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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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MARY ROSHTO, Arizona
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Rajshree Boyragee, Mauritius
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Karen Jeanmarie, Mauritius
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Denise Mcleod, California
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Heather Joy Crosse, Vermont
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Julie Washburn, Arkansas
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Alice Merrielegs, United Kingdom
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Alysha Thomas, United Kingdom
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6:20 pm PST, Jan 22,
Thalia Schuetenburg, Colorado
Rights to women are VERY important in my eyes. I'm a hardcore feminist. I truly believe that women should have to the right to do or be anything.
Rights to women are VERY important in my eyes. I'm a hardcore feminist. I truly believe that women should have to the right to do or be anything.
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1:25 pm PST, Jan 22,
Lauren Gebbia, North Carolina
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Crystal Troy, New Jersey
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Penny Sinclair, North Carolina
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Rebecca Gravelle, New Mexico
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Heather Kulzy, New Jersey
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Susan O'Connor, New York
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3:30 pm PST, Jan 21,
Donald Story, Ohio
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1:08 pm PST, Jan 21,
Nettie Paisley, New York
Practicing what you preach is very powerful and effective!
Practicing what you preach is very powerful and effective!
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11:21 am PST, Jan 21,
Jessica Law, South Carolina
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John R Geiser, Michigan
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5:52 am PST, Jan 21,
Stacy Callender, Mississippi
As someone who grew up listening to these men, I am disgusted by their hypocrisy! What shame you have brought to yourselves and to Christianity which you pretend to represent!
As someone who grew up listening to these men, I am disgusted by their hypocrisy! What shame you have brought to yourselves and to Christianity which you pretend to represent!
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Natalie Faber, United Kingdom
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Mark Mercer, Florida
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Adrian Benedic, Romania
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Jepha Monaghan, Colorado
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Majenta Smart, Georgia
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Alicia Smith, Illinois
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Simon Holmlund, Sweden
If you belive in something then you should follow it and otherwise if you don´t then you are not fit to blame others for not practising it.
If you belive in something then you should follow it and otherwise if you don´t then you are not fit to blame others for not practising it.
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Christa Washington, Washington
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Tassa Rose, Massachusetts
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Michael Spudich, Florida
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James Hibbard, Massachusetts
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Barb Brewington, Missouri
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3:40 pm PST, Jan 19,
Courtney Warren, California
We are all God's children. Do we all not have the right to love-no matter whom we choose?
We are all God's children. Do we all not have the right to love-no matter whom we choose?
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Bree Selsby, Australia
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Llew Taylor, Pennsylvania
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Randal Nottingham, Maryland
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Desiree Quinones, Illinois
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Jocelyn Nunes, Nevada
Religious fanaticism at it's worst and the christian right trying to enforce their beliefs and ideals on the public.Let people live their lives the way they choose.Maybe instead of trying to force your beliefs on everyone,your time would be better spent taking up important issues like the genocides in other countries,children starving,or,you know,the other mass of problems plaguing the rest of the world,as well as this country.
Religious fanaticism at it's worst and the christian right trying to enforce their beliefs and ideals on the public.Let people live their lives the way they choose.Maybe instead of trying to force your beliefs on everyone,your time would be better spent taking up important issues like the genocides in other countries,children starving,or,you know,the other mass of problems plaguing the rest of the world,as well as this country.
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Denise Hanley, Washington
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10:59 am PST, Jan 17,
Samantha Kyser, Texas
These people have no clue about God.
These people have no clue about God.
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Jennifer Parks, North Carolina
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Heather R Floyd, Colorado
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Christina H, Ohio
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Christian Girl, Wisconsin
God will reveal the truth soon...Revelation is coming to pass
God will reveal the truth soon...Revelation is coming to pass
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Angela Johnson, Tennessee
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Nancy Duey, Nevada
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6:43 pm PST, Jan 15,
Tommy West, Indiana
Get out of our lives and stop pushing your beliefs on the rest of us. The Christian Right is only causing hatred and violence
Get out of our lives and stop pushing your beliefs on the rest of us. The Christian Right is only causing hatred and violence