Submit a Story!
Homophobe Pastor Rick Warren to give Obama Invocation (video)
Now Playing:
Obama picks homophobe pro-'Prop 8' evangelical preacher Rick Warren to give the invocation at inaugural.
Comments
Pro-Lifers Rip Rick Warren on Obama Invocation
cbn.com — So let me get straight to the point. Liberals and gay activists aren t happy with Barack Obama for choosing pro-life and prop 8 supporting pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at Obama s inaugural. But pro-life readers seem to be equally upset at ... (more) Pro-Lifers Rip Rick Warren on Obama Invocation
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 ...
Rick Warren, Obama Invocation Choice, Causing First Real Rift With Progressives
huffingtonpost.com — Ever since Barack Obama took office, the media has been pining to write a story about liberal dissatisfaction with his transition efforts. By and large, the meme has been blown out of proportion, as the press overestimated how divisive Obama's ... (more) Rick Warren, Obama Invocation Choice, Causing First Real ...
Comments
Blog Reactions

John Aravosis: Leaked Obama Transcript Explains Rick Warren Decision
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — The following conversation may, or may not, have occurred between President-elect Barack Obama and the chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, US Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA): BARACK OBAMA: So who we gonna have do the invocation at my inaugural? DIANNE FEINSTEIN: Oh my God, you're gonna love this, B. BO: Okay Di, hit me. DIFI: Ready? Rick. Warren. BO: You mean conservative evangelical Christian leader Rick Warren? DIFI: Yup. BO: Rick Warren who wants to ban all abortions and basically said that I support a holocaust? DIFI: Uh huh. BO: The guy who compared gay ...

Barack Obama is a major league asshole...
The Reaction — Guest Post by Ted ...for choosing homophobic Proposition H8te-supporting minister Rick Warren to give the inaugural invocation. Here's an ad that Warren made supporting Proposition H8te: Seriously? Warren and his "we're not homophobes but gay people should not be allowed to marry" crowd keep talking about the biblical definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. How many wives did the biblical big guys have? Samuel 12:7-8 "And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over ...

Ignorant Rick Warren’s Ugandan BFF is Dangerously Crazy
Firedoglake — In a pre-election video, Rick Warren,who says he would never endorse a candidate but on "moral issues comes out very clear"--once again fondles a favorite rotting corpse of lies, that "for 5,000 years in every religion marriage has been one man and one woman." Then in an astounding ...

Related Content
Pastor Rick Warren to Give Invocation at Obama Inauguration - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men
towleroad.com 12/18/2008 — 12/17/2008 Pastor Rick Warren to Give Invocation at Obama Inauguration UPDATED Pastor Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California has been chosen to give the invocation at Obama's inauguration, the Congressional Committee on ...
The Warren Invocation
balloon-juice.com 12/18/2008 — Obama is going to have Rick Warren give the invocation at his inauguration , and this has a lot of people upset. A sample : This selection is clearly not about “change”—it’s about making a high profile decision to give ...
Rick Warren to give inaugural invocation
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 12/17/2008 — Rick Warren hosted a presidential forum in August. (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony will feature big names like minister Rick Warren and legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Congressional Committee on Inaugural ...
Obama picks homophobe pro-'Prop 8' evangelical preacher to give the invocation at inaugural
americablog.com 12/17/2008 — Gee, maybe Donnie McClurkin wasn't a fluke. Picking Rick Warren to give THE invocation is abominable . I'm doing my research and will be updating this post in a minute. Rick Warrens eats with gays But hey, Rick Warren says being gay isn't the ...
Warren to give invocation
washingtonmonthly.com 12/17/2008 — WARREN TO GIVE INVOCATION.... Barack Obama is, for the time being, a man without a pastor of his own, so we knew he'd have to turn to someone else to deliver the invocation at his presidential inauguration. Unfortunately, Obama has...
Rick Warren to Give Inaugural Invocation
thepage.time.com 12/18/2008 — Obama's committee releases list of people participating in ceremony , including the leader of California's Saddleback Church. Civil rights leader Joseph Lowery -- who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. -- will deliver benediction.  ...
Why Rick Warren’s Invocation at Obama’s Inauguration Matters
usnews.com 12/18/2008 — The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced Warren will give the invocation.
Anti-choice, anti-gay, pro-assassination pastor to give inaugural invocation.
thinkprogress.org 12/18/2008 — Pastor Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20. While he is a recognizable celebrity and best-selling author, Warren also advocates a number of deeply anti-progressive views. He ...
Obama hearts Rick Warren
crooksandliars.com 12/18/2008 — Say,what? President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony will feature big names like minister Rick Warren and legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced Wednesday. Warren, the prominent ...
Prop 8 Homophobe Rick Warren to Deliver Inaugural Benediction
oxdown.firedoglake.com 12/17/2008 — In another Donny McClurkin moment , magnified by the context of this historic inauguration, the Joint Inaugural Committee has chosen Prop 8 homophobe and noted religious nutcase Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church and Store™ to deliver the ...
Obama picks highlight energy policy; Schapiro to SECReuters: Politics 12/18/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to head the Agriculture Department and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to become interior secretary, saying they would help further his goal of energy ...
Court refuses to oust Illinois governorReuters: Politics 12/18/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request that embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich be temporarily removed from office amid charges he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.
Court refuses to oust Illinois governor (Reuters)Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/18/2008
Reuters - The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request that embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich be temporarily removed from office amid charges he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.
Magazine Preview: Between Obama and the PressNYT > Politics 12/18/2008
What kind of relationship will the Obama White House have with the media? A lot will depend on Robert Gibbs. >
O.C. pastor to speak at Obama's swearing-inL.A. Times - Politics 12/18/2008
Prop. 8 supporter Rick Warren of Saddleback Church will give the inaugural invocation, a choice that angers gay rights activists. > Nationally known author ...