African American Ministers Say Mark Foley Scandal Reveals Hypocrisy of Political and Religious Leaders Who Claim to Have a Monopoly On 'Values'

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Still quiet about these congressional leaders' failure to immediately confront this problem are many of the Religious Right leaders who also often attempt to claim the values mantle. The current silence of many Religious Right leaders on this point-their narrow focus on [Mark Foley]'s individual wrongdoing instead of House leaders' failure to address it-demonstrates the bankruptcy of their claims to be something other than political partisans.

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African American Ministers Say Mark Foley Scandal Reveals Hypocrisy of Political and Religious Leaders Who Claim to Have a Monopoly On 'Values'

The following is a joint statement issued by the leadership of African American Ministers in Action and the African American Min...

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