Posted on 02/15/2009 10:01:04 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Evangelical minister Rick Warren brought a message of unity and civility to some 1,400 people who attended the city's annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, avoiding mention of his opposition to gay marriage and abortion.
Warren, pastor of Orange County's Saddleback Church and author of the best-selling "The Purpose Driven Life," acknowledged that "sometimes I'm a little controversial." But as in his recent invocation at President Barack Obama's inauguration, he preached on the universal themes of God's love and service to the poor.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was less circumspect, acknowledging his support of gay marriage and "a woman's right to choose." He mentioned that he had performed marriage ceremonies for gay and lesbian couples.
Warren was a strong supporter of California's Proposition 8, the recently approved ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage in the state.
"We may not agree on marriage," Villaraigosa told the audience gathered at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel downtown. "But we can agree that all of us deserve basic civil rights. We may not agree on Roe vs. Wade, but we all want to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and abortion."
Before the breakfast began, Warren worked the crowd in the giant ballroom, shaking hands and hugging guests at more than a dozen tables.
"I love the way he prays," said Rumania Urbina, a retired teacher and immigrant from Venezuela. "It feels wonderful."
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Warren is a pro-Obama, book selling phony TV pastor.
When people ask me why I don’t go to church. My response has become, because I love God and wish to keep my faith.
*sigh*
Amen. Home School. Home Church. Gather together with TRUE believers.
“Rick Warren brought a message of unity and civility...”
That ain’t the Gospel.
Sounds like Michael Steele. If you lie down with dogs....
Does he have a zipper problem?
You could say that, yeah. He had extremely good relations with one of the reporterettes at the Telemundo station up in LA.
On his mouth maybe.
Luke 12:51:
“Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division...”
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