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DefCon, a left-wing special interest group, recently took out an ad in the New York Times with the headline: "These Religious Leaders Have a Serious Gambling Problem," Among others, the ad pictures Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family. Appearing on the O'Reilly Facor, Dobson said, "This is absolutely scandalous—a full page ad implying that we have something in common with Abramoff. I have never met the man, never talked with him, and have never taken a cent from anyone having to do with the fight against gambling. We fight gambling because it's a curse and we are morally opposed, not because there is some financial gain. These are lies!"

—http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4529906,00.html

—http://www.billoreilly.com/show?action=getShowByShowTopic&showTopicID=2721

—http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49220 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson

They said Jesus was a drunk, Paul was not really an apostle and that anyone could do Moses' job. So Dobson is in good company. The moment Christians teach their convictions they can expect that someone will slander them.

Matthew 5:10-12 (HCSB) "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. [11] "Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me. [12] Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you."