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Rick Warren's Church Sees Rounds Of Protests

AP | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

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LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Gay rights supporters marched outside the church of evangelical pastor Rick Warren, protesting his selection as an inaugur...

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Dear Rick: A Lesson on Race

Renita Weems | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Black Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Racism, Christianity, Religon and Politics, Saddleback Church, Racism in Politics, Rick Warren, MLK Day, Obama's Inauguration, Politics News
Renita Weems

Evidently, Rick Warren doesn't know that black preachers talk, that many of us are friends, and that a letter from him would generate buzz enough for us to share and compare notes.

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Rick Warren Lauds Obama Choice Of Openly-Gay Pastor For Inaugural Prayer

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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Pastor Rick Warren, demonstrating his recently discovered and ever-increasing political savvy, has issued a statement lauding President-elect Obama's ...

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Even Same-Sex Marriage Is a Basic Civil Right

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chief Justice Earl Warren, Loving v. Virginia, Nuremberg Laws, Rick Warren, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Saddleback Church, Kenneth Starr, Interracial Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Menachem Rosensaft

Republicans who tolerate their party's platform calling for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage should be reminded of a similar constitutional amendment to prohibit interracial marriage.

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Transcendental Invocation: Surprise Me, Rick Warren!

Adele Stan | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

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Adele Stan

The sage Todd Gitlin urges us to voice our complaint and move on. But moving on doesn't move me. I want my transcendent moment. First, it seems, I'll have to transcend my damn self.

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This Christian Believes Pastor Warren Should Put a Sock In It

Scott Foval | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, Questioning, Lesbian, Transgendered, Glbtq, Gay, Zealotry, HIV/AIDS, Religion, Video, Cleric, West Hollywood, Inauguration, Dogma, Hate Speech, Pastor Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, Christian, Invocation, Christophobe, Politics News
Scott Foval

Rick Warren, what you are doing by turning to attack your critics as "Christophobes," is manipulating the core message.

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Rocks and Hard Places for Gay Christians this Christmas

Scott Swenson | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Scott Swenson

Originally appeared on RHRealityCheck.org - Information, commentary and community for reproductive health and rights. I pray. Everyday. Sometimes se...

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Gay Rights Activist On Hardball, Repeatedly Frustrates Warren Defender

pamshouseblend.com | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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On Hardball Monday night (hosted tonight by the insufferable Mike Barnicle, who believes all the LGBTs and allies who are mad at Rick Warren live in o...

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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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A Response to Melissa Etheridge

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

I am willing to agree that Rev. Warren is a good guy who said some bad things. I, like you, do trust that communication and cooperation will lead to increased tolerance and progress. I can't forgive Obama, though.

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We Don't Need Rick Warren's Blessing, Or Anyone Else's

Deepak Chopra | Posted 01.22.2009 | Home

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Deepak Chopra

Since God didn't vote for President, why should he get a seat on the inauguration platform? In the midst of controversy over picking Rick Warren to o...

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Obama's Rick Warren Pick Makes Perfectly Good Sense

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moral Values, Religion, Saddleback Church, Jerry Falwell, Barack Obama, Political Issues, Inauguration, Faith, Presidency, Liberal Democrats, Rick Warren, Evangelicals, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The 60 to 80 million Christian evangelicals are still too big, too important, and too politically strategic to ignore. Obama knows that and that's a big reason why Warren will pray at his inauguration.

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Obama Talks Faith, McCain Claims 'Values'

George McHendry, Jr. | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Barack Obama 2008, Saddleback Church, John McCain 2008, Evangelical Christians, Faith, 2008 Election, Home News
George McHendry, Jr.

If evangelicals found a leader in Bush, they have an impostor in McCain. McCain fails to talk about faith in a coherent way beyond the marquee issue of abortion and lip service to the mailable "Family Values."

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The Jewish Context of the Abortion Debate

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

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Menachem Rosensaft

The GOP stands firm in its opposition to abortion in any way, shape or form, for any reason whatsoever -- this pro-life position is in direct conflict with Jewish law.

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Does Obama speak "American"?

Diane Francis | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

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Diane Francis

Obama is going to lose this election because he does not speak American. He speaks English like Brits or Harvard professors. Their language is often p...

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Jason Linkins

McCain's 'Gates Of Hell' Rhetoric 'Equal Parts Incoherent And False'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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Over at the Cato Institute's blog, Jim Harper argues that McCain's "I'll follow bin Laden to the Gates Of Hell" rhetoric at the Saddleback Forum gave ...

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Democrats Let McCain Off Hook on "Cone of Silence"

Tom Hayden | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Tom Hayden

If McCain was indeed in an automobile, if he was not in a "cone of silence", how will we ever know whether he cheated, perhaps with the help of staff?

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Losing My Religion

Keli Goff | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Keli Goff

Maybe after years of watching the seemingly endless hypocrisy of those who claimed to be legislating in God's name, younger evangelicals are ready to take matters into their own hands.

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From "Nuanced" to Principled: The Lessons of Pastor Rick, and Why and How Obama and the Democrats Should Make Abortion a Voting Issue

Drew Westen | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Drew Westen

If Democrats continue to parry Republican war cries of "baby killer" or continue to couch the debate in terms of life vs. choice, they do indeed have something to worry about.

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Saddleback: A Watershed Moment?

Mark Joseph | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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Mark Joseph

Obama's performance at Saddleback can be blamed on strategic mistake his campaign made by scheduling such an important event so close to the end of his Hawaiian vacation. His mind was elsewhere.

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Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr: A Day Late And A Few Million Short

Judah Freed | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

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Judah Freed

I favor libertarian stands on civil liberties and limited government, so I eagerly read the Libertarian Party emails. Yet I base my view of reality on logic and evidence. Sadly, I'm not seeing much of either from the Barr campaign.

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Dear Americans, Pray Harder

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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Matthew-Lee Erlbach

Dear Americans, Barack and John here. We know that there's been some controversy over our appearance at Saddleback, the Evangelical Megachurch. Some ...

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Mr Warren, are you with me?

David Horton | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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David Horton

When Obama and McCain took part in the forum at the Saddleback Church the other day it aroused considerable interest, but much of that interest center...

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Surprise: Evangelical Women May Have Gone For Obama At Saddleback

Christine Wicker | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

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Christine Wicker

Fact is, evangelical women make up one out of every five women having abortions. And the true number is certainly higher than that because many evangelicals aren't going to claim their faith on abortion clinic forms.

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Senator John Complain

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media

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Eric Schmeltzer

The fact still is that Senator McCain and his campaign lied to a pastor, by agreeing to rules and breaking them, and not telling him until after the fact.

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