�žæ¥µä¼¼ï¼Ž
到這è£�è¦�講講寫手法.基本上述而ä¸�論.這樣å�šå�¯ä»¥ä¿�æŒ�客觀,也å�¯ä»¥é�¿å…�被起訴.å�¦ä¸€å€‹ç‰¹é»žæ˜¯ä»¥äººç‚ºä¸å¿ƒï¼Œä¸�å�Œä¸€èˆ¬è¥¿æ–¹æ·å�²ä»¥äº‹ä»¶ç‚ºä¸å¿ƒçš„手法.有時講é�ŽåŽ»ï¼Œæœ‰æ™‚講ç�¾åœ¨ï¼Žå¦‚果有人幫手å�šå€‹äººç‰©ä¿‚普會易ç�†è§£äº›ï¼Žèªžè¨€æ–¹é�¢æ˜¯åœ°é�“美語,所以生å—算多.看這本書是件難事.到目å‰�為æ¢ï¼Œæˆ‘還沒有看完,亦ä¸�打算看完.
以下講一講發起人Abraham Vereide的事蹟.
Abram是羅å¨�移民.當時是192ï¼�s.Abramå��分上進,他娶了牧師的女兒.生活窮困.他æ¯�早四時å�Šç¦±å‘Šï¼š"Do you want me, Lord, to go as Thy Ambassador?" 如是者到1935年æŸ�日,Abram糾倣收到神的指示;神的手移動祂的å�民去一個新的方å�‘。神的啟示很簡單:”To the big man went strength, to the little man went need.”
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. ..pp89Abram開始穿洲é�Žçœ�。他的確有一些神蹟發生了。他有新的å–襟,還有一匹馬。以下會講講Abram起家的天時。當年鋼é�µåŸºåœ¨ç¾Žåœ‹æ˜¯é‡�è¦�å·¥æ¥ï¼Œç™¼ç”Ÿäº†å·¥é�‹ï¼Žåœ¨èˆŠé‡‘山發展到工人和è¦å¯Ÿæµ�血沖特.有工é�‹é ˜è¢–願æ„�放棄利益æ�›å�–和平,但å�¦ä¸€æ´¾å …æŒ�抗çˆï¼Žå°�抗å�‡æº«ï¼Žå·¥æœƒå’Œå•†æœƒè† ä½�.Abram夥å�ŒSt. Clair.St. Clairæ��供一個19人的商人å��單,用ç�¾ä»£å�£èªžå°±æ˜¯ï¼‘9個ceï½�,邀請他們去城ä¸æœ€é«˜ç´šé…’店食早é¤�.19人之ä¸å�ªæœ‰ä¸€å€‹æ˜¯åŽ»æ•™æœƒçš„人.Abramå�Œï¼‘9個家é�”到公è˜ï¼š
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有一個早上,一個工é�‹é ˜è¢–Jimmy出ç�¾åœ¨æ—©é¤�會.如是者Jimmy多次出ç�¾åœ¨æ—©é¤�會,安é�œåœ°å��è‘—è�½ç�商人分享.他們見è‰è�–經如何轉化能力(power)致他們的生活.當ä¸å’Œä¸€äº›å•†ç•Œé ˜è¢–食飯å°�ä¸�了.直到有一個早é¤�會Jimmy起身分享,他以å‰�å¦‚ä½•æƒ³æƒ³å·¥å» å€’é–‰ï¼Œå¦‚ä»Šç™¼ç�¾é€™ç�人原來是絕å°�èª å¯¦("how absolutely honest")和兼å�‘.一塲工é�‹å°±ä¼¼å¹³æ�¯ï¼Ž
以上是Abram�立早�禱告會的�程.
以下回到Jeff首次到Ivanwald的一些見�.Ivanwald是The Family的總,在Twenty Fourth Street North of Arlington .以下節錄一段神蹟.
話說Jeff去The Family�訓時的話事人是Doug Coe. Coe經常講一個神大能轉化�干�的故事.
話說Coe和一個男人打è³$500,盤å�£æ˜¯é€£çºŒï¼”5日禱告,一定應ç�¾ï¼Žç”·äººæœ€å¾Œé�¸æ“‡äº†ç‚ºçƒ�å¹²é�”禱告.真到ç‰ä¸‰å��二日,那個男人é�‡åˆ°ä¸€å€‹çƒ�å¹²é�”來,為å¤å�籌募一百è�¬å…ƒé†«è—¥è²»çš„女人.那男人é�”æˆ�çƒ�å¹²é�”女人的願望.
故事繼續發展.當那個男å�回到美國,收到çƒ�å¹²é�”總統的來電.總統說è¦�è£½é€ ä¸€å€‹æ–°æ”¿åºœï¼Žé‚£å€‹ç”·äººæ–¼æ˜¯è«‹ç¸½çµ±åŽ»ç¾Žåœ‹ä¸€é½Šç¦±å‘Šï¼Œå’Œå�ƒè°å“¡å�Šçœ¾è°å“¡ç‰ä¸€é½Šç¦±å‘Šï¼Žç¸½çµ±åŽ»åˆ°Cedars,在那è£�é�‡åˆ°è€¶ç©Œï¼Žé€™å€‹ç¸½çµ±è®Šæˆ�é�žæ´²çœ¾ç¸½çµ±çš„總統.這個總統å�«Yoweri Museveni.
Coe講了這個故事好多次.這個故事在很多基è¦�派的講é�“出ç�¾ï¼Žä½†é€™æ˜¯å�‡çš„.Coe的朋å�‹å�«Bob Hunter,ä¸�是一般商人.是å‰�ç¦�特政府的官員.Jeff找到兩份Hunter給Coe,總共有18é �長的備忘.講述和çƒ�å¹²é�”å�Šè‚¯äºžäººçš„招募活動.Hunter的使命是代表美國政治人物的利益, 影響剛ç�¨ç«‹çš„çƒ�å¹²é�”退離左翼.
The Family就是這樣é‡�複招攬,用金錢政治ç‰åŽ»å¾�æœ�弱國.å�¦å¤–亦有æ�’é‡�åœ¨ä¸€äº›æ©Ÿæ§‹ï¼Žå®£æ˜Žæœƒï¼Œæ ¡åœ’å‚³é�“會,葛培ç�†å¸ƒé�“團ç‰ä¸»è¦�人物都是基ç�£æ•™é»‘手黨的é‡�.
基ç�£æ•™é»‘手黨å�¦ä¸€å€‹ç‰¹å¾µæ˜¯è¬›å¯¦åˆ©ï¼Œä¿¡ä»°å�–å�‘和價值權ä¸�é‡�è¦�.當然,å°�åƒ�è¦�宣稱信耶穌和å�¯ä»¥ä¸€é½Šç¦±å‘Šæ‰�以é�‹ä½œé€™éƒ¨å®—教機器.一個例å�是第二次世界大戰的ç´�稅黨餘å½ï¼Œå› 為能力強和有影響力,所以æˆ�為招攬å°�åƒ�.這批人表é�¢ä¸Šæ‚”改,但把戰çˆç½ªè¡Œå…¨æŽ¨çµ¦å¸Œç‰¹å‹’.有些甚至包è£�æˆ�å�—害者.
基�教黑手黨發展到今天在很多國家都有早�禱告會.
我沒有看完整本書.發展下去都是差ä¸�多.主è¦�åŽŸå› æ˜¯äººç‰©å¤ªç¹�複,生å—太多.主è¦�角色都是è�½åˆ°ç¥žçš„呼招去é‡�æ•´ç¤¾æœƒï¼Žä»–å€‘çš„æ ¸å¿ƒä¿¡å¿µæ˜¯ç¥žæ�€é�¸å°�數有能力的人按神心æ„�é‡�整社會é�“德.
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節錄一些評論,å�¯ä»¥çœ‹å‡ºThe Family的價值觀.çƒ�å¹²é�”å°�å�Œæ€§æˆ€åˆ¤è™•æ»åˆ‘The Family是幕後黑手.
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.