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openleft.com - 12/19/2008
Rick Warren Hates Atheists, Like Me
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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 ...

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Corrente:  Rick Warren and the single most depressing quote I may ever hear

Rick Warren explicitly bans "unrepentant" gays from membership in his church
americablog.com - 12/19/2008
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 ...

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juancole.com - 12/21/2008
Rick Warren: "I love Muslims . . . I happen to love Gays and Straights"
— juancole.com — I was in Long Beach,Ca. on Saturday for the annual conference of the Muslim Public Affairs Council , where Pastor Rick Warren and I were both headliners . Also appearing on the stage Saturday evening were Melissa Etheridge and Salman Ahmad, singing ... (more) Rick Warren: "I love Muslims . . . I happen to love ...

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latimes.com - 12/21/2008
Pastor Rick Warren addresses Muslim group, emphasizes need to find common ground - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — A council spokeswoman acknowledged that some members objected to the choice of the evangelical pastor as the keynote speaker. "We're always looking to work with unlikely partners, and I think he's a new kind of evangelical," said spokeswoman Edina ... (more) Pastor Rick Warren addresses Muslim group, emphasizes ...

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Rick Warren and the single most depressing quote I may ever hear
Corrente — Obama's healing gesture of helping sanctimonious bigot Rick Warren build his oppressive and profitable brand jogged the recollection that Warren uttered the most depressing thing I can imagine: All of the great questions of the 21st century will be religious questions. As I wrote at the time: "Fuck, another century down the drain."

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Anti-choice, anti-gay, pro-assassination pastor to give inaugural invocation.
thinkprogress.org 12/18/2008 — Pastor Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20. While he is a recognizable celebrity and best-selling author, Warren also advocates a number of deeply anti-progressive views. He ...
Purpose Driven — Pundits Blog
President-elect Obama's selection of Rick Warren, pastor of the Saddleback Church and author of the mega-selling book The Purpose Driven Life, to give the invocation at his swearing-in has drawn howls from the far left. Warren is pro-life and believes that marriage should remain between a man ...
The Warren Factor — Matthew Yglesias
I’m going to outsource my version of the inevitable Rick Warren post to my colleague Matt Duss: Pastor Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20. While he is a recognizable celebrity and best-selling author, Warren also ...