Videotape of Terri Schiavo blinking at her parents has inspired donations from
people around the country to the foundation set up to help pay for the family's
legal battle. But many other groups are soliciting donations in her name as
well, some for a much broader agenda.
"Help Save Terri Schiavo's Life!" says the Web site of the Traditional Values
Coalition, a Christian conservative group best known for its campaigns against
gay rights. Next to a link to the Web site of her parents' foundation is a
pitch to "become an active supporter of the Traditional Values Coalition by
pledging a monthly gift."
"What this issue has done is it has galvanized people the way nothing could
have done in an off-election year," said Rev. Lou Sheldon, the founder of the
group, acknowledging that the case of Ms. Schiavo, a severely brain-damaged
Florida woman, had moved many to open up their checkbooks. "That is what I see
as the blessing that dear Terri's life is offering to the conservative
Christian movement in America."
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