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Rick Warren and the Presidency
Barack Obama’s invitation to evangelical powerhouse Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation has angered abortion and gay rights advocates. They are overreacting. The invitation merely confirms Obama’s admirable willingness to reach out across a relatively broad ideological spectrum ...
Rick Warren explicitly bans "unrepentant" gays from membership in his church
Rick Warren explicitly bans "unrepentant" gays from membership in his church
americablog.com — We get lectures about civility and the need to welcome everyone, even those we disagree with, and Rick Warren won't even welcome us in his church. This is from the Saddleback Church's own Web site . You know things are bad when the church goes out of ... (more) Rick Warren explicitly bans "unrepentant" gays from ...
Why Gays Have a Problem with Rick Warren-- and Barack Obama
Why Gays Have a Problem with Rick Warren-- and Barack Obama
time.com — The evangelical superstar may not sound like Jerry Falwell but his ideas about gays and lesbians aren't very different. What his choice to pray at the Inauguration says about Obama (more) Why Gays Have a Problem with Rick Warren-- and Barack Obama
The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren — and Obama
The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren — and Obama
time.com — About three years ago, a reporter at Fortune asked Rick Warren — the successful pastor whom the President-elect has asked to pray at his inauguration — about homosexuality. "I'm no homophobic guy," Warren said. His proof? He had dined with gays; he ... (more) The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren — and Obama
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Warren On Atheists
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Heather Mac Donald is outraged by the Warren pick. Here's why: After his over-hyped and intrusive interviews of Obama and John McCain this last August, the best-selling author of A Purpose-Driven Life disclosed to his congregation at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Ca., the one kind of person he couldn’t vote for. “I could not vote for an atheist because an atheist says, ‘I don’t need God,’” Warren preached, according to the Los Angeles Times. “They’re saying, ‘I’m totally self-sufficient by [myself].’ And nobody is self-sufficient to be president by ...

Rick Warren Hates Atheists, Like Me
Open Left - Front Page — Left-wing pressure seems to have dubious effect, so here are some right-wing atheists upset with Rick Warren: Too bad Rick Warren isn't so open-minded. After his over-hyped and intrusive interviews of Obama and John McCain this last August, the best-selling author of A Purpose-Driven Life disclosed to his congregation at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Ca., the one kind of person he couldn't vote for. "I could not vote for an atheist because an atheist says, 'I don't need God,'" Warren preached, according to the Los Angeles Times. "They're saying, 'I'm ...

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