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Stop the hypocrisy: tell leaders of the religious right to practice what they preach
Target: Ralph Reed, James Dobson, & Lou SheldonSponsored by: Care2
For years, the leaders of the
Religious Right have attacked the freedom of women to control their
own bodies, waged war on gay marriage, and fought to erode one of
the central tenets of our Constitution: the separation
between church and state. They claimed the
moral high ground, asserting the right to tell people how to live
and condemning millions of Americans for actions they deemed
immoral.
Now it turns out that leaders of the Religious Right are knee-deep in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. After years of condemning gambling as a social ill, they�ve been caught in pro-gambling campaigns hatched by the indicted lobbyist.
Their high ground has been washed away. Former Christian Coalition Director Ralph Reed made millions from Indian gambling interests, rallying religious conservatives to oppose competing casinos. James Dobson of Focus on the Family recorded anti-gambling ads that a casino-operating Indian tribe paid to air. And Lou Sheldon�s Traditional Values Coalition was paid $25,000 by online gambling outfit eLottery to lobby congress on its behalf.
It�s time to stop the hypocrisy. Millions of Americans have taken their moral cues from these men, only to find out now that they are in bed with the very interests they�ve earned their living condemning.
Send a letter to Ralph Reed, James Dobson, and Lou Sheldon and tell them to start practicing what they preach.
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# 200:
5:44 am PST, Mar 10,
Charlene Williams, Texas
# 199:
5:44 am PST, Mar 10,
Andrea Leonard, Massachusetts
# 198:
5:44 am PST, Mar 10,
Bret Haney, Texas
Bret L Haney
Bret L Haney
# 197:
5:44 am PST, Mar 10,
Karen Szabo, New York
How sad that those who claim to represent their god are so morally bankrupt and hypocritical.
How sad that those who claim to represent their god are so morally bankrupt and hypocritical.
# 196:
5:43 am PST, Mar 10,
Scott Steinkamp, Illinois
I wonder how it can be so easy for you to judge and condemn so many others, are you currently apologizing to your "flock" for your misdeeds. I imagine not since that might "dry up" your funds from them. It is all about money to you anyhow not moral highness. I think I will write a local editorial describing these "misdeeds".
I wonder how it can be so easy for you to judge and condemn so many others, are you currently apologizing to your "flock" for your misdeeds. I imagine not since that might "dry up" your funds from them. It is all about money to you anyhow not moral highness. I think I will write a local editorial describing these "misdeeds".
# 195:
5:43 am PST, Mar 10,
Wilbur Franklin Jr, Illinois
# 194:
5:43 am PST, Mar 10,
Melissa Cicetti, New York
# 193:
5:43 am PST, Mar 10,
James & Evelyn Bentley, Montana
# 192:
5:43 am PST, Mar 10,
Richard Wilson, New Jersey
Do not interfere with separation of church and state.
Do not interfere with separation of church and state.
# 191:
5:43 am PST, Mar 10,
John V. Bryson, Jr., Georgia
# 190:
5:42 am PST, Mar 10,
Brianne Della Rocca, Vermont
You're the people Jesus stood up and faught against. You all are disgusting and should be ashamed of yourselves-- a bunch of corrupt liars who have not one shred of humanity in any fiber of your beings.
You're the people Jesus stood up and faught against. You all are disgusting and should be ashamed of yourselves-- a bunch of corrupt liars who have not one shred of humanity in any fiber of your beings.
# 189:
5:42 am PST, Mar 10,
Stephanie Winchester, Texas
# 188:
5:42 am PST, Mar 10,
Lori Quaresimo, Pennsylvania
# 187:
5:42 am PST, Mar 10,
Autumn Carlson, Massachusetts
# 186:
5:42 am PST, Mar 10,
Wesley Trobaugh, Iowa
# 185:
5:42 am PST, Mar 10,
Dona Foster, Illinois
I knew all along that something was wrong about the religious right. Now the truth is starting to come out that they are wolves in sheeps clothing! Our Jesus would never preach hate. I agree with the signer who said not to practice what you preach!
I knew all along that something was wrong about the religious right. Now the truth is starting to come out that they are wolves in sheeps clothing! Our Jesus would never preach hate. I agree with the signer who said not to practice what you preach!
# 184:
5:42 am PST, Mar 10,
Jeffrey Kisler, Pennsylvania
This comes as no surprise. I have always felt that you were the most hypocritical and hateful of the bunch.
This comes as no surprise. I have always felt that you were the most hypocritical and hateful of the bunch.
# 183:
5:42 am PST, Mar 10,
Cathi Rodgers, Florida
# 182:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Steve E Coleman, Texas
# 181:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Eric Lehman, New York
Eric G. Lehman
Eric G. Lehman
# 180:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Rhonda Lynn, California
# 179:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Jesse Olley, North Carolina
Your fight for power will be your downfall.
Your fight for power will be your downfall.
# 178:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Daniel Callender, Michigan
This is nothing new. Throughout history, many of those people in positions of power, power gained from positions of spritual, religious or moral authority, who fervently preach against moral "sin and vice" and aggessively condemn all the "sinners" of the world, turn out to be human after all and commit their fare share of "sin". They also tend to commit even larger sins, crimes even, because they have access to more money and privilige. You know, the "finer things in life". This latest revelation should come as no surprise. But we can never let these hypocrites and criminals get away with it, no matter what. For as longs as they exist so should our sense or social justice. We know that the Religious Right (esp. its leadership) will never act as Jesus would, because he teaches humility, poverty, forgiveness and love no matter what one's enemies perpetrate agaisnt you. So we have to remain ever vigilante when these so-called Christians seek to harm the American people.
This is nothing new. Throughout history, many of those people in positions of power, power gained from positions of spritual, religious or moral authority, who fervently preach against moral "sin and vice" and aggessively condemn all the "sinners" of the world, turn out to be human after all and commit their fare share of "sin". They also tend to commit even larger sins, crimes even, because they have access to more money and privilige. You know, the "finer things in life". This latest revelation should come as no surprise. But we can never let these hypocrites and criminals get away with it, no matter what. For as longs as they exist so should our sense or social justice. We know that the Religious Right (esp. its leadership) will never act as Jesus would, because he teaches humility, poverty, forgiveness and love no matter what one's enemies perpetrate agaisnt you. So we have to remain ever vigilante when these so-called Christians seek to harm the American people.
# 177:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Richard Wesley Williams, Connecticut
If Jesus wasn't ashamed of you folks before, which I'm certain he was, he surely is even more so now. Fools!
If Jesus wasn't ashamed of you folks before, which I'm certain he was, he surely is even more so now. Fools!
# 176:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 175:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Rev. Barbara Currie, New Hampshire
As a fellow clergy, I feel it is so important to be honest and consistent. I'm fine with your interest in gambling if you feel and preach that it is okay. Just stop being hypocritical. God bless you.
As a fellow clergy, I feel it is so important to be honest and consistent. I'm fine with your interest in gambling if you feel and preach that it is okay. Just stop being hypocritical. God bless you.
# 174:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
EARL VAN-WYK, Florida
# 173:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Spencer Means, New York
# 172:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Joann Sheehan, Maryland
# 171:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Sheila Oxford, California
As Jesus said, by their fruits you will know them. Hyporcrites all!!
As Jesus said, by their fruits you will know them. Hyporcrites all!!
# 170:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
John Hammonds, Illinois
# 169:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Aisha R. Leonard, California
# 168:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Jessye Wojtusik, New York
# 167:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
Tanya Anim, Florida
# 166:
5:41 am PST, Mar 10,
T. RANDALL MOCK, M.D., Texas
# 165:
5:40 am PST, Mar 10,
Robyn Ochs, Massachusetts
Shame on you!
Shame on you!
# 164:
5:40 am PST, Mar 10,
Linda Montee, Illinois
Linda Montee
Linda Montee
# 163:
5:40 am PST, Mar 10,
Sue Calkins, Illinois
# 162:
5:40 am PST, Mar 10,
Robert Orlando, New York
# 161:
5:40 am PST, Mar 10,
Michael Gill, Ohio
# 160:
5:40 am PST, Mar 10,
Tzipora Katz, New Jersey
If they were true Christians, they would be spreading a message of unconditional love instead of one of unconditional hypocrisy!
If they were true Christians, they would be spreading a message of unconditional love instead of one of unconditional hypocrisy!
# 159:
5:40 am PST, Mar 10,
Jan Hidde King, Colorado
# 158:
5:40 am PST, Mar 10,
Judy Phurrough, Kentucky
You can't hide from the truth. God loves all his children but you judge them! You will have to answer for your thoughts and actions when you face Him.
You can't hide from the truth. God loves all his children but you judge them! You will have to answer for your thoughts and actions when you face Him.
# 157:
5:39 am PST, Mar 10,
Gordon McDougall, Illinois
# 156:
5:39 am PST, Mar 10,
Christine Acker, New York
# 155:
5:39 am PST, Mar 10,
Rick Roemer, Texas
# 154:
5:39 am PST, Mar 10,
,marilyn Marsh, Florida
# 153:
5:39 am PST, Mar 10,
Donna Hartfiel, Wisconsin
So many times I've seen politicians against gays then found them to be soliticing male prostitutes and picking up gay men online in the news. You live lives as 'do as I say but not as I do'. You need to stay out of our bedrooms and Dr's offices. You can't even run your own lives besides ours. This is one reason I'm proud NOT to be a Christian.
So many times I've seen politicians against gays then found them to be soliticing male prostitutes and picking up gay men online in the news. You live lives as 'do as I say but not as I do'. You need to stay out of our bedrooms and Dr's offices. You can't even run your own lives besides ours. This is one reason I'm proud NOT to be a Christian.
# 152:
5:39 am PST, Mar 10,
Nathalie Dion, Canada
# 151:
5:39 am PST, Mar 10,
Mari Jayne Frederick, Florida