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White House Commissions Prayers For Obama Public Events

US News & World Report | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

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When Barack Obama's presidential campaign contacted Ryan Culp last year to ask him to deliver a prayer at an Obama rally in Culp's native Elkhart, Ind...

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A Prayer for Most Americans

C. Brian Smith | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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C. Brian Smith

If our new president is truly devoted to change, he will separate, once and for all, the sloppy, congealed mess that is Church and State. He will allow us to shed unsolicited religious ideology which suffocates us like a dirty, wet t-shirt.

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Beyond the Rick Warren Controversy: Two Questions About Love and Justice

Valerie Tarico | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

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Valerie Tarico

The role of the evangelical minister is to help his followers know what is real and how to live. It is about taking our complicated, fast-moving, sometimes scary world and distilling it into Four Spiritual Laws.

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Who Says America Doesn't Have a Prayer?

Larry Ross | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

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Larry Ross

Through this visible Inaugural platform, President-elect Obama and Dr. Rick Warren have opportunity together to move beyond sectarian interest to national interest.

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Zelizer's Book Corner: Frank Lambert's Religion in American Politics

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Julian E. Zelizer

Frank Lambert's Religion in American Politics is a perfect starting point for understanding just how deep the tradition of liberal religious activism runs.

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Rick Warren and Respect

Curtis Black | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

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Curtis Black

Selecting Rick Warren for the inaugural invocation is a Sister Souljah moment for Barack Obama. It's not his first, but it's the saddest, the most hurtful.

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What Would Obama Do If Obama Was Mad At Obama About Rick Warren?

David Quigg | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

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David Quigg

Obama would move on -- he'd refuse to be distracted. He'd brush the dirt off his shoulder and immediately return his focus to winning.

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Warren-Endorsed Nigerian Archbishop Backed Anti-Gay Laws Worse Than Pre-WWII Third Reich's

Bruce Wilson | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

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Bruce Wilson

In 2006, Rick Warren publicly lionized (literally) Peter Akinola three months after the Archbishop had endorsed legislation more draconian than comparable anti-gay statutes passed prior to World War II under the Third Reich.

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Fighting Back in the Age of Obama

Bob Cesca | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

This isn't necessarily another angry take on Rick Warren. This is about fighting back in the age of Obama.

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The Wind Is Out of My Sails

Mario Ruiz | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

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Mario Ruiz

It's of no interest to me whether Rick Warren appears as an empathetic or warmhearted man. What matters is what comes out of his mouth. What he preaches, what he and his church stand for.

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Some Sinful Links at Rick Warren's Updated Website

Lisa Derrick | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

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Lisa Derrick

While Saddleback Church removed several entries from its website, a not-so-gay-friendly manifesto is back up. This wasn't a removal of homophobia, but revisionism for PR purposes.

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Gay Marriage, Part 2

Bob Ostertag | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

The gay marriage issue has intruded so profoundly on gay politics that I am told I should protest the inauguration of Obama, because he invited a minister to say a prayer whose main priorities are climate change, poverty, and AIDS.

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How to Keep the Hearts of Bigots Warm Through the Winter

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Harvey Fierstein

Obama can call the placing of a hate monger like Rick Warren on the world dais political healing or inclusiveness or any other nicety he'd like, but I call it pandering to the lowest instinct of the worst kind of politics.

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Victory? You betcha!

Michael Rogers | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Michael Rogers

Remember, it's not about swaying our hard-lined opponents, it's about talking to those in the middle. That is done with composure and, more importantly, respect.

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Should Progressives Engage Agents of Intolerance?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Nathaniel Frank

If there is a rational argument against gay marriage, I have yet to see it. And this is why Obama's invitation to Warren might just work. A major limitation to progressive thinking is our over-reliance on rational debate.

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The Unwarranted Talk About Warren

Lynda Resnick | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Lynda Resnick

With the magnitude of the recent media attention, you'd think Rick Warren had been chosen for a Cabinet post, rather than a small segment of a one-day affair.

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As Long As We're Talking About Rick Warren, Did You Know Rush Limbaugh Is A Drug Addict?

Stephen Elliott | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Stephen Elliott

I'm not defending Rick Warren. But if the worst thing that happens during the Obama presidency is that he lets a hate-mongering idiot speak at his inauguration I'll be ecstatic.

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Is Rick Warren a Vampire?

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Leah McElrath Renna

The best way to understand Warren's remark about supposedly loving "gays" is to look at his own church's policy statement about lesbian and gay people.

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The Choice Is Ours Now

Melissa Etheridge | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

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Melissa Etheridge

I received a call from Rick Warren, and before I could say anything, he told me what a fan he was. He had most of my albums from the very first one. What? This didn't sound like a gay hater.

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Obama Floats Through Teapot Tempests

William Bradley | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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William Bradley

Why does Obama have Rick Warren delivering the invocation? Politics, naturally. It's a way to keep slicing off some of what has traditionally been a Republican vote.

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Obama's Pastor Warren Pick; A Bridge Too Far

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Thomas de Zengotita

Obama's version of the game has always been bridge building. He's completely serious about reaching out, transcending red and blue, and etc. But this is a bridge too far.

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Why Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue

Bob Ostertag | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

How is it that queers became the odd ones out at such a momentous turning point in history? By pushing an agenda of stupid issues like gay marriage.

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7 Days: Green Jobs, Caroline Kennedy and Rick Warren

Mark Green | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

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Mark Green

Is Obama's choice of Rick Warren another example of the president-elect giving conservatives the visual while later giving progressives the policy?

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Rick Warren: What Was Obama Thinking?

William Fisher | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

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William Fisher

We can dialogue with them from now until the Rapture, but many evangelicals' ideas will still be anathema to most of those who elected Barack Obama.

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A Generation Ago, Rick Warren Would Have Made Obama Sit at the Back of the Bus

Alan Cumming | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment

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Alan Cumming

Would Obama have been fine with saying his parents entered into a civil partnership? Maybe. But would he be fine with hearing that his parents' marriage was akin to a brother marrying his sister or a pedophile marrying a child?

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