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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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nytimes.com - 12/28/2008

Op-Ed Columnist: You’re Likable Enough, Gay People

— nytimes.com — Barack Obama’s disingenuous defense of his tone-deaf invitation to the Rev. Rick Warren is an asterisk to... the joyous inaugural of our first black president. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: You’re Likable Enough, Gay People

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nytimes.com - 12/29/2008

Op-Ed Columnist: George, Abe, Rick & Barack

— nytimes.com — I look forward to Barack Obama’s inauguration with a surprising degree of hope and good cheer. >... (more) Op-Ed Columnist: George, Abe, Rick & Barack

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Accomodating religion
Ben Smith's Blog — ... Nathan Diament, the policy director of the socially-conservative Orthodox Union, voices the worry that -- despite the symbolism -- Obama is poised to move left on social issues, and offers some grounds for compromise: ...

Word Made Flesh
N/A — ... The challenge remains: ” . . . a president does more than listen and offer symbols–he acts. In office, Obama has a chance to show his sensitivity to religious voters’ concerns, and, in some cases, advance policies that are important to them, without sacrificing Democratic principles.” More easily said then done. How’s Obama going to do that? ...

Why Obama Ultimately Will Lose Religious Voters
Patterico's Pontifications — ... I’m responding here to this article by Nathan Diament today over at TNR about how Obama will win over religious voters during his first term.  The author considers the invitation to Rick Warren, the endorsement by Doug Kmiec, the fact that 20% of Obama supporters were pro-life, that he began his outreach to religious voters before announcing his run, etc., all as a foundation to claim that Obama will reach religious voters not with his words, but with his works. ...