(OPINION) Two recent documentary series offer distressing portraits of Christian organizations that, although unrelated, appear eerily similar.

Both movements gained prominence in part by instilling fear and shame in their members. Both have reaped abuse, scandal and decline.

One documentary series is “The Secrets of Hillsong,” now streaming on Hulu. It looks at the spectacular rise and fall of the Australian megachurch Hillsong, which became an international phenomenon with branches in various nations, including the United States. Most notably, Hillsong revolutionized Christian worship music.

The other series is “Shiny Happy People,” on Amazon Prime. It begins by exploring the famous Duggar family of “19 Kids and Counting,” then unfolds into an examination of the fundamentalist Institute in Basic Life Principles that — forgive the pun — spiritually birthed the Duggars and many other big-brood, home-schooling families.