Reply #25: I think that the discussion is healthy..... [View All]

[FrenchieCat]

and Rick Warren being defined as something other than what he has been defined before he was chosen
is not neccessarily a bad thing. It could be an opportunity to have some who didn't know much about Rick Warren except for what they had been told in the media (many who may have read his book) become more educated about why the Gay Community are upset about him. This will wake up a few.

In terms of him being allowed to speak, although he wasn't on my list whatsoever (I'd prefer Jim Wallis had been chosen), I can see how Obama sees it, that Warren may provide Obama with the audience that needs to be reached the most. I don't know what Warren is going to say when he speaks, and so I have to wait for that. If Warren says that we are all created equal no matter what...that's a message that may be constructive to those who need to hear it the most, and who are willing to accept it from this particular messenger. I also have to wait to hear Obama's speech to hear the message he has for this country.

I don't mind waiting to see what happens, as I have been waiting for 8 years.....
Patience is a virtue, and I'm going to have it.

So I agree with you.....but I believe that the discourse that is going on here is a good thing.