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Stop the hypocrisy: tell leaders of the religious right to practice what they preach

Target: Ralph Reed, James Dobson, & Lou Sheldon
Sponsored 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, theyï¿½ve 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 Sheldonï¿½s Traditional Values Coalition was paid $25,000 by online gambling outfit eLottery to lobby congress on its behalf.

Itï¿½s 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 theyï¿½ve 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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deadline: 3-1-2008
goal: 30,000

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For years, youï¿½ve attacked the freedom of women to control their own bodies, waged war on gay marriage, and fought to erode one of the most central tenets of our Constitution: the separation between church and state.

Youï¿½ve always claimed the moral high ground, asserting the right to tell people how to live and condemning millions of Americans for actions you deemed immoral. But your high ground is washed away. After years of condemning gambling as a social ill, youï¿½re caught knee-deep in pro-gambling campaigns hatched by indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

It's time to stop telling others how to act, and start practicing what you preach.

End your hypocrisy.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]

We signed the “Stop the hypocrisy: tell leaders of the religious right to practice what they preach” petition!

# 26,532:

4:26 pm PDT, Apr 23, Dominie Wirth, Minnesota

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10:51 am PDT, Apr 23, Carly Wise, New York

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4:40 am PDT, Apr 14, Julieta Degiovani, Brazil

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11:23 pm PDT, Apr 11, Jenny Vegan, United States Minor Outlying Islands
The religious right lives up to only half its name - and it ain't the latter part.

# 26,528:

7:14 am PDT, Apr 9, Can Atik, Turkey

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9:02 am PDT, Apr 1, Kiera M, New Mexico

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2:17 pm PDT, Mar 31, Jade Mendonça, Brazil

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7:54 pm PDT, Mar 30, Michele McGuire, Indiana

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1:09 am PDT, Mar 28, Theresa Thomas, California
I have a lot Gay friends and they're no different from us at all.We might have different backgrounds in culture,spiritual perface,are insides are the same we both love,live,honor,worship whatever creator that made us,breathe the air and die.

# 26,523:

7:39 pm PDT, Mar 22, Angela Heid, Indiana

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7:31 am PDT, Mar 21, Raven Darkmoon, Ukraine
Nobody gave you the right to judge people. Judge yourself first.

# 26,521:

7:13 am PDT, Mar 17, Name not displayed, Indiana

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8:57 am PDT, Mar 15, Em Ee, California
The only argument against gay marriage is religious. Marriage licenses are given out by the state. You do the math.

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2:42 am PDT, Mar 15, Anastasia Elchinskaya, Russian Federation

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4:46 am PDT, Mar 13, Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin

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2:55 am PDT, Mar 13, Daniella Nirgad, Israel

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1:30 pm PST, Mar 8, Onur Yildirim, Germany
I often prefered men for love :))), you know that hypocrisy is equal to pride?? Well, i hope you find redemption. :))

# 26,515:

2:36 pm PST, Mar 6, John Dobson, Missouri
It is time to start practicing what you preach. It is a choice to choose God or not. Let God do the judging on people. You didn't here about Jesus condemning people did you? The answer is no. So why should you? Bottom line is STOP TELLING PEOPLE HOW THEY SHOULD LIVE!!!

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12:08 am PST, Mar 4, JOCELYNE ANNIE, Canada

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7:07 pm PST, Mar 3, John Edwards, Texas

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4:17 am PST, Mar 2, Name not displayed, Canada

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12:31 pm PST, Feb 29, Richard Riger, New Mexico

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10:36 am PST, Feb 29, Tarrasa Gariepy, Texas

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6:47 am PST, Feb 29, Leigha Hoffner, Illinois

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4:34 pm PST, Feb 28, Crystal Vaughan, Hawaii
Just another example of how corrupt this country's leadership is. Disgusting how people who spend the majority of their lives attacking another's personal beliefs could be so contradictory in their actions.

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8:21 pm PST, Feb 27, Jela Jovanovic, Serbia And Montenegro

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5:45 pm PST, Feb 27, Rick Vogel, North Carolina

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3:49 pm PST, Feb 27, Robert Schraders, New Zealand

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11:59 am PST, Feb 27, Mary Lou Grolimond Olson, Florida

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10:45 pm PST, Feb 26, Daniel Zurfluh, California

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9:11 pm PST, Feb 26, Christopher Martinez, Arizona

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4:03 pm PST, Feb 26, Lori Forman, Massachusetts

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