The National Prayer Breakfast is a thing that is not what it is purported to be and is falsely presenting itself as some bipartisan love-fest.
A secret organization called “The Family” organizes the event every year. Also called “The Fellowship”, it is composed primarily of evangelical Christian men that have extreme right-wing interpretation of the Scriptures and lobby governments and try to influence politicians with their views. It is not a registered lobby group but a non-profit church as authorized by the United States IRS. Over the course of the last 75 years, their influence is not just in the United States but worldwide. 1
At first glance, the annual National Prayer Breakfast looks like a feel-good event meant to bring Democrats and Republicans together.
In reality, the forum is intended to help right-wing lobbyists and foreign dictators hobnob with U.S. officials. That’s because the famous breakfast is organized by “the Fellowship” (or “the Family”), a secretive right-wing organization that teaches “totalitarianism for Christ;” favorably compares Hitler, Lenin, and Mao to Jesus; and works to recruit powerful leaders into its fold.
The National Prayer Breakfast tries to hide its true agenda behind a facade of Congressional hosts and bipartisan legitimacy. The good news is that Democrats are finally waking up: Nine out of 14 Democrats on last year’s host committees have dropped out, including presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Unfortunately, some Democrats still support the event. Event hosts like co-chair Rep. Tom Suozzi and former vice-presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine need to hear from Christians who reject the Family’s hijacking of our faith. 2
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Its members include Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Vice President Mike Pence is also reported to have ties to it. 3
- Rolling Stone, August 9, 2019, EJ Dickson – Prayer, Politics and Power: ‘The Family’ Reveals Our Insidious American Theocracy – Based on author Jeff Sharlet’s book of the same name, the Netflix docuseries highlights a secret (homoerotic) Christian cabal that you’ve never heard of.
- FaithfulAmerica.org, January 23, 2020 – The National Prayer Breakfast is Not What It Seems
- TheNewCivilRightsMovement.com, Matthew Chapman, August 11, 2019 – Here’s the Truth About the Shadowy Group Behind the National Prayer Breakfast
