This morning's National Prayer Breakfast is winding down. Even though C-SPAN chose to telecast this event, it's encouraging that they disclosed a few critical facts about the breakfast.

Whether C-SPAN did so in response to CREW's request (made in this letter) or simply acted on its own, the network posted the name of the sponsoring organization -- the shadowy and disturbing Fellowship Foundation, also known as "The Family." At a few points, C-SPAN also posted the words "not an official government event" on the screen for TV viewers to see. Up until now, many Americans have incorrectly assumed it was a government-sponsored event.

A host of media have covered the concerns raised by CREW about the prayer breakfast, including the New York Times, CNN and The Hill newspaper.

CREW's Melanie Sloan told the Times that CREW is in no way suggesting the Fellowship should not "be allowed to hold their breakfast; of course they should. The question is: Should American officials be lending legitimacy to it, giving their imprimatur by showing up."

Click here to read CREW's letter urging President Obama and members of Congress not to attend the event.

Click here to read our letter to C-SPAN asking the network not to broadcast the Fellowship-sponsored breakfast or, at the very least, to provide proper context so the public realizes this is not an official government event.

CREW today sent a letter to C-SPAN chairman and CEO Brian Lamb, asking that his network not air tomorrow’s National Prayer Breakfast, or at least properly identify the event’s sponsor as the shadowy religious organization known as “the Fellowship” or “the Family.”

The National Prayer Breakfast is often misconstrued by the public as an official government event, a mistake reinforced by the plethora of presidential seals throughout the room, a yearly presidential address, and an organizing committee of members of Congress. In reality, the event is a recruiting and networking tool for the Family – a cult-like religious organization that has pushed an unorthodox brand of Christianity within powerful political, military and economic circles around the world for 50 years.

The Family is linked – via its infamous C Street House – to highly unethical members of Congress, including Sens. John Ensign (R-NV) and Tom Coburn (R-OK), Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC), Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), and former Rep. “Chip” Pickering (R-MS). The organization’s members have also been behind the deplorable Ugandan anti-gay legislation calling for the death penalty for anyone convicted of having gay sex.

CREW’s executive director, Melanie Sloan, said:

“The mere fact that C-SPAN, which is dedicated to political coverage, broadcasts the breakfast contributes to the notion that it is an official government event. Viewers see images of a ballroom filled with presidential paraphernalia and high-ranking government officials, and the words ‘National Prayer Breakfast’ appearing on the bottom of their screens. By airing this, C-SPAN may be unwittingly contributing to the false perception the breakfast is government-sponsored and sanctioned. At a minimum, C-SPAN should label the event as sponsored by the Family and provide some context so viewers can fully appreciate what they are seeing: our top government leaders lending legitimacy to a shadowy, intolerant religious organization.”

Today’s letter follows a letter to the president and congressional leadership on Monday calling for a boycott of the event. Click here to read CREW’s letter to C-SPAN, click here to read CREW’s letter from Monday.

Last night on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show," CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan explained why we sent a letter Monday urging President Obama and members of Congress not to attend the Feb. 4 National Prayer Breakfast -- an event sponsored by the shadowy Fellowship Foundation.

Click here to watch Sloan's appearance on "The Rachel Maddow Show."

Click here to read CREW's letter.