Harsh Criticism for Fanaticism
The global online casino gambling industry has come under a lot of criticism
over the past decade from the religious right. There are several valid arguments
that can be said against the internet gambling industry, but the Evangelical
right in the United States has not yet hit on any of them. In fact, Focus on the
Family is a very conservative US based group that has been very outspoken in
their defense of the UIGEA and the group’s belief that online casinos cause
extreme social and familial problems. Focus on the Family is one of the most
outspoken opponents of a legalized US internet gambling industry yet the
religious group has yet to make fully accurate and fair statements against
internet gambling.
In that same vein, the conservative religious group has now crossed the line
outside of the online casino gambling debate and has actually gone so far as to
criticism Hollywood star and famous mother of six Angelina Jolie about her
decision to crop short her daughter Shiloh’s hair. The religious group has
really stepped off the deep end with the latest claims that Shiloh’s new shorter
haircut is going to force gender confusion on the small child. This is far
outside the realm of merely criticizing and fanaticizing about the online
casinos – this group is actually claiming that, wait for it, Jolie may be
forcing gayness on her daughter.
There seems to be no end to the ridiculousness that will come out of Focus on
the Family, be it about the online casinos or Hollywood’s elite. At this point,
if Focus on the Family continues in this vein they will only continue to
discredit their organization and pose less of a potential problem for the
internet gambling industry. |