The Face of Gay Furry!
Wait. "Fury"? My Bad.
Posted on 12/18/2008 5:58:35 AM PST by NYer
WASHINGTON -- Aretha Franklin will sing, the Rev. Rick Warren will pray and more than 11,000 U.S. troops will be watching over inauguration ceremonies in case of an attack during President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in on Jan. 20.
But not everyone is pleased with the president-elect's selection of Rev. Warren.
Joe Solomnese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, sent a blistering letter to the president-elect, accusing him of delivering a "genuine blow" to the gay community in choosing the reverend to give the formal invocation at next month's inauguration.
"[W]e feel a deep level of disrespect when one of architects and promoters of an anti-gay agenda is given the prominence and the pulpit of your historic nomination," he wrote.
Andrew Sullivan wrote on the Atlantic Web site, "[It's] shrewd politics, but if anyone is under any illusion that Obama is interested in advancing gay equality, they should probably sober up now."
Liberal groups criticized the inclusion of Warren, whose "Purpose Driven Life" books and lectures have made his church among the largest in the country. People For the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert said Warren's support for California Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage, should have blocked his invitation.
"It's a huge mistake," said California gay rights activist Rick Jacobs, who chairs the state's Courage Campaign. "He's really the wrong person to lead the president into office."
Washington Blade editor, Kevin Naff, called the selection "Obama's first big mistake."
A popular figure among evangelicals, Warren remained publicly neutral during the presidential campaign. He invited both Obama and his Republican rival John McCain to his Saddleback Church in Orange County for a forum on faith and public service.
As many as 4 million visitors are expected to be on hand when Obama takes the noontime oath from Chief Justice John Roberts on the steps of the Capitol.
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Ping!
How un-gay of them.
I guess Rev. Wright and Fr. Phlaeger (sp?) were otherwise engaged that day.
While I’m glad they’re mad...
a Christian has no business bestowing a blessing upon a pro-infanticide presidency.
as with all leftist causes,
they try to assume the stance that they are the neutral policy,
and that everyone else is out with a radical agenda to change that policy.
The Face of Gay Furry!
Wait. "Fury"? My Bad.
Riot in the streets please!
But I thought gay people were always happy?
Queer buyers’ remorse setting in.
“Sparks Gay Fury “
That headline just has to be repeated!!!
I’m just trying to draw a mental image of “Gay Fury”!!!
Maybe Richard Simmons looking really, really mad and throwing things?!!?
Maybe a pro infanticide president has no business asking a Christian to pray for him.
But he did. We are commanded, as Christians, to pray for our enemies.
The presidency changes people. Let us pray it changes Obama.
A common mistake: Same Sex Attraction Disorder.
What is wrong with these people?
As a Christian, I wasn’t very happy about this news.
Your acronym even has a lisp. Very impressive.
NO they are not, BUT they are always GAY!!
Pray for them, yes, but not by word or deed should we condone evil.
It certainly would be a different story if Buraq didn’t claim to be Christian. That whole “don’t judge” thing is about Christians judging non-Christians by our standards.
But, he names it/claims it, and supports an undeniably evil policy, so I’m going to judge him.
BTE, we do pray for him in our house, for his Damascus road conversion, etc.
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