Care2 member? Log in
|
 |
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.
Sign Petition! see who signed this
We signed the “Stop the hypocrisy: tell leaders of the religious right to practice what they preach” petition!
# 26,500:
# 26,499:
# 26,498:
PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH! RELIGOUS FREEDOM FOR ALL! The Christian's Bible says 'Judge not 'lest Ye be judged.' Did ya'll miss that bit of scripture?? If there is a heaven, I'd sure hate to be in the line you all are going to be standing in.
# 26,497:
# 26,496:
# 26,495:
# 26,494:
# 26,493:
# 26,492:
# 26,491:
# 26,490:
# 26,489:
# 26,488:
# 26,487:
# 26,486:
# 26,485:
# 26,484:
# 26,483:
# 26,482:
# 26,481:
# 26,480:
# 26,479:
# 26,478:
# 26,477:
# 26,476:
# 26,475:
# 26,474:
# 26,473:
# 26,472:
# 26,471:
# 26,470:
# 26,469:
# 26,468:
# 26,467:
Is it not writen, judge not lest you be judged?
# 26,466:
# 26,465:
# 26,464:
Everyone is entitled to live how they please. NOT everyone believes the same as the next. I DO NOT support organized religion, or those who think that their 'religious beliefs' are the sole way for living. Stop condemning people for being unique! It's 2008 people. Time to grow up and move on.
# 26,463:
# 26,462:
# 26,461:
# 26,460:
I think a better name for the religious right is the hypocritical wrong. They are wrong on everything and make a mockery of what Jesus stood for.
# 26,459:
# 26,458:
# 26,457:
# 26,456:
# 26,455:
# 26,454:
# 26,453:
# 26,452:
# 26,451: