Rick Warren is, and will continue to be, the narrative until January 20

[IndianaGreen]

Both Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow pounced tonight on new revelations about Warren's bigotry, not just to gays, but to everyone else that is not a righwinger. Gay Christians cannot join Saddleback Church, and Rick Warren runs a program to "cure" gays from their homosexuality.

Man and dinosaurs lived at the same time. There was never a time when dinosaurs ruled the earth. From the very beginning of creation, God gave man dominion over all that was made, even over the dinosaurs.

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Because membership in a church is an outgrowth of accepting the Lordship and leadership of Jesus in one’s life, someone unwilling to repent of their homosexual lifestyle would not be accepted at a member at Saddleback Church.

http://www.saddlebackfamily.com/membership/group_finder/faqs_smallgroup.asp?id=7509#q_49

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. I think Obama was hoping that this would just fizzle out

I think he uses that technique a lot.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. Did I hear right?

Did KO make a crack about Warren ending up exposed as an Internet porn addict? Or something like that?

I'm heavily drugged right now, so I might have hallucinated it. My hallucinations are always happy things.

[Hydra]

3. Oh, this is getting good

:popcorn:

"I want my money back/just enjoy the show..."

[MADem]

4. If he becomes the 21st Century Billy Graham, Pastor to Presidents, then he'll be the narrative well

BEYOND January.

He just may become Obama's New Best Friend.

He's still looking for a church, after all--maybe he'll just fly Pastor Rick in, instead: http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6310182&page=1

In Wake of Rev. Wright, Obama Seeks New Church
In Picking Church, Obamas Will Weigh Political, Religious and Personal Feelings
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
Nov. 24, 2008—


Come Jan. 20, Barack Obama knows the house in which he and his family will live, but he has yet to decide at which house of worship they will pray.

Within steps from the White House, the Obamas can choose from a bevy of churches, each offering reasons to be selected, from historic connections to the presidency to historic connections to the African-American community.

Anywhere the Obamas choose to worship, observers told ABCNews.com, will likely be scrutinized for a political message.

The Obama transition staff would not comment on which church the family was considering or when it would announce a decision.

Shaun Casey, a professor at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and an advisor on religious outreach to Obama during the campaign, said the Obamas had yet to make a decision....Obama's selection will perhaps be scrutinized more than that of any other recent president, given the attention paid during the election to his faith and his relationship to his former pastor, the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright. ....Obama has spoken frequently about the importance of his Christian faith. In his 2006 book, "The Audacity of Hope," he wrote that "the historically black church offered me a second insight: that faith doesn't mean that you don't have doubts, or that you relinquish your hold on this world. ... You needed to come to church precisely because you were of this world, not apart from it."

But there is no guarantee that the Obamas will choose an historically black church, and perhaps, instead, they'll pick a more diverse congregation. ...

[IndianaGreen]

7. The Obamas could worship at a MCC church

Christian, LGBT friendly, all inclusive!

[Jamastiene]

5. Something tells me Rick Warren is the new Jerry Falwell.

As he spreads his message of hate, watch his ass and his jowls spread even more as well.

I guess Obama looked at the Democratic Party and said, "What this party needs is an enema." then decided to create a new arch-enemy for us in Warren. Some of us will not forget this though. He has AT LEAST twice rubbed elbows with gay hating preachers. At least Bush is man enough to say out loud that he doesn't like gay people. Obama pretends to support us while stabbing us in the back. I cannot trust a man who won't stand up and say how he really feels. AT ALL.

[jonnyblitz]

6. nice!

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