The Family

Television Review: “The Family” — Ruthlessness and Christian Piety

The documentary sees The Family as really just a huge, secretive, and well-funded lobbying firm: separating church and state is for losers.

While it has its highlights, The Family limits our frame of reference to other movies, rather than anything resembling real life.

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