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huffingtonpost.com - 1/15/2009

Bruce Wilson: Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, Rick Warren Tells Stadium Crowd

— huffingtonpost.com — On April 17, 2005, at the southern California Anaheim Angels sports stadium thirty thousand Saddleback Church members,... more than ever gathered in one spot, assembled to celebrate Saddleback's 25th anniversary and listened as Rick Warren ... (more) Bruce Wilson: Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, ...

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/14/2009

Sorry, No Details

— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Lots of emails from readers asking about the chat with the president-elect this morning. It was totally... off the record and I'm a stickler for those rules. I can say, however, the following: it's hard to express the relief I feel that this man will be ... (more) Sorry, No Details

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concordmonitor.com - 1/12/2009

N.H. bishop invited to D.C. to give prayer

— concordmonitor.com — New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, an outspoken, international gay rights leader, has been asked to give... a prayer at one of President-elect Barack Obama's first inauguration events at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The ... (more) N.H. bishop invited to D.C. to give prayer

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Political Animal — ... , for example, what the Obama administration is going to replace DADT with. I'd add that the timing of the repeal obviously matters. (Waiting until the second term just won't do.) But those questions notwithstanding, it's still the right answer. Michelle Goldberg suggested it might even " make up for Rick Warren ," arguing that eliminating DADT, unlike the Warren's invocation, has "concrete repercussions." Goldberg argued, "[I]f this pattern holds -- symbolic sops to the right, followed by real-world gains for gays and lesbians -- it will be a huge improvement over Bill ...

Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Buh-Bye!
Feministing — Check out this video from the change.gov website where Robert Gibbs says the Obama administration will get rid of the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. (It's the last question, at minute 4:17.) Via Michelle Goldberg. ...

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Lawyers, Guns and Money — Michelle Goldberg on signals that Obama will rescind "don't ask, don't tell": Granted, he didn’t say when it was going to happen, but it’s definitely an encouraging sign, and one with far more concrete repercussions than the participation of Warren in the inauguration. That doesn’t mean choosing Warren was a good idea – Obama still elevated the already too-high standing of a fundamentalist ideologue. But if this pattern holds – symbolic sops to the right, followed by real-world gains for gays and lesbians – it will be a huge improvement over Bill Clinton, who ...