THE FAMILY: Part One: Submersion

(HHH, PCPCPC, AbAbAb, CC, BB, CoCo, FR, L, V, S, N, M):

Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

  Very strong humanist, politically correct, anti-Christian worldview where Christians are depicted only emphasizing the Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, and no other books of the Bible, the leader of the Family is falsely accused of striving for a Hitler/Stalin/Mao type of loyalty to Jesus and His cause, Christians questioned to be like the mafia, a misrepresentation of the character of Jesus Christ, a Christian character asserts that organized religion distracts from Jesus, with strong Christian, biblical elements where the struggle between good and evil is acknowledged, characters say God has a plan for your life, positive representations of God and Jesus, prayer depicted, Scripture recited, Christians are challenged to understand why David is such an important part of the Bible, communism is presented when discussing world dictators, Christians are presented as anti-democratic and anti-American, wanting their own agenda to reign supreme at the highest levels of governments, Islam is mentioned, and a Christian character mentions that Muslim children could be a threat;

Foul Language:

  One use of the “f” word;

Violence:

  Young man tackled and held down forcibly in the mud as part of an initiation process;

Sex:

  Discussion of rape, and character sexually assaulted but it’s not shown;

Nudity:

  Upper male nudity while man lifts weights;

Alcohol Use:

  Mention of not drinking alcohol;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

  Man asked if he used drugs, he says no;

Miscellaneous Immorality:

  Fellowship called people names who weren’t following God, manipulation and deception.