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Rick Warren loves gays, and more
boston.com - 12/24/2008
Rick Warren loves gays, and more
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Rick Warren (right), the evangelical preacher chosen by Barack Obama to deliver the inaugural invocation, has posted a three-part video to his church's website responding to the furor that has erupted over his selection. In the video, Warren criticizes the media, and, in particular, ...

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THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS:  Hate speech from the Left against Pastor Warren

Tennessee Guerilla Women:  Anti Gay Rick Warren Calls Critics 'Christophobic' (Video)

Pastor says 'God will punish Rick Warren'
ocregister.com - 12/24/2008
Pastor says 'God will punish Rick Warren'
— ocregister.com — Wiley Drake criticizes Warren, calls Obama 'evil illegal alien.' (more) Pastor says 'God will punish Rick Warren'

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saddlebackfamily.com - 12/23/2008
Pastor Rick's News & Views
— saddlebackfamily.com — & Views RSS Monday December 22 2008 12:00 AM News & Views 12/22/2008 Monday December 22 2008 12:00 AM Posted by Pastor Rick Warren Comments [0] Get the Flash Player to see this player. Comments [0] Thursday October 23 2008 12:00 AM News & Views ... (more) Pastor Rick's News & Views

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rawstory.com - 12/24/2008
Christophobia? Rick Warren scandal 'getting weirder': Maddow
— rawstory.com — MSNBC's Rachel Maddow believes that the uproar over Barack Obama's selection of Pastor Rick Warren to deliver his inaugural invocation might have been subsiding by now, except that Warren himself -- very much like Reverend Jeremiah Wright last spring ... (more) Christophobia? Rick Warren scandal 'getting weirder': ...

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Spirit of the Season
the talking dog — ... Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza And we'll belay the customary Festivus airing of grievances to say... " I'm Rick WARREN , bitches." And to all, a good Festivus. ...

Hate speech from the Left against Pastor Warren
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... gay community would disagree with me -- that's not news either. The real story is that a couple of different American leaders have chosen to model civility for the rest of the nation.'' "Free speech has to be free speech for everybody,'' he says. "Some people feel today if you disagree with them that's hate speech...I'm neither afraid of gays, nor do I hate gays. In fact, I love them, but I do disagree with some of their beliefs, and I have that constitutional right.'' Source There is a video of Pastor Warren replying to his attackers at the link ...

Anti Gay Rick Warren Calls Critics 'Christophobic' (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women — MSNBC's Rachel Maddow says Obama's Homophobic Inaugeration problem is getting worse. Maddow catches Rick Warren in blatant lies about his recent comparison of gay marriage to incest, pedophilia, and polygamy. And Rick Warren adds fuel to the story by releasing an incendiary video, in which the homophobe says he loves the gays, but gays who criticize him are ...

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