Rev. Louis P. "Lou" Sheldon (born 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is an American Presbyterian pastor and Chairman of the social conservative organization, the Traditional Values Coalition. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Social conservatism is a political or moral ideology that affirms the government's role in encouraging or enforcing traditional values or behaviors in the belief that these are what The Traditional Values Coalition (aka TVC is a Christian Right organization that represents by its estimate over 43000 Christian churches throughout the He is an opponent of homosexuality in general and the gay rights movement which inspired him to write a book on the subject called "The Agenda: The homosexual plan to change America". Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian He is also opposed to hate crime legislation. Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain Social group, usually defined
Sheldon was born and raised in Washington, D.C., the son of a Jewish mother and a Protestant father. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D He earned a B.S. in History from Michigan State University in 1957 and a M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1960. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. In Christian Theology, the Master of Divinity ( MDiv, Magister Divinitatis in Latin) is the first Professional degree Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton He was married on August 24, 1957 and has four children. He has been criticized as a political opportunist due to his background.
Involvement with Jack Abramoff
Sheldon worked with Jack Abramoff in lobbying against the Internet Prohibition Act in 1999 and 2000. The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (IGPA was a 1999 bill in the US Senate to ban Internet gambling Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (IGPA was a 1999 bill in the US Senate to ban Internet gambling [1]
Abramoff allegedly told his client to write checks to Sheldon's Traditional Values Coalition. The Traditional Values Coalition (aka TVC is a Christian Right organization that represents by its estimate over 43000 Christian churches throughout the Ralph Reed, former director of the Christian Coalition, was also allegedly involved. Ralph Reed may refer to Ralph E Reed Jr, American political strategist Ralph Edwin Reed American baseball player better known as Ted Reed For other organizations with a similar name see Christian Coalition. Although Reed and Sheldon were normally opposed to and in favor of its prohibition, in this instance they were working against legislation which would restrict Internet. Reed and Sheldon later claimed that they did not know that they were effectively doing this work on behalf of a corporation. However, Abramoff directed his client, eLottery, to direct $25,000 in payments to Sheldon's Traditional Values Coalition.
Reverend Sheldon worked publicly to oppose the bill, holding numerous press conferences. On July 13, 2000, Sheldon met privately with DeLay. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. DeLay later announced his opposition to the bill. Abramoff also used Sheldon to target 10 Republican House members in vulnerable districts, using Sheldon to carry out a media campaign and Reed to carry out a direct-mail campaign accusing the members of being 'soft on' if they supported the bill.
Due to the campaigns manufactured by Reed and Sheldon, the targeted members reported to DeLay's office that they were being pressured by constituents to vote against the bill.
References
- ^ "How a Lobbyist Stacked the Deck", Washington Post, October 16, 2005, pp. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 3.
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