google.com - 12/21/2008
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Lawmaker says `no' to Rev. Warren at inauguration 12 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The first openly gay member of Congress said Sunday it was a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to invite the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration. "Mr. Warren compared same-sex ...
americablog.com - 12/22/2008
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americablog.com —
Deny me three times, Rick? So Rick Warren
pulled the anti-gay language from his church Web site....
The site used to explicitly ban gays from membership in the church. Now the offending language is gone , but you can still find the anti-gay language ...
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Rick Warren pulls anti-gay language from his Web site
juancole.com - 12/21/2008
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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 ...
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Rick Warren: "I love Muslims . . . I happen to love ...
latimes.com - 12/21/2008
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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 ...
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Pastor Rick Warren addresses Muslim group, emphasizes ...
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Frank Criticizes Obama for Rev. Warren Pick
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... I found that deeply offensive and unfair,” Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said in a broadcast interview.
“If he was inviting the Rev. Warren to participate in a forum and to make a speech, that would be a good thing,” Frank said. “But being singled out to give the prayer at the inauguration is a high honor. It has traditionally given as a mark of great respect. And, yes, I think it was wrong to single him out for this mark of respect.”
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Barney Frank: Rick Warren Is Offensive
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Barney Frank is the first openly gay member of Congress; his remarks were made on CNN's Late Edition. Obama defended his preference for the homophobic Pastor Rick Warren, insisting that America needs to "come together." ...
RICK WARREN UPDATE: “The first openly gay member of Congress said Sunday it was a mistake for Presi…
Instapundit —
... RICK WARREN UPDATE: “The first openly gay member of Congress said Sunday it was a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to invite the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.” ...
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firedoglake.com 12/24/2008 — Quick quiz. What's misleading about this item?
Rick Warren is being attacked on the left because of his view on gay marriage -- especially after Barack Obama invited him to be part of the inauguration.
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Rick Warren -- Out of the Closet!
tmz.com 12/23/2008 — Filed under: Prez Election 2008 , Barack Obama Rick Warren, the pastor who will deliver the invocation next month for Barack Obama, apparently is doing a little image-adjusting in West Hollywood.We got this pic, taken yesterday at Out of the Closet ...
Biden as Working Families Czar? —
CNN Political Ticker 12/21/2008
Vice President-elect Joe Biden will head a new task force on working families on Jaunary 20, 2009.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Come Inauguration day, newly minted Vice President Joe Biden will add one more task to his job title: working families czar, ...
Obama set to release Blagojevich report —
msnbc.com: Politics 12/21/2008
President-elect Barack Obama will offer details early this week about his transition staff's contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is facing federal charges of plotting to swap his appointment of Obama's Senate successor for cash or a job.