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.
For years, you�ve 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.
You�ve 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, you�re 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]