It is most intuitively obvious to the most casual of observers that it is not my decision in regard to who speaks at Warren's AIDs conference.
But let me see, though...who would I schedule, if I was coordinating an AIDs conference: Piper, MacArthur, my Pastor and Associate Pastors, Mohler, Packer, Dr. Jim Binney, Ravi Z., and on, and on.
Warren has accepted the mantle of "America's Pastor". He trains 400,000+ pastors and thousands of churches. As such, he should be held to a Biblical standard (Acts 17:11).
I know that, in your reality, in your Shangri-La, you wouldn't have it that way...But that is the way it is in the New Testament Church.
And...If you post on a public forum, you will get responses.
By the way, given all the good works that Warren has done...Are you any more willing to accept Christianity because of them?
I am pleased that Rick Warren is having an AIDS conference. As I have said so many times, I praise the man for his good works. Some people spend their time judging others and splitting hairs. Some people actually do good works.
I find it silly for people to be so upset that Rick Warren is having an AIDS conference and is inviting about 30 people to speak – some of which they don’t agree with doctrinally. That is just so silly, imo. Talk about arrogance. Some people really want to control others.
By the way, given all the good works that Warren has done...Are you any more willing to accept Christianity because of them?
LOL. I support Christianity in the sense that I speak out for Christians to be able to celebrate Christmas and use the word or have a cross on city’s flag or symbol etc. I have little interest in fear-based religion in general however. Since I believe that God is Love (and not that God is also Justice – but that Love is Just) I do not believe that God is cruel and so your religion doesn’t interest me.
Do you ever consider opening your mind to other possibilities? Do you ever wonder how you can “know” anything you haven’t experienced?
Does your experience-based faith hold to any absolute truth
Would you agree that Truth is that which is eternal, invulnerable and unchangeable?
Would you agree that when you are first introduced to an idea you have a level of *awareness* of that concept or idea? And that if you then ponder and apply that idea – or live the awareness that you will come to an *understanding* of the concept or idea? And then if you continue to ponder and apply and live the understanding that you will in time come to a *knowing* of that which you had first become aware of?