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Warren and Obama: We Asked, Will They Answer?
firedoglake.com - 12/22/2008
Warren and Obama: We Asked, Will They Answer?
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The controversy over President Elect Barack Obama’s choice to have the invocation at his inaugural delivered by homophobic evangelical Pastor Rick Warren continues here on FDL , and across the blogosphere and establishment media . On Thursday, Obama made a brief statement about Warren that, ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008
Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree To Disagree
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Obama, at his presser today, defends the decision to choose Rick Warren to deliver the invocation as his inauguration with a restatement of his commitment to gay rights and, more broadly, to the principles of unity that have been a hallmark of his ... (more) Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree ...

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Taking Yes For An Answer
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 12/19/2008
Taking Yes For An Answer
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Dish readers will know my own conflicted feelings about the selection of Rick Warren for the Inaugural Invocation. But feelings must at some point cede to reason. And I sense an understandable but, the more I think about it, misjudged ... (more) Taking Yes For An Answer

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The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren — and Obama
time.com - 12/19/2008
The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren — and Obama
— time.com — About three years ago, a reporter at Fortune asked Rick Warren — the successful pastor whom the President-elect has asked to pray at his inauguration — about homosexuality. "I'm no homophobic guy," Warren said. His proof? He had dined with gays; he ... (more) The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren — and Obama

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Pajamas Media:  Not All Gays Have a Problem With Rick Warren

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Not All Gays Have a Problem With Rick Warren
Pajamas Media — ... further that Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, founder the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a man with “deeply contrasting views to Warren on a whole host of issues” will offer the closing benediction at the inauguration. But, Lowery’s presence won’t quell the anger of gay activists and bloggers (and their allies on the left); they don’t just see Warren as offering a different perspective on a controversial issue. They believe his position on that issue defines him a hate - monger who harbors “ an anti-gay agenda .” By so defining Warren, they paint gay marriage ...

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