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So let me get straight to the point.
Liberals and gay activists aren t happy with Barack...
Obama for choosing pro-life and prop 8 supporting pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at Obama s inaugural. But pro-life readers seem to be equally upset at ...
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Pro-Lifers Rip Rick Warren on Obama Invocation
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Obama, at his presser today, defends the decision
to choose Rick Warren to deliver the invocation as...
his inauguration with a restatement of his commitment to gay rights and, more broadly, to the principles of unity that have been a hallmark of his ...
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Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree ...
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Obama Is Not in Favor of Marriage Equality
Open Left - Front Page —
It's worth noting, in this Rick Warren fiasco, that there isn't actually that much daylight between Warren and Obama on marriage equality. There is some, of course, since Obama was against Proposition 8 and Warren was for it. And I'm sure Obama is a whole lot more gay-friendly in general than Warren, and that will have important policy implications on things like hate crimes and discrimination in the workplace. However, on the basic principle of marriage, Obama and Warren agree that marriage is for a man and a woman, which the Yes on Prop 8 side did not hesitate to point out through a multi-million dollar campaign. ...
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slog.thestranger.com 12/18/2008 — Here's what Obama inauguration pastor Rick Warren's " ministry toolbox ," written by Warren and other church leaders, has to say about wives submitting to their husbands: Submission does not mean women are under the authority of men in general. I love ...
Rick Warren??
motherjones.com 12/18/2008 — This one puzzles.
Rick Warren is the pastor of the California-based megachurch known as Saddleback and the author of super-bestseller The Purpose Driven Life . He wins plaudits from mainstream media types and Very Serious People because he is ...
Obama Defends Rick Warren Choice
firedoglake.com 12/18/2008 — From CBS :
Mr. Obama himself responded to the growing controversy when prompted by a question during a news conference today designed to announce a trio of financial regulators. The president-elect stressed that he is a "fierce advocate for ...
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