Catholic parishioners in the Dallas-Fort Worth area recently received a letter from their local bishops that many of the parishioners felt was advising them who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. The letter summarized key points of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, a document issued by the Bishops of the United States. Many Dallas-Fort Worth Catholics told the Dallas Morning News that they were offended by the letter. "My bishop basically told me that if I vote for Barack Obama, I will go to hell," said Phillip Archer, a Dallas Catholic. The letter says that it is "morally impermissible" to vote for a candidate who supports abortion if there is another alternative. It also identifies "intrinsic evils" that should dictate how a Catholic should vote. According to the Dallas Morning News, the letter was read and distributed at parishes across Dallas. It is also being mailed to registered Catholics in the Fort Worth Diocese through its newspaper. Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, told the Dallas Morning News that, "This is clearly an attempt on the part of these bishops to do an end-run around the federal tax law ban on electioneering by churches."