[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H2208-H2211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            RELIGIOUS LEADERS OPPOSE THE SPREAD OF GAMBLING

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Brown of South Carolina). Under a 
previous order of the House, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf) is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, this week 220 religious leaders across the 
spectrum signed an open letter to this Congress and to the Bush 
administration calling on the Nation's leaders to oppose the further 
spread of gambling.
  The signers are across the spectrum of the religious views in this 
country. It is time, Mr. Speaker, for the country to address the 
devastation that gambling has wrought on our children, our families, 
communities and Nation, is what they wrote.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to emphasize the significance of this letter. 
This is not a message from political leaders, this is not a message 
from business or labor, this is not a message from many of the usual 
interest groups that express their views here every day. Rather, it is 
a message from our Nation's moral and spiritual leaders. Not often do 
so many religious leaders from such broad perspectives speak out on any 
issue. But when they do, it is noteworthy.
  Recall the issues of slavery, the civil rights movement, elderly and 
child poverty, the dangers of communism, South African apartheid, 
famine and humanitarian issues throughout the world. All these issues 
commanded the attention of the Nation's spiritual leaders. The 
incredible spread of gambling is also a call to arms for our Nation's 
faith communities.
  Why are so many in the religious community so alarmed? Legalized 
gambling, once relegated to a few areas of the country, continues to 
spread at an alarming rate, so quickly that soon almost every American 
will be within driving distance of a casino. Gambling expansion has 
swept the Nation, with revenues jumping from about $1 billion in 1980 
to well over $50 billion today. That means Americans lose on average of 
$137 million every day of the year from gambling. Let me say that 
again: Americans lose on the average $137 million every day of the year 
from gambling.
  In short, while the explosion of various forms of gambling across 
America has generated revenue for States and for the gambling industry, 
it has left in its wake human misery that is only now beginning to be 
understood. This misery ends up costing the States more than they 
receive and creates a vicious cycle as the need for social services 
dramatically increases. Whether a State lottery, a casino or a ``cruise 
to nowhere,'' gambling is a losing bet for funding legitimate social 
needs.

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  Yet in State after State the gambling industry pours money into the 
coffers of political campaigns from both political parties in hopes of 
advancing their interests. The fact that gambling has not spread 
further is a tribute to the tireless efforts of a few grass roots 
activists in the States. These citizen advocacy efforts, often outspent 
by rates of 20 to 1, have held a levy against an even greater 
encroachment by the gambling industry into every community in America.
  But the gambling industry has another card up its sleeve and has used 
it very effectively in the last decade. Instead of going through the 
normal legislative channels, they have ever increasingly circumvented 
State grass roots resistance by going through our Nation's Native 
Americans. Indian casinos are the fastest growing form of gambling 
today. Our Federal policy toward our Nation's first citizens is in a 
terrible state. A few tribes have done very well, and yet nearly 80 
percent of all Native Americans receive nothing from gambling. Let me 
repeat: 80 percent receive nothing from gambling. The vast majority 
live in areas where casinos are simply not viable.
  What kind of Federal policy rewards a few people living in population 
centers while the rest languish? There is a casino that operates in 
California that actually has one adult member of the tribe, one member, 
and thousands of Native Americans live in our Great Plains States and 
receive nothing. Defenders of Indian gambling never seem to talk about 
this disparity.

  What has the spread of gambling meant for the country? Some 15.4 
million Americans are already suffering from problem and pathological 
gambling, also called gambling addiction, which is devastating to the 
individuals and his or her family. The effects of this addiction are 
wide ranging and often impact many who are not at all involved with 
gambling. It is not unusual for a gambling addict to end up in 
bankruptcy, with a broken family, and facing criminal charges from his 
or her employer. Youth introduced early to gambling are particularly at 
a high risk for gambling addiction. Of the over 15 million Americans 
suffering from problem gambling disorders, over half, 7.9 million, are 
adolescents. There is a tremendous need for prevention. Unfortunately, 
there is no money really for prevention.
  Soon, gambling will be in every home in America with the Internet 
connection. More than 850 Internet gambling sites worldwide had 
revenues in 1999 of $1.67 billion, up more than 80 percent from 1998, 
according to Christiansen Capital Advisors, who track the industry. 
Revenues are expected to top $3 billion by 2002, and the Congress and 
the administration have done nothing.
  I would hope this Congress and this administration would reflect on 
the seriousness of this issue. This is not about a person making a 
choice to travel to Las Vegas or Atlantic City and gamble for 
recreation. The reality is that such a choice takes planning and some 
time. As gambling spreads throughout the Nation, there is less 
planning, less time, and much more availability for potential addicts 
to gamble.
  With all this hard evidence, our Nation's religious leaders have been 
moved to forcibly speak out. They have demanded that we ``place 
American citizens and families ahead of false promises and hefty 
political contributions of the gambling industry and begin to address 
this rapidly growing menace to our national welfare.''
  Who will speak out against the spread of gambling, the crime, the 
corruption, the family breakdown, the suicide the bankruptcy, the 
exploitation of the poor? Our Nation's religious leaders have spoken 
out. I would hope that Congress would speak out. And I would say to the 
Bush administration, your silence on this issue is becoming deafening. 
So the Bush administration should also speak out.
  For the poor, the young, the elderly, the addicts, the families of 
America, hopefully, maybe just someone, someone will listen and speak 
out.
  Mr. Speaker, I provide for the Record a copy of the letter signed by 
these 220 religious leaders and all their names.

An Open Letter From 220 Religious Leaders to the President and Congress 
                       on the Spread of Gambling

       Dear Member of Congress: We, the undersigned, represent a 
     variety of faith perspectives and religious beliefs. We hold 
     differing convictions regarding many of the most prominent 
     issues of our day. Yet we are united in our opposition to 
     legalized gambling. We believe it to be a moral and cultural 
     cancer. Therefore, we respectfully urge Congress to begin to 
     address the devastation that gambling has wrought on our 
     children, families, communities and nation. Consider just the 
     following sampling of gambling's toll on America's citizenry:
       Gambling exploits those with the fewest financial 
     resources, as both a multitude of studies and our own 
     experiences in our individual communities readily confirm. A 
     few months ago we were inundated with glowing press accounts 
     of the Powerball winner from Kentucky who gambled part of his 
     unemployment check to attain the jackpot. How many tens of 
     thousands of others in similar circumstances squandered their 
     meager income chasing this state-sponsored fantasy and wound 
     up without enough money to pay the rent or put food on the 
     table? According to the National Gambling Impact Study 
     Commission (NGISC), individuals earning less than $10,000 per 
     year spend more on lottery tickets every year than any other 
     income group.
       Each of us--and the faith communities we represent--could 
     provide countless stories of families shattered by gambling 
     addiction. We are often the ones forced to pick up the pieces 
     of lives ripped apart by divorce and domestic violence. 
     According to a survey by the NGISC, gambling has been 
     responsible, in whole or in part, for more than 2 million 
     divorces in recent years. Child abuse and neglect are other 
     effluents of gambling's explosive growth. In addition, 
     research indicates that children of gambling addicts do more 
     poorly in school, experience more behavioral problems, and 
     are more susceptible to gambling addiction themselves.
       The gambling boom has made our communities more dangerous 
     places to live. Gambling operations attract crime, and they 
     create new criminals out of otherwise law-abiding citizens. 
     Studies confirm that more than half of gambling addicts will 
     engage in illegal activities--everything from embezzlement to 
     armed robbery--to fund their compulsion to gamble.
       Gambling has subverted the rightful role of government as 
     protectorate of the people. Casinos in particular have bought 
     favors with politicians at all levels, thus enabling them to 
     spread their poison product into even more communities. In 
     the most recent election, gambling interests lavished $10.9 
     million on candidates and parties at the federal level alone. 
     That does not include the multi-millions spent on lobbying, 
     nor does it take into account that gambling interests have 
     become the single most powerful force in a number of state 
     governments. All of this influence comes at a terrible price 
     that is paid for by the gambling industry's multitude of 
     victims.
       The rapid increase in legal gambling opportunities has 
     created a concomitant boom in the number of gambling addicts. 
     According to the NGISC, more than 15 million Americans 
     struggle with a significant gambling problem--and the 
     repercussions are often profound. Perhaps no single statistic 
     better reveals the depth of despair associated with gambling 
     addiction than this: One in five of those who become addicted 
     to gambling will attempt to take his or her own life.
       Legal gambling operations entice teenagers to delve into 
     this dangerous activity. Many become trapped. Studies show 
     that the rate of gambling problems among adolescents is 
     dramatically higher than that for adults. Hundreds of 
     thousands of teens regularly access casinos, lotteries, and 
     other legal betting venues despite age regulations to the 
     contrary. Further, aggressive and omnipresent gambling 
     advertising campaigns disparage the ethic of work, diligence 
     and study while bombarding teens with the idea that gambling 
     is the means to get rich quick.
       Gambling has become a blight on our nation's cultural 
     landscape. As religious leaders, we see the gambling-induced 
     pain and devastation among many of those who look to us for 
     spiritual guidance. Thus, we stand together not only in our 
     concern, but in our commitment to oppose this predatory and 
     destructive industry. We call on members of Congress to place 
     America's citizens and families ahead of the false promises 
     and hefty political contributions of the gambling industry, 
     and to begin to address this rapidly growing menace to our 
     national welfare.
           Sincerely,
       Dr. Mark Bailey, President, Dallas Theological Seminary.
       The Rt. Rev. Charles E. Bennison, Jr., Episcopal Diocese of 
     Pennsylvania.
       Dr. Ron Black, Executive Director, General Association of 
     General Baptists.
       Dr. Bill Bright, Founder and Chairman, Campus Crusade for 
     Christ.
       David Bryant, Chairman, America's National Prayer 
     Committee.
       Commissioner John Busby, National Commander, The Salvation 
     Army.
       Dr. Gaylen J. Byker, President, Calvin College.
       Tony Campolo, Ph.D., President, The Evangelical Association 
     for the Promotion of Education.
       Dr. Judson Carlberg, President, Gordon College.
       Dr. Morris H. Chapman, President & CEO, Southern Baptist 
     Convention, Executive Committee.
       Charles W. Colson, Chairman of the Board, Prison Fellowship 
     Ministries.

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       Dr. Clyde Cook, President, Biola University and Talbot 
     School of Theology.
       Kenneth L. Connor, President, Family Research Council.
       Dr. James C. Dobson, President, Focus on the Family.
       David H. Engelhard, General Secretary, Christian Reformed 
     Church in North America.
       Dr. Tony Evans, President, The Urban Alternative.
       Reverend Jeff Farmer, President, Open Bible Churches.
       Bruce L. Fister, Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.), Executive Director, 
     Officers' Christian Fellowship.
       Leighton Ford, President, Leighton Ford Ministries.
       Dr. Stan D. Gaede, President, Westmont College.
       Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Gillespie, President, Princeton 
     Theological Seminary.
       William Graham, Acting Dean, Harvard Divinity School.
       The Rt. Rev. J. Clark Grew II, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of 
     Ohio.
       Bishop Susan W. Hassinger, United Methodist Church, Boston 
     Area.
       Rev. Paul Hirschy, Bishop, Church of the United Brethren in 
     Christ, USA.
       Dr. David W. Holdren, General Superintendent, The Wesleyan 
     Church.
       Clyde M. Hughes, Bishop, International Pentecostal Church 
     of Christ.
       L. Gregory Jones, Dean and Professor of Theology, Duke 
     Divinity School.
       Rev. Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, President, Gordon-Conwell 
     Theological Seminary.
       Rabbi Benjamin Kamenetzky, Executive Director, Yeshiva of 
     South Shore.
       D. James Kennedy, Ph.D., Senior Minister, Coral Ridge 
     Presbyterian Church.
       Clifton Kirkpatrick, State Clerk of the General Assembly, 
     Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
       Dr. Richard Land, President, Ethics and Religious Liberty, 
     Commission of the SBC.
       Rabbi Abraham S. Lefkowitz, Chaplain, Nassau County Police 
     Department.
       Dr. Duane Litfin, President, Wheaton College.
       Max Lucado, Senior Minister, Oak Hills Church of Christ.
       Bishop Joel N. Martinez, United Methodist Church, San 
     Antonio Area.
       Bishop Felton E. May, United Methodist Church, Washington, 
     D.C. Area.
       Dr. James Merritt, President, Southern Baptist Convention.
       Dr. Kenneth M. Meyer, Chancellor, Trinity Evangelical 
     Divinity School.
       Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President, Southern Baptist 
     Theological Seminary.
       Dr. Richard J. Mouw, President, Fuller Theological 
     Seminary.
       Harold Myra, Executive Chairman, Christianity Today 
     International.
       Father Richard John Neuhaus, President, Institute on 
     Religion and Public Life.
       Dr. John M. Perkins, Chairman, Christian Community 
     Development Association.
       Glenn Plummer, Chairman, National Religious Broadcasters.
       The Rt. Reverend F. Neff Powell, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese 
     of Southern Virginia.
       Dennis Rainey, Executive Director, Family Life.
       Sandy Rios, President, Concerned Women for America.
       Adrian Rogers, Senior Pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church.
       Dr. Rex M. Rogers, President, Cornerstone University.
       Rt. Rev. Catherine S. Roskam, Bishop Suffragan of New York.
       Bruce Ryskamp, President and CEO, Zondervan.
       Dr. Emanuel Sandberg, Executive Director, The Brethren 
     Church.
       Bishop Beverly J. Shamana, United Methodist Church, San 
     Francisco Area.
       Dr. Dal Shealy, President/CEO, Fellowship of Christian 
     Athletes.
       Ronald J. Sider, President, Evangelicals for Social Action.
       Charles W. Smith, Sr. Pastor, Calvary Chapel.
       Sister Lucille Souza, MSC, Mother Cabrini High School.
       David Stevens, MD, Executive Director, Christian Medical 
     Association.
       Dr. Thomas Trask, General Superintendent, General Council 
     of the Assemblies of God.
       Miroslav Volf, Professor, Yale University.
       Rev. Jim Wallis, Editor-in-Chief, Sojourners.
       Donald E. Wildemon, President American Family Association.
       Dr. Edward W. Williamson, General Superintendent, 
     Evangelical Methodist Church, International Headquarters.
       Jim Winkler, General Secretary, United Methodist Church, 
     General Board of Church and Society.
       Ravi K. Zacharias, President, International Ministries.


   Additional Signatories to the ``Open Letter to the President and 
                               Congress''

       The Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman, Bishop, Diocese of Quincy 
     (IL).
       Howard Ahmanson, President, Fieldstead & Co.
       Robert T. Allen, President, National Association of 
     Evangelicals--Arizona.
       Dr. A.J. Anglin, President, Trinity Christian College.
       Dr. Jay A. Barber, President, Warner Pacific College.
       Dr. James Barnes, President, Indiana Wesleyan University.
       Rev. Dr. Peter B. Barnes, Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian 
     Church (Boulder, CO).
       Dr. Philip J. Baur, Interim President, Bethel Seminary of 
     the East.
       Dr. Timothy F. George, President, Samford University.
       Michael Glenn, Executive Vice President, National Religious 
     Broadcasters Association.
       J. Gary Glosten, Bishop Suffragan, Episcopal Diocese of 
     North Carolina.
       William T. Greig II, Chairperson, Gospel Light Publishing.
       Doris W. Greig, Chairperson, Gospel Light Publications.
       Wayne Grudem, Ph.D., Research Professor of Bible and 
     Theology, Phoenix Seminary, Past President, Evangelical 
     Theological Society.
       Dr. David J. Gyertson, President, Taylor University.
       Pastor Matthew Heard, Senior Pastor, Woodmen Valley Chapel.
       The Rt. Rev. Henry N. Parsley, Jr., Bishop, Episcopal 
     Diocese of Alabama.
       Bishop Gregory Palmer, Iowa Conference, United Methodist 
     Church.
       Joe E. Pennel, Jr., Bishop, Virginia Conference of United 
     Methodist Church.
       Randy Pope, Pastor, Perimeter Church.
       Tom Prichard, President, Minnesota Family Council.
       Dr. Paul A. Rader, President, Asbury College.
       Stephen W. Reed, General Counsel, Focus on the Family.
       Larry D. Robertson, Ph.D., State Evangelism Specialist, 
     Tennessee Baptist Convention.
       Dr. LeVon Balzer, President, John Brown University.
       The Rt. Reverend David C. Bane, Jr., Bishop, Episcopal 
     Diocese of Southern Virginia.
       Dr. Gayle D. Beebe, President, Spring Arbor University.
       Bobbi Biehl, President, Masterplanning Group International.
       Bishop Bruce Blake, United Methodist Church, Oklahoma Area.
       Richard Bott, Sr., President, Bott Radio Network.
       Robert H. Brindle, Consultant to churches.
       Reverend R.O. and Elsa Prince Broehuizen, Pastor (Holland, 
     MI).
       Rev. Edison G. Brooker, Pastor, Rotonda West Community 
     Church, Chairman, National Association of Evangelicals--
     Florida.
       Bishop Warner H. Brown Jr., United Methodist Church Denver 
     Area.
       Dr. Homer Heater, Jr., President, Capital Bible Seminary.
       Dr. Kenneth S. Hemphill, President, Southwestern Baptist 
     Theological Seminary.
       Donald Paul Hodel, Former Reagan Cabinet Officer.
       Dr. E. Douglas Hodo, President, Houston Baptist University.
       Bishop John L. Hopkins, United Methodist Church, Minnesota 
     Area.
       The Rt. Rev. Barry Howe, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of West 
     Missouri.
       John W. Howe, Bishop, The Episcopal Diocese of Central 
     Florida.
       Bishop William W. Hutchinson, United Methodist Church, 
     Louisiana Area.
       Bishop Neil L. Irons, United Methodist Church, Harrisburg 
     Area.
       Bishop S. Clifton Ives, United Methodist Church, West 
     Virginia Area.
       Dr. David J. Robinson, President, Houston Graduate School 
     of Theology.
       Dr. William P. Robinson, President, Whitworth College.
       Thomas E. Rogeberg, Executive Vice President, Coral Ridge 
     Ministries Media, Inc.
       Bishop Edward L. Salmon, Diocese of South Carolina.
       Bishop William J. Salmon, Diocese of South Carolina.
       Dr. Rick Scarborough, President, Vision America.
       Rick Schatz, President, & CEO, National Coalition for the 
     Protection of Children and Families.
       Reverend Dale Schlafer, President, and Founder, Center for 
     World Revival and Awakening.
       Alan E. Sears, President,, Alliance Defense Fund.
       Don Schmierer, Program Officer, Fieldstead & Company.
       Dr. George K. Brushaber, President, Bethel College and 
     Seminary.
       Dr. Jerry Cain, President, Judson College.
       Bishop Kenneth L. Carder, United Methodist Church, 
     Mississippi Area.
       Dr. John L. Carson, President, Erskine College.
       Lt. Gen. Patrick P. Caruana (USAF Ret.), Board Member, 
     Focus on the Family.
       Dr. Daniel Chamberlain, President, Houghton College.
       Bishop Ray W. Chamberlain Jr., United Methodist Church, 
     Houston Area.
       Bishop Ben R. Chamness, Central Texas Conference of the 
     United Methodist Church.
       Dr. Bryan Chapell, President, Covenant Theological 
     Seminary.
       Rev. Clifford R. Christensen, Conference Minister 
     Conservative, Congregational Christian Conference.
       Glen A. Land, Director of Missions and Evangelism, 
     Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention.
       Dr. Luciano Jaramillo, IBS-Latin America, Executive 
     Director, IBS-US, Hispanic Ministries Director.
       The Rt. Rev. Stephen H. Jecko, Diocese of Florida.
       Jonathan D. Keaton, Bishop, East Ohio Conference of the 
     United Methodist Church.
       Dr. Keith P. Keeran, President, Kentucky Christian College.

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       Dr. Kirby Nelson Keller, President, Evangelical School of 
     Theology.
       Jay L. Kesler, Chancellor, Taylor University.
       Bishop Hae-Jong Kim, United Methodist Church, Pittsburgh 
     Area.
       Bishop James R. King Jr., United Methodist Church, 
     Louisville Area.
       Jerry R. Kirk, Chairman, National Coalition for the 
     Protection of Children and Families.
       James M. Kushiner, Executive Director, Fellowship of St. 
     James.
       Max L. Staekhouse, Professor of Christian Ethics, Princeton 
     Theological Seminary.
       The Rt. Reverend John-David Mercer Schofield, Bishop, 
     Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, Central Third of 
     California.
       Bishop Ann B. Sherer, United Methodist Church, Missouri 
     Area.
       Rt. Rev. Richard L. Shimpfky, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of 
     El Camino Real.
       Randy D. Singer, Executive Vice President, North American 
     Mission Board, SBC.
       Bishop C. Joseph Sprague, United Methodist Church, Chicago 
     Area.
       Tim Stafford, Senior Writer, Christianity Today Magazine.
       James R. Stuck, Bishop, Indiana-Kentucky Synod Evangelical 
     Lutheran Church in America.
       Dr. Lee Snyder, President, Bluffton College.
       Dr. Richard L. Spindle, President, MidAmerica Nazarene 
     University.
       Peter Sprigg, Senior Director of Culture Studies, Family 
     Research Council.
       David E. Clippard, Associate Executive Director, Baptist 
     General Convention of Oklahoma.
       Charles W. Colson, Chairman of the Board Prison Fellowship 
     Ministries--Washington, D.C.
       Dr. Paul R. Corts, President, Palm Beach Atlantic College.
       Dr. William Crothers, President, Northeastern Seminary.
       Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, III, Bishop, Diocese of East 
     Carolina.
       Glenn DeMots, President, Bethany Christian Services.
       Bishop William W. Dew Jr., United Methodist Church, 
     Phoenix, Area.
       Dr. Dennis H. Dirks, Dean, Talbot School of Theology at 
     Biola University.
       Dr. Davis S. Dockery, President, Union University.
       Dr. Joseph L. Lapp, President, Eastern Mennonite 
     University.
       The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Lee, Jr., Bishop, Diocese of Western 
     Michigan.
       Edwin M. Leidel, Bishop of Eastern Michigan.
       Dr. Daniel Lockwood, President, Multinomah Biblical 
     Seminary.
       Ernest S. Lyght, Bishop, The New York Annual Conference, 
     The United Methodist Church.
       Dr. Kevin Mannoia, Dean, C.P. Haggard School of Theology, 
     Azusa Pacific University.
       Colby M. May, Esq., Director, Office of Government Affairs, 
     American Center for Law and Justice.
       Dr. Kenneth M. Meyer, Chancellor, Trinity Evangelical 
     Divinity School.
       Bishop Rodney R. Michel, Garden City, NY.
       Dr. Vinson Synan, Dean, School of Divinity, Regent 
     University.
       Dr. C. Pat Taylor, President, Southwest Baptist College.
       The Rt. Reverend Douglas E. Theuner, Bishop, Episcopal 
     Diocese of New Hampshire.
       Dr. David Tiede, President, Luther Seminary.
       Dr. Al Truesdale, Interim President, Eastern Nazarene 
     College.
       Paul Tshimihamba, Associate Pastor, First Presbyterian 
     Church (Berkeley, CA).
       Rt. Reverend Franklin D. Turner, Bishop Suffragan of 
     Pennsylvania.
       Forrest L. Turpen, Executive Director, Christian Educators 
     Association International.
       John Tusant, Executive Director, The Greater Spokane 
     Association of Evangelicals.
       The Reverend David A. Donges, Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran 
     Church in America.
       Dr. Larry R. Donnithorne, President, Colorado Christian 
     University.
       Dr. G. Blair Dowden, President, Huntington College.
       Dr. David E. Draper, President, Winebrenner Theological 
     Seminary.
       Ralph W. Dunkin, Bishop, West Virginia-Western Maryland 
     Synod.
       Dr. Maxie D. Dunnam, President, Asbury Theological 
     Seminary.
       Dr. Phillip W. Eaton, President, Seattle Pacific 
     University.
       Bishop Marion Edwards, United Methodist Church, Raleigh 
     Area.
       Dr. Tom Elliff, Pastor, First Southern Baptist Church (Del 
     City, OK).
       Bernard J. Evans, General Chairman, ELIM Fellowship.
       Bishop Lee M. Miller, Upstate New York, SYNOD/ELCA.
       State Senator Patricia Miller (IN), The Confessing Movement 
     within the United Methodist Church.
       Bishop Rhymes H. Moncure, United Methodist Church, Nebraska 
     Area.
       Dr. Royce Money, President, Abilene Christian University.
       Dr. Charles W. Moore, President, Northern Baptist 
     Theological Seminary.
       The Rt. Rev. Paul Moore, Retired Bishop, Episcopal Diocese 
     of New York.
       Bishop William W. Morris, United Methodist Church, 
     Nashville Area.
       Susan Morrison, Bishop, United Methodist Church, Albany, 
     New York Episcopal Area.
       Rev. Duane Motley, President, New Yorker's Family Research 
     Foundation, Inc.
       Dr. Bruce Murphy, President, Northwestern College in Iowa.
       Leslee J. Unruh, Founder and President National Abstinence 
     Clearinghouse.
       Dr. Jon Wallace, President, Azusa Pacific University.
       Dr. Charles Wasielewski Sr., International Moderator, 
     American Evangelical Christian Churches.
       Peter D. Weaver, Bishop, The United Methodist Church, 
     Philadelphia Episcopal Area.
       Dr. C. Robert Wetzel, Emmanuel School of Religion.
       Bishop Timothy W. Whitaker, United Methodist Church, 
     Florida Area.
       Dr. John H. White, President, Geneva College.
       Bishop Woodie W. White, United Methodist Church, Indiana 
     Area.
       Bishop D. Max Whitfield, United Methodist Church, Northwest 
     Texas/New Mexico Area.
       Donald E. Wildmon, President, American Family Association.
       Bishop Robert E. Fannin, North Alabama Annual Conference, 
     The United Methodist Church.
       Janet Folger, National Director, Center for Reclaiming 
     America.
       Richard J. Foss, Bishop, Fargo, ND.
       Jeffrey R. Funk, Executive Director, Hospital Chaplains' 
     Ministry of America (HCMA).
       Dr. Ira Gallaway, Institute of Religion and Democracy.
       Bishop Elias Galvan, The United Methodist Church, Seattle, 
     WA.
       Albert Mutti, Bishop, United Methodist Church, Kansas 
     Episcopal Area.
       David A. Noebel, President, Summit Ministries.
       Bishop Alfred L. Norris, United Methodist Church, Houston 
     Area.
       Patrick Ortega, News & Public Affairs Director, Radio Nueva 
     Vida Network.
       Bishop Bruce R. Ough, United Methodist Church, Ohio West 
     Area.
       Dr. Roger Parrott, President, Bellhaven College.
       Dr. G. Craig Williford, President, Denver Seminary.
       Sid Wright, Chief of Staff to the Chairman, Campus Crusade.
       Michael Youssef, Ph.D., President, Leading The Way Radio 
     and Television.
       Dr. Carl E. Zylstra, President, Dordt College.

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