Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: He has also called on Americans to `` reject the immoral acts of fornication ( and ) homosexuality , intoxicants , gambling , and usury , '' in an October 2002 letter .
Simplified: He had also called on Americans to `` reject the immoral acts of fornication and homosexuality , intoxicants ( e.g. alcohol ) , gambling , and usury '' in an October 2002 letter .