marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 12/18/2008
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Joe Solomnese, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, has sent a blistering letter to President-elect Obama, accusing him of delivering a "genuine blow" to the gay community in choosing Rev. Rick Warren to give the formal invocation at next month's inauguration.
Let me get right to ...
americablog.com - 12/17/2008
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americablog.com —
Gee, maybe Donnie McClurkin wasn't a fluke. Picking
Rick Warren to give THE invocation is abominable ....
I'm doing my research and will be updating this post in a minute. Rick Warrens eats with gays But hey, Rick Warren says being gay isn't the ...
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Obama picks homophobe pro-'Prop 8' evangelical preacher ...
rightwingwatch.org - 12/17/2008
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rightwingwatch.org —
It seems that no matter how many times
people, including us , point out that Rick Warren...
is really just a friendlier version of James Dobson , his media-driven reputation as some sort of "moderate" evangelical preacher continues to win out ...
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Warren To Deliver Invocation at Inaguration
sacbee.com - 12/20/2008
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sacbee.com —
SAN FRANCISCO -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown
changed course on the state's new same-sex marriage ban...
Friday and urged the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. In a dramatic reversal, Brown filed a legal brief saying the measure that ...
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Jerry Brown urges court to void Prop. 8 - Sacramento ...
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A Genuine Blow?
James Richardson's Skepticians —
... Obama’s invitation to Warren was seen by many as an obligatory olive branch to the estranged evangelical community who is largely still at odds with Obama on social issues, Joe Solmonese , the President of the Human Rights Campaign, views the invitation as Obama’s first big mistake and a “genuine blow” to the fight for equality. In a blistering letter delivered to the President-elect, Solmonese chastised Obama for picking Warren, a California pastor and “opponent to Proposition 8.” Solmmnese writes : Let me get right to the point. Your invitation to Reverend Rick Warren to ...
Obama's America, Whose America?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Even HRC isn't happy about the Warren pick. Marc adds: From experience, one can presume that the decision to invite Rick Warren was made because (a) Obama likes the guy, and (b) he knows it would send a message to groups like the HRC, and to conservative Christians who might be wary of the new president. Not so much pandering as it is Obama's deft manipulation of the politics of symbolism. Obviously, Obama disagrees with Rick Warren on important issues. He has said so, many times, and publicly. And he agrees with him on other important issues. And ...
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