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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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# 26,250:
12:25 pm PST, Jan 8,
Brit Heinz, California
I am a firm believer in all women's rights. No one should be able to restrict these rights because of religion.
I am a firm believer in all women's rights. No one should be able to restrict these rights because of religion.
# 26,249:
8:10 am PST, Jan 8,
Tracy Williams, Georgia
# 26,248:
7:54 am PST, Jan 8,
James Marcus, Mexico
# 26,247:
12:21 am PST, Jan 8,
Deb Howell, North Carolina
# 26,246:
11:09 pm PST, Jan 7,
Jaime Cammarata, RD, Pennsylvania
# 26,245:
10:59 pm PST, Jan 7,
Childhood Without War PAC, Maryland
Legal & Financial Liability of teh Religious Organizations should be acknowledged first. Religious people should Legislate toward Chasitity instead of War. Childhood Without War PAC http://childhoodwithoutwar.net
Legal & Financial Liability of teh Religious Organizations should be acknowledged first. Religious people should Legislate toward Chasitity instead of War. Childhood Without War PAC http://childhoodwithoutwar.net
# 26,244:
8:56 pm PST, Jan 7,
Danielle Bray, Tennessee
# 26,243:
2:54 pm PST, Jan 7,
Melissa Ambrose, California
# 26,242:
7:03 am PST, Jan 7,
Michelle Trammell, Virginia
# 26,241:
3:30 pm PST, Jan 6,
Rebecca Hazard, New York
# 26,240:
3:06 pm PST, Jan 6,
Shirin Vasheghani, Canada
# 26,239:
12:04 pm PST, Jan 6,
Kelly Ziebell, Oregon
# 26,238:
11:06 am PST, Jan 6,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 26,237:
8:20 am PST, Jan 6,
Mary Orbison, New York
# 26,236:
6:02 am PST, Jan 6,
Sandie Donati, Texas
# 26,235:
3:49 am PST, Jan 6,
Melinda Allen, Texas
# 26,234:
1:40 pm PST, Jan 5,
Laurice Lee, Maine
# 26,233:
8:05 am PST, Jan 5,
Ingrid Algma, Estonia
# 26,232:
10:15 am PST, Jan 4,
Shauna May, Texas
# 26,231:
8:49 am PST, Jan 4,
Michelle M, Maryland
Don't preach what you can't follow!
Don't preach what you can't follow!
# 26,230:
1:47 am PST, Jan 4,
Carina Nilsson, Sweden
# 26,229:
4:52 pm PST, Jan 3,
Dawee Van, Michigan
# 26,228:
4:34 pm PST, Jan 3,
Rana Offutt, Colorado
# 26,227:
3:13 pm PST, Jan 3,
Thomas Patnaude, Minnesota
# 26,226:
10:26 am PST, Jan 3,
AA Gagnon, California
# 26,225:
9:57 am PST, Jan 3,
Valerie Friedman, Florida
Who died and made you God? Does the phrase "separation of church and state" have any meaning for you? I don't subscribe to your religious views, nor should I be forced to. that is what this country was founded on, lest ye forget.
Who died and made you God? Does the phrase "separation of church and state" have any meaning for you? I don't subscribe to your religious views, nor should I be forced to. that is what this country was founded on, lest ye forget.
# 26,224:
9:21 am PST, Jan 3,
Daile O'Connor, New Jersey
# 26,223:
8:42 pm PST, Jan 2,
Cornelia Beilke, Wisconsin
# 26,222:
12:17 pm PST, Jan 2,
Manu Saini, Texas
# 26,221:
5:50 pm PST, Jan 1,
Leah White-Davis, Canada
# 26,220:
4:38 pm PST, Jan 1,
Sandra Knight, United Kingdom
# 26,219:
4:09 pm PST, Jan 1,
Danielle Sporny, Florida
# 26,218:
4:01 pm PST, Jan 1,
Anne Martinez, Arizona
want a leader who will practice what he preaches? one who has religous morality and a firm commitment to upholding the constitution? the only answer is Dr. Ron Paul in 2008!!! find out more at www.RonPaul2008.com "we the people" are speaking - if they won't listen, we'll make them! want to do more? contact: "giving it all for Ron Paul" - theunitedfreaks@gmail.com
want a leader who will practice what he preaches? one who has religous morality and a firm commitment to upholding the constitution? the only answer is Dr. Ron Paul in 2008!!! find out more at www.RonPaul2008.com "we the people" are speaking - if they won't listen, we'll make them! want to do more? contact: "giving it all for Ron Paul" - theunitedfreaks@gmail.com
# 26,217:
1:09 pm PST, Jan 1,
Nick Goss, Iowa
# 26,216:
11:44 am PST, Jan 1,
Adam Laiewski, North Carolina
# 26,215:
11:37 am PST, Jan 1,
Trina Sonnenberg, Colorado
# 26,214:
10:39 am PST, Jan 1,
Stana Weisburd, New York
What makes America great is that everyone has the right to their live their lives as they see fit. Don't impose your views on everyone. You have no right to cast stones. Jesus spoke about loving people...not judging them. If you want to emulate Jesus...feed the hungry, house the homeless and be kind to people. Now that's Christian...Amen!
What makes America great is that everyone has the right to their live their lives as they see fit. Don't impose your views on everyone. You have no right to cast stones. Jesus spoke about loving people...not judging them. If you want to emulate Jesus...feed the hungry, house the homeless and be kind to people. Now that's Christian...Amen!
# 26,213:
7:52 am PST, Jan 1,
Tamarra Kolbe, Colorado
# 26,212:
11:10 am PST, Dec 31,
Sam Packer, Illinois
# 26,211:
2:39 am PST, Dec 31,
Christine Corrall, California
# 26,210:
3:08 pm PST, Dec 30,
Yuzo Yamada, California
Greed and injustice can only take you so far. What are your philosophies on life? Peace will never come about through irrationality.
Greed and injustice can only take you so far. What are your philosophies on life? Peace will never come about through irrationality.
# 26,209:
12:24 pm PST, Dec 30,
Name not displayed, Colorado
Focus on your own damn family.
Focus on your own damn family.
# 26,208:
11:59 am PST, Dec 30,
Grace Hamilton, Ireland
# 26,207:
8:33 am PST, Dec 30,
Cynthia Stokes-Adam, New York
# 26,206:
8:29 am PST, Dec 30,
Amber Reaves, New York
No one religion is right for everyone, they obviously need to learn that and to shut their mouths about things they don't even take into thought.
No one religion is right for everyone, they obviously need to learn that and to shut their mouths about things they don't even take into thought.
# 26,205:
6:21 am PST, Dec 30,
Elisa Omdeb, Venezuela
# 26,204:
3:46 am PST, Dec 29,
Ann Tuton, Texas
# 26,203:
1:58 am PST, Dec 29,
Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
# 26,202:
10:42 pm PST, Dec 28,
Andrea Chin, California
# 26,201:
10:27 pm PST, Dec 28,
Timara Motley, Virginia