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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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We signed the “Stop the hypocrisy: tell leaders of the religious right to practice what they preach” petition!
# 350:
5:54 am PST, Mar 10,
Jim Mclaughlin, New Hampshire
# 349:
5:54 am PST, Mar 10,
Melissa Young, Pennsylvania
# 348:
5:54 am PST, Mar 10,
Sara Kohl, Tennessee
Stop throwing stones...cause obviously you live in a glass house!
Stop throwing stones...cause obviously you live in a glass house!
# 347:
5:54 am PST, Mar 10,
Ledford Powers, Michigan
# 346:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 345:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Name not displayed, Maryland
Stop trying to put your religious idolatry in government
Stop trying to put your religious idolatry in government
# 344:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Dennis Yates, Alabama
# 343:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Sharon Dupree, Massachusetts
# 342:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
PEGGY DONOVAN, Pennsylvania
WAKE UP AND LOOK AT YOUR OWN FAMILIES. I THINK YOU SHOULD ALL PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.
WAKE UP AND LOOK AT YOUR OWN FAMILIES. I THINK YOU SHOULD ALL PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.
# 341:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Stephen Berwind, North Carolina
# 340:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Charmaine Ripton
, California
# 339:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Stephen Hanson, Florida
# 338:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Antonia Zehler, New Mexico
# 337:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Ryan Bass, Colorado
# 336:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Brian K. Camp, Oregon
# 335:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Dan Wilkins, Kentucky
# 334:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Craige Hird, Massachusetts
# 333:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Sydney Chadwycke, Florida
The single greatest problem facing Christianity today is "Christians." No doubt there a many who actually follow the true tenets of this faith. Unfortunately, they are quietly going about their lives, trying to live as Christ would, while the loud-mouth hypocrites purport to represent "God and Jesus." It makes me sick...
The single greatest problem facing Christianity today is "Christians." No doubt there a many who actually follow the true tenets of this faith. Unfortunately, they are quietly going about their lives, trying to live as Christ would, while the loud-mouth hypocrites purport to represent "God and Jesus." It makes me sick...
# 332:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
T. Belladue, Massachusetts
More and more, we are seeing how wrong the 'Right' is
More and more, we are seeing how wrong the 'Right' is
# 331:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Vanessa Vidals, New York
# 330:
5:53 am PST, Mar 10,
Gabriela Moraru, New York
# 329:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Robert Bell, Indiana
# 328:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Lynda Wood, Missouri
# 327:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Harold Stoliby, New York
Yes, Do practice what you preach. Before christianity was introduced in this country, we were. If the constitution is to be heard and lived by, you have to remain as that role model. We cannot change if we see that you have become a hypocrite. It just made it even more harder to understand you.
Yes, Do practice what you preach. Before christianity was introduced in this country, we were. If the constitution is to be heard and lived by, you have to remain as that role model. We cannot change if we see that you have become a hypocrite. It just made it even more harder to understand you.
# 326:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Annie Ortiz, New Mexico
Keep your wacko religious fanatic views to yourselves.This entire Bush regime MUST GO
Keep your wacko religious fanatic views to yourselves.This entire Bush regime MUST GO
# 325:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Steve Southwell, Texas
What would Jesus do? Not what you did - that's for sure. The only time it's recorded that Jesus flew off the handle was with moneychangers in the temple. That's what you are. Read the gospels again, and then shut the hell up.
What would Jesus do? Not what you did - that's for sure. The only time it's recorded that Jesus flew off the handle was with moneychangers in the temple. That's what you are. Read the gospels again, and then shut the hell up.
# 324:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
James Edward Wilson, Illinois
# 323:
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Name not displayed, Connecticut
# 322:
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Tom Hahn, California
# 321:
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Jay Boyd, Maryland
# 320:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Peter R. Kehr, Florida
If I were you guys, I wouldn't count too much on The Rapture. You are sure to be left behind.
If I were you guys, I wouldn't count too much on The Rapture. You are sure to be left behind.
# 319:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Steven Churchill, Illinois
I am sick of all these religious leaders who think are God. They are just human beings like the rest of the us. More compassion is needed. Jesus was full of love and compassion for all people, not just a select few. I say, "amen", to practice what you preach. If not, then don't preach at all. Steven Churchill
I am sick of all these religious leaders who think are God. They are just human beings like the rest of the us. More compassion is needed. Jesus was full of love and compassion for all people, not just a select few. I say, "amen", to practice what you preach. If not, then don't preach at all. Steven Churchill
# 318:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Nelson J Mendoza, North Carolina
# 317:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Stephen Chaplik, Pennsylvania
Take the braces off your brains. What motivates you to remain so steeped in hatred and bigotry and to invest so much time in trying to harm innocent people? If you think that this is what your god wants you to do, I'd say it's about time that you got a different god.
Take the braces off your brains. What motivates you to remain so steeped in hatred and bigotry and to invest so much time in trying to harm innocent people? If you think that this is what your god wants you to do, I'd say it's about time that you got a different god.
# 316:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Jill Gregory, Delaware
The word "christian" is tainted because of the way you people interpret the Bible.!!!
The word "christian" is tainted because of the way you people interpret the Bible.!!!
# 315:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Ellen Emerson, Vermont
t’s time to stop the hypocrisy. Practice what you preach or shut off and stop preaching at the rest of us. I was disgusted during the election to hear people saying "Moral issues" were the top item on their voting criteria. How about jobs for the unemployed? Feeding hungry children? Medical care for everyone?
t’s time to stop the hypocrisy. Practice what you preach or shut off and stop preaching at the rest of us. I was disgusted during the election to hear people saying "Moral issues" were the top item on their voting criteria. How about jobs for the unemployed? Feeding hungry children? Medical care for everyone?
# 314:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Kenneth Kijewski, Montana
# 313:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Joni Goodale, Florida
# 312:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Maryjo Guy, Colorado
if you asay you are a christian then love all
if you asay you are a christian then love all
# 311:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Steven Ferry, Florida
Time to fess up, make good the damage, and step down
Time to fess up, make good the damage, and step down
# 310:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Nikki Allen, Missouri
# 309:
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Ellen Black, Texas
# 308:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
Kirsten Williams, Michigan
I am hardly surprised.
I am hardly surprised.
# 307:
5:52 am PST, Mar 10,
J. Hall, New Jersey
# 306:
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Carol Wheeler, Texas
# 305:
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Name not displayed, Ohio
# 304:
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Bonnie Staffel, Michigan
# 303:
5:51 am PST, Mar 10,
Pauline Clarke, Florida
# 302:
5:51 am PST, Mar 10,
Name not displayed, Florida
There should be a distinct division of church and state. The "religious right," or "Christianists" are taking hold of the government our forefathers constructed and trying to mold it to the laws of their own religion.
There should be a distinct division of church and state. The "religious right," or "Christianists" are taking hold of the government our forefathers constructed and trying to mold it to the laws of their own religion.
# 301:
5:51 am PST, Mar 10,
Jen York, Iowa