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Amanda Carpenter: Rick Warren Denies Cheating Rumors
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Rev. Rick Warren strongly denied rumors GOP presidential candidate John McCain had “cheated” at a political forum he hosted at his church Saturday evening. “That's absolutely a lie, absolutely a lie,” Warren said in an interview with BeliefNet . “That room was totally free, with no monitors--a flat out lie.” Warren said Barack Obama’s supporters who are making the accusation McCain had knowledge of the questions Warren asked him ahead of time are “dead wrong.” “That's just sour grapes,” Warren said. “They both did fantastically well. The only question he knew, I gave them the ...
"Above My Pay Grade"
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] Rick Warren responds : I think he needed to be more specific on that. I happen to disagree with Barack on that. Like I said, he's a friend. But to me, I would not want to die and get before God one day and go, 'Oh, sorry, I didn't take the time to figure out' because if I was wrong then it had severe implications to my leadership if I had the ability to do something about it. He should either say, 'No scientifically, I do not believe it's a human being until X' or whatever it is or to say, 'Yes, I believe it is a human being at X point,' whether it's conception or anything ...
Rick Warren On Obama, Evangelicals and Abortion
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
I guess we now know where this guy is coming from: For many evangelicals, of course, if they believe that life begins at
conception, that's a deal breaker for a lot of people. If they think
that life begins at conception, then that means that there are 40
million Americans who are not here [because they were aborted] that
could have voted. They would call that a holocaust and for them it
would like if I'm Jewish and a Holocaust denier is running for office.
I don't care how right he is on everything else, it's a deal breaker
for me. I'm not going to vote for ...
Warren doubts Dems' evangelical efforts
The Swamp —
... 'If you just get the right words, then they'll think you've got the lingo.' And just because a person can say 'God' and 'Jesus' and 'salvation' and whatever doesn't mean they have a worldview. And people want to know what do they believe, not just their personal faith. It's just like how many different beliefs do Jews and Christians have and still call themselves Christians or Jews? It's all over the spectrum.
See more from this interview at the God-o-Meter blog at BeliefNet here.
Rick Warren Blasts Obama Camp’s “Cone of Silence” Rumors
(Obsolete Feed) —
... Rick Warren sounds a bit tired of this faux-controversy. It’s apparent that the Obama camp’s silly accusations are backfiring: ...
Rick Warren responds to the flap over John McCain and Saddleback questions
Top of the Ticket —
... But Warren, in interview segments posted earlier today on the God-O-Meter at Beliefnet.com (yes, that's the blog's moniker), takes great umbrage to claims that McCain got tipped to some of the queries he would face when he followed ...
Some Thoughts on the “Holier than Thou” Forum at Saddleback & A Suggestion for Future Forums
The Moderate Voice —
... or only as fair and balanced as Fox News. I think the whole discussion—given that it was presented by a religious moderator who clearly has his own ideas about what the “right” answers ought to have been—was entirely inappropriate. I am appalled that it even took place. ...
Quote of the Day
Shakesville —
... life begins at conception, that's a deal breaker for a lot of people. If they think that life begins at conception, then that means that there are 40 million Americans who are not here [because they were aborted] that could have voted. They would call that a holocaust and for them it would like if I'm Jewish and a Holocaust denier is running for office. I don't care how right he is on everything else, it's a deal breaker for me. I'm not going to vote for a Holocaust denier."—Rev. Rick Warren, moderator of this weekend's " ...
About That Saddleback Forum Saturday Night...
Stubborn Facts —
... Exactly. Warren was prepared, and asked a question Obama apparently wasn't ready for. Obama answered the question he either thought was asked, or thought should be asked, and missed it on this one. Warren himself expounds on Obama's answer(link via Althouse): ...
Why Does George W. Bush Hate The Baby Jesus?
Firedoglake —
... Rick Warren:
If an evangelical really believes that the Bible is literal--in other word in Psalm 139 God says 'I formed you in your mother's womb and before you were born I planned every day of your life,' if they believe that's literally ...
Did Obama Get the Message on Warren?
Taylor Marsh —
... With Obama offering Warren the top slot, spotlighting a preacher who has compared
abortion to the Holocaust, also believing women should genuflect to their husbands,
Warren’s presence has never been all about his homophobia for me. (Though it’s
also important to remember that Warren was against the appointment of Robinson.)
I’ve been battling the Only Men Are Qualified to Pontificate About Religion
nonsense that pervades our culture for years. (Look at any talking head panel
on religion, and ...
