pandagon.net - 12/17/2008
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by Pam Spaulding
I can understand the selection of Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, a revered veteran of the civil rights movement co-founder with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to deliver the benediction at Obama’s inauguration, but how ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 12/17/2008
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
Rick Warren hosted a presidential forum in August.
(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony will feature...
big names like minister Rick Warren and legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Congressional Committee on Inaugural ...
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Rick Warren to give inaugural invocation
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 ...
youtube.com - 12/17/2008
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youtube.com —
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-warren-surprises- nobody-his-support-prop-8"New Evangelical" leader Rick Warren comes out
forcefully in ......
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Rick Warren Endorses Prop 8 (video)
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The Warren Invocation
Balloon Juice —
Obama is going to have Rick Warren give the invocation at his inauguration, and this has a lot of people upset. A sample:
This selection is clearly not about “change”—it’s about making a high profile decision to give the stage over to a known homophobe; choosing Rick Warren is tantamount to asking any of the professional anti-gay “Christian” set to stand up there. There is no excuse for this; given there are so many leaders of the faith community that are in alignment with equality for all. ...
Rick Warren to Give Obama Invocation, Angry Left Meltdown Ensues
JammieWearingFool —
... call Warren a Rick Warren, Warmongering Torture Apologist, to Usher in Era of Hope and Change . So to review, Warren publicly chastized Obama for refusing to reject and denounce abortion, said four California judges "threw out will of the people", and openly calls for the murder of a head of state -- but is completely unwilling to hold BushCo morally accountable for torturing. Great choice, guys. These people are hilarious . This selection is clearly not about “change”—it’s about making a high profile decision to give the stage over to a known homophobe ; choosing Rick ...
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Obama Defends Rev. Warren Selection —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire
Susan Davis reports on politics.
President-elect Barack Obama has come under fire from gay rights groups and others since the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced Wednesday that Rev. Rick Warren will give the ...