Rick Warren is an evangelical Christian who has brought many persons to Christ, by pointing them to the Bible and telling them to take it seriously.
He is the pastor of a large "mega" church, and the author of the popular "Purpose Driven Life." PDL tells the reader that God is #1, that you are not #1, and that you'd better take God seriously.
Warren champions both the salvation of souls through Christian evangelism, and lending a helping hand to fellow man through Christian mission.
He's getting some underserved criticism here in FR, imho.
You're right. If anyone does their research, they'll see that the article at Gawker.com is pro-gay and anti-Christian; of course they'll want to crucify Warren.
I suspect that not one FReeper will apologize for trashing Warren, for believing the worst about him, for relishing the lies told about him.
The eagerness with which FReepers pile onto the Christian-trashing is pathetic.