Just the fact that this is an issue is a victory for gay rights advocates. The fact that someone like Warren, a fairly moderate and apolitical figure is forced to defend himself, shows who has the upper hand in the culture wars. I don’t think that his selection would have been an issue even ten years ago.
I agree - the only thing about Rick Warren that sends them into a frenzy is that perverted sex issue. Men marrying men? Women marrying women? Who would have dreamed such a thing would ever be considered acceptable? The power of the drum beat of the anti-Christian forces, with the media trumpeting their cause.
The only reason it succeeds is that, as a population, we have allowed our foundation to be chipped away at - to the point that it no longer holds us up.