Posted on 12/17/2008 10:09:12 PM PST by Patrick1
Barack Obama’s choice of a prominent evangelical minister to perform the invocation at his inauguration is a conciliatory gesture toward social conservatives who opposed him in November, but it is drawing fierce challenges from a gay rights movement that – in the wake of a gay marriage ban in California – is looking for a fight.
Rick Warren, the senior pastor of Saddleback Church in southern California, opposes abortion rights but has taken more liberal stances on the government role in fighting poverty, and backed away from other evangelicals’ staunch support for economic conservatism. But it’s his support for the California constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage that drew the most heated criticism from Democrats Wednesday
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Poor bitches....
They have it even worse than us. At least when we will get pissed at him, it will come as no surprise.
The OTHER “preacher” giving the ending benediction is gay-friendly Lowry.
but, to these people, ALL Christians are stupid and ignorant members of an established HATE-GROUP, Christianity, and these tolerant gay people will not tolerate someone who doesn’t agree with them, that the gay lifestyle is one of caring and dignity.
(BARF!!)
> but it is drawing fierce challenges from a gay rights movement that – in the wake of a gay marriage ban in California – is looking for a fight.
Ah good! This is a case of knaves falling out. We ought to do whatever we can to encourage this.
Groan..more gay marches.
concilatory?! WTF is wrong with these people.
There must be something about pounding fudge that makes these people strangely obsessive about it.
I suppose a gay witch would be the right choice for these folks.
I’m surprised they won’t just take one for the team.
Just like the Clintons, Obama will kick them in the teeth whenever it’s more advantageous to pander to some other party.
Just like they were with the Clintons, they will screech and stomp their feet, then crawl back to him and kiss his wingtips. After all, where else can they go?
I think he should have selected a humble, little, unknown Pastor from Chicago named Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Gay Leaders are always furious when they aren’t also being paid to be snarky. It’s their job. It’s what they get paid to do.
I plan to just sit and watch the Lolly Pop King go down in flames. His own people will be his downfall. The “Black Messiah” is going to have a great fall, just like “Humpty Dumpty”. ;0)
I bet they just want to scratch Barry’s eyes out...
I wish these people would just “Go Away”, I’m so tired and fed up with their obnoxious nonsense I’d gladly donate something to help them leave.
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