t’s been one of the fundamental quandries of the presidency of Donald J. Trump: How can a man so overtly dedicated to the banality of evil still retain widespread support among Christians?This is the question that Netflix’s newest harrowing documentary, “The Family,†attempts to answer over five episodes. Directed by Jesse Moss (“The Overnightersâ€) and produced by Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Films, the limited series is based on the non-fiction investigations “The Family†and “C Street†written by Dartmouth College journalism professor and religious scholar Jeff Sharlet. And while the answer isn’t presented as cut-and-dry as it could be, “The Family†is a profoundly troubling examination of the theocracy that wields power behind-the-scenes in Washington D.C.The Family, officially The Fellowship Foundation, is an aggregation of non-profit organizations that ostensibly work to spread the word and adhere to the teachings of Jesus. As Sharlet revealed in his books and as Moss expands on in “The Family,†however, there is a very thin line between evangelizing the work of Jesus and seeking access to those in power through spiritual obligation.
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