Finally, Andrew Sullivan stops being so ridiculous and acknowledges that the LGBT community doesn't have to overreact to every perceived slight. He's starting to figure out that maybe the best way to dialogue with the faith community isn't by staging aggressive rallies outside their places of worship.
As Sullivan writes today, "The truth is: if we cannot engage a Rick Warren on the question of our equality, we may secure a narrow and bitter victory in some states (just as the Christianists won a narrow and bitter victory in California in November). But we will not win the bigger argument and our victories will lack the moral legitimacy they deserve."
After the passing of Prop 8, our community could have taken the high ground: candlelight vigils, community organizing by making a passionate, thoughtful case for our rights. We didn't. We just yelled and screamed and stomped our feet.
Our reaction to Rick Warren, yesterday was no different. Every single gay rights organization, having proven recently they couldn't stop a proposition from passing, proved they could at least send out an angry press release condemning Obama's choice. What had Obama done to them? Had he changed his policy at all toward LGBT equality? No, he had just invited a friend of his to speak at his Inauguration. A friend who is seen by most Americans as a pretty normal guy. Heck, he's sold 20 million books and given a TED Talk. This guy isn't that out of the mainstream.
I'm glad Obama can embrace Rick Warren and work with him on things they agree on -- climate change, global poverty, and supporting education efforts around the world. It's so nice to have an adult in charge for once.
Originally Posted On The Hill's Pundit Blog
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It seemed more than the human spirit was capable of, and yet, they did it. Millions.
I think Obama is asking us to be that big.
If Barack was concerned about opening dialogue - he could have organized a Faith summit across multiple faith organizations and invited all these folks to it. Carrots dangled could have been funding for faith based initiatives, a place at the table on these types of discussions, the ability to participate in the inauguration.
Then Rick Warren could have been invited along with liberal pastors. Unfortunately by asking him to do the opening invocation with a more sane christian doing the closing - he has placed them on equal footing. He essentially has sent the message that both religion that seeks to legislate, and religion that seeks to be all inclusive are morally equivalent.
This is not the message I want our President to be sending. Religious zealotry must be nipped in the bud quickly. They must understand there is a place for them at the table - only when - they begin to practice their religion as a private matter and not seek to legislate their morality. Faith and Preachers influence their Flocks - whereas the government must be all inclusive. Two different paths.
All for dialogue, not at all for legitimization of religious zealotry.
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Unfortunately, the Gay Community has taken the play book over from the hysterical Left and have become their own worst enemy...
Michale.....
What’s it matter to you?
They are only Jews anyways...
Do you know what I mean?
We’re racially superior to them
and I doubt that all this “Adolf talk” will amount to anything anyways…
I see no reason why Barack Obama should worry about the Jews.
The Jews only make up a fraction of the population
and I think it’s about time to put them in their rightful place.
There’s only one solution to Rick Warren’s “Jewish Problem”
and that’s the final solution.
Michale.....
bad move obama...bad move.