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"We at VCY America Radio network are appalled and angered that Rick Warren is praising a nation that has long supported international terrorism and that desires the utter destruction of Israel," said a statement from the broadcasting organization.

Hoah! The hutzpah of that jackass is a stench that streams to high heaven.

ANY respect whatsoever that I had held for the man, has with this report been utterly obliterated. And let me tell you what, there isn't much respect on my part for feces that claims to preach the Word of God.

How many of y'all want to hang out and discuss the merits of the man's philanthropy? Did you know that Yasar Arafat gave blood shortly after 01/09/11? I'm fairly certain that philanthopism, humanitarianism, and altruism makes it all o.k.. Remember what Mom always told you: "the ends justify the means."

Sorry Raygun (from Battlestar Galactica the mini-series?), i call BS on this one. Here is the source that "World Nutbar Daily" is linking on this article. It is the Syrian version of 'pravda', only not as accurate. World Nutbar Daily did a cut/paste job on the Syrian Propaganda ministry's own piece. Shoddy Journalism. Somebody needs to tell them to get it right before they do real damage to the conservative cause.

Scroll up to Post #67 on this thread, and read Warren's statement on this matter.

All in all i have to give Warren a "What did you expect?" or to be theological about it...i have to give Warren an 'F' on his Total Depravity class, he'd have remembered that little doctrine, he probably wouldn't have made such a bone-headed mistake. But there is no sinister Anti-American policy here.

i have no use at all for Rick Warren, but criticism MUST be based on TRUTH, and not on Syrian propaganda. Frankly, i don't care about Warren's politics. They should be looked at as symptoms rather than root cause. The REAL problem is that Warren's doctrine is aborrent, causing such matters.

Tell me what a man believes, and I'll tell you what he'll do. ~Henry David Thoreau

Here's a related WorldNetDaily article: Megapastor Warren denies praising Syria. In this article Warren says:

"Joseph [Farah], why didn't you contact me first and discover the fact I said nothing of the sort? The trip was a favor to my next-door neighbor, had nothing to do with policy, and was done with the State Department's knowledge.
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He continued: "Why Syria? The simple truth is that I was invited by my neighbor! We were talking over his backyard fence a couple months ago when my Muslim neighbor, Yassar, said, "Rick, you visit so many countries, I want to show you mine." I was touched by this invitation from my friend and promised, "The next time I'm traveling that direction, I'll visit your home with you." It was a favor for a friend, not a political statement."

The above article (Megapastor Warren denies praising Syria) was posted (November 16) the day after the article we're discussing here.

Here's another WorldNetDaily article (posted November 16): The purpose-driven lie. From the article:

If I were a betting man, I would wager that Warren will come home and allege he was widely misquoted. He probably was. I HOPE he was. But here's the problem: When you place yourself in the position of being used – and you ARE used – whose fault is it?

From the above I'm not sure we can determine exactly what happened.