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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008

Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree To Disagree

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — 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 ... (more) Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree ...

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youtube.com - 12/18/2008

Obama on Rick Warren: We Can Disagree Without Being Disagreeable (video)

— youtube.com — December 18, 2008 (more) Obama on Rick Warren: We Can Disagree Without Being ...

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thinkprogress.org - 12/18/2008

Obama defends choice of Rev. Warren at inauguration: ‘We can disagree without being disagreeable.’

— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, news broke that Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church would be given the honor of delivering... the invocation at President-elect Obama’s inauguration. Warren has a record of deeply anti-progressive views , including likening gay ... (more) Obama defends choice of Rev. Warren at inauguration: ‘We ...

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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES — ... in Ephesians 6:5 when he instructs slaves to obey their masters. This Greek word for "obey," huakouo embraces more of the meaning people often mistakenly associate with marital submission. Hupaaakouo means "to obey, to yield to a superior command or force (without necessarily being willing)." The term draws a picture of a soldier saluting his commander, not a wife submitting to her husband! Hubba, hubba! (I have no idea why I wrote that.) Aravosis has more on Obama's reaction and so does Sargent. Who the invocation speaker is might ...

The Rick Warren Kerfuffle and The "Tolerant" Left
Stones Cry Out — ... invocation. Like Obama and Warren, the two shared a commitment to combating AIDS in Africa, as well as a friendship from time spent in each other’s company. But Leon was and is a progressive voice. And his selection in ‘04 sparked a lot of interest, though little of the outrage that we see with Warren. Indeed, the "tolerant" Left side of the blogosphere didn’t seem to get the "disagree without being disagreeable" memo. Americablog: “Great, then where are the racists, Mr. Obama?" Markos himself at ...

Aravosis, lagging indicator
Corrente — Hilarity from Aravosis: Obama: We have to be able to agree to disagree Great, then where are the racists, Mr. Obama? We don't see you embracing too many of them in the name of learning to agree to disagree. Or does your desire to create a new "atmosphere," and reach out to our enemies, stop when it's your own people, your own children, you'd be betraying? Funny how you only reach across the aisle when it's someone else's family, gay families in particular, getting the shaft. John -- if I may call you John -- you ask "Where ...