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When Melissa Met Rick
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
An interesting meeting, as reported by Juan Cole: I was told that Warren's friends among the MPAC Muslim community had
urged him to call Melissa Etheridge Friday night in the run-up to their
being (serially) on the same stage Saturday night, and that he did so
and they talked for half an hour. During his address, Warren mentioned
also seeing Etheridge backstage on Saturday.
Local television in
Los Angeles showed a short clip of Etheridge after the event asking gay
leaders to reach out to Warren, just as they wanted him to reach out to
them. ...
Juan Cole on Rick Warren
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Juan Cole has an interesting post on his encounter with Rick Warren at this weekend’s Muslim Public Affairs Council conference.
The AP has a write-up on the Warren’s appearance at the event as well (although the piece is more about the politics of Warren than it is about the MPAC event).
Rick Warren Pays Himself First
Firedoglake —
... Juan Cole likes Rick Warren because he's so personable. From my experience having a jolly social day with someone is a poor measure of their willingness to ...
ThinkFast: December 22, 2008
Think Progress —
... . And for the media’s purpose, I happen to love gays and straights.” Juan Cole, who spoke at the conference and came away impressed with Warren, writes, “If Warren is the future of the American evangelical movement, then many more evangelicals might end up Democrats.” ...
In a Surprising Development, Barney Frank Objects to Incest Accusations
Firedoglake —
... Juan Cole, someone who I have a great deal of respect for, wrote a strangely positive post about Warren over the weekend while noting: ...
Rep. Frank: Obama 'Overestimates' Ability to Unify
News —
... Obama for picking Warren, an evangelical pastor who supported a same-sex marriage ban in California. Frank said that Warren's attempts to reach across to the gay and lesbian community and other groups such as Muslims doesn't allay his objection to Warren's featured inaugural role. "I think Rick Warren's comments, comparing same-sex relationships to incest, is deeply offensive, wildly inaccurate, and very socially disruptive," Frank said. "And I'm glad he is talking to the Muslims. I'm glad everybody's talking to everybody. We're not here talking about not having ...
Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars —
... Stephen Abraham
Undiplomatic: What exactly did the Center For American Progress think bloggers do?
MyDD: Conservative of the Year! More awards for Excellence in Wingnuttery here
The Mahatma X Files: A sign of the times, perhaps
TBogg: The delightful holiday whimsy of Michelle Malkin
HOLY CRAP: Rick Warren's church removes anti-gay statements from website...I guess that explains this...The Rightblogger War on Christmas Special!...No surprise...Intelligent ...
