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americablog.com - 1/12/2009
Obama to have gay Bishop give invocation at Sunday inaugural vote. Obama official says has nothing to do with Warren controversy.
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While I'm glad that Robinson will be giving an invocation , having an Obama official make clear that this is in no way to be interpreted as Obama trying to make nice is a bit counterproductive. An Obama source said: “Robinson was in the plans before the complaints about Rick Warren. Many ...
Bruce Wilson: Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, Rick Warren Tells Stadium Crowd
huffingtonpost.com - 1/15/2009
Bruce Wilson: Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, Rick Warren Tells Stadium Crowd
— huffingtonpost.com — On April 17, 2005, at the southern California Anaheim Angels sports stadium thirty thousand Saddleback Church members,... more than ever gathered in one spot, assembled to celebrate Saddleback's 25th anniversary and listened as Rick Warren ... (more) Bruce Wilson: Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, ...

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/14/2009
Sorry, No Details
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Lots of emails from readers asking about the chat with the president-elect this morning. It was totally... off the record and I'm a stickler for those rules. I can say, however, the following: it's hard to express the relief I feel that this man will be ... (more) Sorry, No Details

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Gay Bishop Is Asked to Say Prayer at Inaugural Event
nytimes.com - 1/13/2009
Gay Bishop Is Asked to Say Prayer at Inaugural Event
— nytimes.com — V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire who advised President-elect Obama on gay... rights issues, will deliver a prayer at an event on Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial. > (more) Gay Bishop Is Asked to Say Prayer at Inaugural Event

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Taylor Marsh:  Did Obama Get the Message on Warren?

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Did Obama Get the Message on Warren?
Taylor Marsh — ... Um... no, but nice try on the spin. Clearly, President-elect Obama underestimated the firestorm that having bigoted, mysoginistic Rick Warren up front and center at his inaugural would inspire. The choice of Robinson, which is a good one, is an attempt to cover the catastrophe. But no, says an Obama source, according to Americablog: ...

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