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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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I am wiccan and I believe that let people do as they will as long as they harm none. I feel that trying to tell people how to live and then in turn not truely living that away would not bring harmony with your soul. All I ask is that you practice in your life, heart, and soul what comes through your speach. I listen to what some of what you say on radio programs and it sounds good. Please just take the time to rethink and balance your actions with your words.
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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-it-islamic-self-righteousness
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IMAGINE THAT... A CHRISTIAN BIGOT!!! WHY NOT, AFTERALL... BUSH IS!!!!
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Typical right wing hypocrites.
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I knew you were all just a little too "holier than thou".
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They have no right to tell people how to live their lives!! I will practise my own beliefs and not be forced into anything I don't believe in, it's just not right!! It's like we're not allowed to have our own mind, with religion pushed down our necks all the time, religion is the cause of the failing planet!
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Keep your god to yourself. How dare you try and control people imposing your beliefs while you continue to spread hate and bigotry. You are a bunch of corrupt thieves which are being exposed more and more everyday.
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Yes, those dirty Christians should keeps their hands off of womens wombs. Next thing you know they might start stoning women for adultery and hanging teenage girls for being raped!
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Keep america free from tyrants and hypocryte who would destroy the fundmentals of this great nation in the name of their god and profit.
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Sadly, these idiots don't surprise me. Theyr'e ALL lies and BS
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You are a disgusting example of hipocracy. Stop targeting abortion and gay rights and start learning how to become a decent human being.