tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post1037774858341642153..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Weighing in on Rick WarrenSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-17549643566455751602008-12-21T08:43:00.000-08:002008-12-21T08:43:00.000-08:00Godwin's Law has been engaged - thus Jim of L-Town...Godwin's Law has been engaged - thus Jim of L-Town wins the argument. Thanks for playing!Bateau Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641991475361553674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-20673274691002168292008-12-20T21:07:00.000-08:002008-12-20T21:07:00.000-08:00Jim of L-Town, Rick Warren is the kinder, gentler ...Jim of L-Town, Rick Warren is the kinder, gentler voice of hate and I have read that Hermann Goering was a charming host. Same thing in my book.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547673802645392683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-9309190463095417412008-12-20T17:45:00.000-08:002008-12-20T17:45:00.000-08:00This was a total political calculation. Obama onl...This was a total political calculation. Obama only has to worry about 2012 and the LGBT community has no other place to turn. The calculation is that in 4 years you will have forgotten or forgiven. Its not like the voting block will suddenly turn red.<BR/><BR/>He can't count on the evangelicals in four years, so this is a very smart move.<BR/><BR/>I don't anticipate a boycott of the Bateau Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641991475361553674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-46957742633124931722008-12-20T11:55:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:55:00.000-08:00There will only one “first inauguration of the fir...There will only one “first inauguration of the first African-American president in our history.” It will happen next January 20. Rick Warren will deliver the invocation.<BR/><BR/>By all means, include Rick Warren at the table. Invite him for breakfast on January 21st.<BR/><BR/>But first, buy him a calendar. Then present him with a university library card. His knowledge of human sexuality comes uffda51https://www.blogger.com/profile/11395027089123943228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-79227416348672039112008-12-20T10:26:00.000-08:002008-12-20T10:26:00.000-08:00Forgive my need to voice an opinion, even though a...Forgive my need to voice an opinion, even though an outsider to US politics.<BR/><BR/>Jim of L-Town, it jumps off the page to me that you would consider Rick Warren a move to "a new, more civil, and diverse conversation in the country." The viewpoints of RW quoted in the variety of topics contributed by participants here show his to be far from a civil approach. The comparisons he makes are Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-12819431591517606862008-12-20T07:54:00.000-08:002008-12-20T07:54:00.000-08:00Dear Rev. Russell: A lot of us who are opposed to...Dear Rev. Russell:<BR/><BR/> A lot of us who are opposed to gay marriage fully support equal civil rights for the LGBT community. Count me among them. I believe gays should have the right to civil unions and the protections that would give.<BR/> Marriage, in my opinion, is a long standing cultural institution, as Rick Warren says, that has been recognized for the last 5000 years as a union Jim of L-Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941398804273985677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-3233002053257962642008-12-20T05:25:00.000-08:002008-12-20T05:25:00.000-08:00Don't worry, even Limbaugh noted that as soon as W...Don't worry, even Limbaugh noted that as soon as Warren says "Amen," his number will get deleted from Obama's blackberry.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569212473893957664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-44787933851598772492008-12-20T01:17:00.000-08:002008-12-20T01:17:00.000-08:00Preach it, Sister!Preach it, Sister!Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-16620074269650078682008-12-19T23:15:00.000-08:002008-12-19T23:15:00.000-08:00God bless Rachel Maddow! Have you been watching w...God bless Rachel Maddow! Have you been watching what she's been saying about Warren? The latest gem - the reverend thinks homosexuality is proof that evolutionary theory is wrong!<BR/><BR/>This is shaping up to be a RW Reverend Wright situation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547673802645392683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1716405771374663652008-12-19T19:53:00.000-08:002008-12-19T19:53:00.000-08:00Jim, I only have a minute to respond as I'm at...Jim, I only have a minute to respond as I'm at my step-away-from-the-computer-its-your-day-off limit.<BR/><BR/>Obama & Biden both opposed Prop 8. Warren fundraised for it.<BR/><BR/>Obama & Biden support equal civil rights for LGBT Americans. Warren compares homosexuality to pedofilia and beastiality.<BR/><BR/>Obama & Biden support a woman's right to choose. Warren uses SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-54276100644772881562008-12-19T19:34:00.000-08:002008-12-19T19:34:00.000-08:00Amen sister- preach it!This is great, I am going t...Amen sister- preach it!<BR/><BR/>This is great, I am going to add it a post I just put up.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-20520216029442787312008-12-19T19:25:00.000-08:002008-12-19T19:25:00.000-08:00Dear Rev. Russell: I find it curious that people f...Dear Rev. Russell:<BR/><BR/> I find it curious that people find the gay marriage issue the trigger for their anger at this choice.<BR/> Both President-elect Barack Obama and Vice-President-elect Joe Biden have both commented publicly that they oppose gay marriage.<BR/> With those public pronouncements they have shown they are aligned more with Pastor Rick than with the LGBT community.<BR/> AndJim of L-Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941398804273985677noreply@blogger.com