Funny how he can put on a nice suit and tie for the dictator Assad and the Grand Mufti, but a sloppy Hawaiian shirt and khakis or jeans are good enough for the pulpit.
Posted on 11/17/2006 11:39:05 AM PST by Dark Skies
wonderful, another liberal politician pretending to be "holy".
another Wallis idiot.
"Purpose Driven Jihad"
"There's a trend that religious figures - once they get a certain level of visibility and fame - seem to get pulled into politics," said Noll. "Warren is at this stage. The question is whether he is looking for new worlds to conquer."
Jesus said to peter eat of the snakes and lizards, aka preach to the gentiles, the unbelievers. So, if that's what this guy is doing, good for him, to assist in opening up missionary chances. What is everyone else doing on this thread to make a better world, besides getting finger callouses? I don't know this guy at all but, at first blush, cut him some slack.
If you want an example of Warren's name-dropping skills, read this transcript. Rick was on a roll!
http://pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=80
I suppose that unless you have experienced it, it may be difficult to comprehend the passion of those who criticize Warren.
Graham preached in Hungary...did Warren preach in Syria? That's the question I'd like answered.
When you have the time, I'd like to hear about this damage. We did the 40 Days program last year at a solid Bible-believing church. I never approved of our using it and I was underwhelmed with the book. That said, however, it did a lot of good, I think, for the church and brought in a lot of people interested in hearing about him who stayed on and have become believers.
"I believe it is a mistake to not talk to nations considered hostile - isolation and silence has never solved conflict anywhere, whether between spouses or between nations," Warren said in the statement Ross released Thursday.
What an unintelligent narcissistic gasbag this guy is! Comparing marital issues to those of a terrorist-supporting, insurgent-supporting totalitarian regime. I wonder if he has ever heard the term "non sequitur." I guess if only we could send Rick Warren to all four corners of the world he can solve all of our problems. I wonder if, in breaking the silence, he asked Assad to stop sending terrorists into Iraq to kill our soldiers.
Here's the SANA story, including picture:
http://www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/11/12/84711.htm
He loves them so much he even gave them "a memorial drawing as a gift to the Syrian people for their generosity and hospitality, thanking their efforts exerted for maintaining peace and harmony."
Funny how he can put on a nice suit and tie for the dictator Assad and the Grand Mufti, but a sloppy Hawaiian shirt and khakis or jeans are good enough for the pulpit.
Whew, that was a long article, my assessment of him hasn't changed, he wants everyone to love him. Against gay marraige, has dinner with gay couple with aids. The environment is a moral issue, against activist judges.
I see a cocaine 3 hooker hotel orgy in his future.
Normally, I might. But he walked right into the enemy camp and gave them a photo op. Unless his trip was cleared by the WH and State (and I serious doubt it was), it really p!sses me off.
I will give him credit for standing his ground at the end of his meeting with the journalists when they started getting testy with him over church and state and lawmaking issues. He is still a wolf in sheep's clothing, though.
"Funny how he can put on a nice suit and tie for the dictator Assad and the Grand Mufti, but a sloppy Hawaiian shirt and khakis or jeans are good enough for the pulpit."
Good catch -- dress up for the kings of earth, dress down for the King of Kings!
Bingo. Wanting to be a celebrity more than anything.
I have seen more than one 'preacher' like this. I seen the people of their congregations. From the outside, their preacher is right up their with the Savior.
I'm sure they don't see it for themselves, but there's a huge difference between spreading the good news and making yourself the news.
I'm sticking with my prediction in post 32.
There will be an "I have sinned" moment!
Unless his trip was cleared by the WH and State (and I serious doubt it was), it really p!sses me off.
Good point. the law is the law. render unto caesar's what is caesar's.
He is receiving the same treatment as Paul? Are you kidding me? In his world, Rick is a rock star. The world loves him and can't praise him enough because he tells people what they want to hear and doesn't step on their toes too much. He is nothing like the Apostle Paul, and furthermore, if Paul were here today, he would set this self-promoting, sorry exegete straight in no time.
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