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A Prayer for Most Americans

C. Brian Smith | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


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.

Gay Marriage, Part 2

Bob Ostertag | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics


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.

Why Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue

Bob Ostertag | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics


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.

Et Tu, Obama?: The Choice of Rick Warren Is Unacceptable

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

By selecting Rick Warren, Barack Obama has sent out the wrong message to the American people. He has betrayed not only gay and lesbian and transgendered Americans, he has betrayed us all.

Sam Stein

Obama's Talking Points On Rick Warren

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics


At his press conference on Thursday, Barack Obama for the first time addressed the flurry of protest that has erupted over the choice of Rick Warren t...

Sam Stein

Rick Warren, Obama Invocation Choice, Causing First Real Rift With Progressives

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Ever since Barack Obama was elected president, the media has been pining to write a story about liberal dissatisfaction with his transition efforts. B...

Outside Rick Warren's Obama-McCain Faith Forum

John Tomasic | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home


John Tomasic

OTB community member Lynn Lyons was on the ground outside Saddleback this past Saturday for Pastor Rick Warren's Faith Forum with candidates Barack Ob...

"Cone of Silence" Quiz

Bob Vanderet | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home


Bob Vanderet

In your opinion, what term best describes interviewer and pastor Rick Warren's assurance that John McCain was in the next room, in a "cone of silence," while questions he would later have to answer were being posed to Barack Obama?