It seems like Rick Warren kinda gets a free pass for not being as awful, or maybe as partisan, as some of the other evangelicals.  I agree that we can do better than that.

The problem with according someone like Warren the status of "America's Pastor" and basically endorsing the notion that he speaks for mainstream religious America is that it gives the guy an awful lot of power.  What happens down the road when he predictably denounces one of your policies?  Unless Obama is secretly tight with Warren the way Nixon was tight with Billy Graham, I really think it's a dangerous game.  And I empathize with those who don't like the signal it sends.

Disgusting.

Her offices are,  predicably, confused about whose decision this was.  The SF office says they are trying to find out whether Dianne or Barack made this decision.  The DC office, much more authoritatively, says this was neither Senator Feinstein's decision nor the decision of the JCCIC: it was the decision of the Obama Presidential Inaugural Committee.

In other words, it's our Sister Souljah moment.

"Warren is opposed, on religious grounds, to abortion rights, gay rights, stem-cell research, and euthanasia. In 2004, he described these issues as "nonnegotiable" and "not even debatable."

This is no liberal evangelical- Suppose compared to Wright and Pflegler Warren seems mainstream-

When you attempt to bring the country together, it is going to include people with whom you have profound disagreement...

I suggest everyone that used Obama's candidacy as a progressive Rorschach test open their eyes...

Mr. Obama isn't fully committed to the civil rights of gays and lesbians -- never was and never will be. All the talk of the campaign amounted to "just words" to get elected.

I voted for the Democratic Party this year because I'm a Democrat and committed to certain values to which I thought the Party and its leaders were committed.

Hillary was my candidate in the primaries and she was fully in support of gay/lesbian rights -- visits were made to gay/lesbian organizations, bars, etc. throughout the country by Hillary, Chelsea, Bill and lots of members of her campaign. She herself marched in Pride parades -- and Mr. Obama did not, never has.

I'm disappointed but not surprised. And I'll wait and see just how many more times he spits in our faces, ignores our issues, and refuses to support the civil rights of his homosexual sisters and brothers. And then I'll decide where my vote goes next time.

As the wise soul said: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

It's a poor fucking choice to say the least.  For a lot of reasons.  Thing is though, that this is probably the last place I would expect people to have an honest discussion about it.

This is the only place on the internet I can get called a faggot AND a "bot", by frequent posters.

Keep in mind that gay marriage isn't accepted yet by voters in at least 40 states.  Instead of whining about Rick Warren, let's push harder for marriage equality.

Rick Warren wasn't the best choice for the inauguration, but there's a lot of America that isn't ready for gay marriage yet.

Obama will turn out to be a hero to the LGBT community in time.

Rick Warren is also against reproductive freedom and stem cell research -- so why the hell would I give him a pass on Prop Hate, as well?

He must rescind this! If he does not have the Rude Pundit deliver the invocation, then I WILL NOT support him for re-election!

Rick Warren's five "non-negotiable" political issues:

When endorsing Bush in 2004, Warren said there were five "non-negotiable" political -- opposition to abortion, stem-cell harvesting, gay marriage, "human cloning", and euthanasia  ---  http://www.brucegourley.com/writings/inr esponseto/rickwarrenbible.htm.  

I'm horrified.

Can't even summon the strength to give a shit anymore actually.

I would like to point out that the LGBT community was the only demographic that had a statistically significant increase in McCain support. It was something like a 10 point swing.

From the vid: "Every culture for 5000 years, and every religion for 5000 years, has said the definition of marriage is between one man and a woman."

The Biblical patriarch Jacob had two wives and two concubines.  King David of Israel had a few wives.  King Solomon of Israel had 300 wives and 700 concubines.  And so forth.

More recently, the 19th-century Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints allowed one man to have several wives.  Had no idea that happened over 5000 years ago, did you?

Warren as part of the inaugural ceremony, sorry, you're not a liberal, not a progressive, unfortunately you are reading the wrong blog..

kissing this idiot's azz. for all of the money and attention we threw at the evangelicals i doubt we gained many votes. he needs to understand that most of these people are always going to consider him some foreign manchurian candidate. this is really pathetic.  

Anyone wonder why all the marriage props across the country went against gay marriage on election day? Its simple, he majority of american do no support gay marriage and see it for the sin it is....

Join the Stop Rick Warren Group at My.BarackObama.com

http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/Sto pRickWarrensHateNOW

So suck it up. Pun intended.

Warren is a self righteous wind bag.  I can not judge his spiritual status but I see no Love for people like me in him or any of the evangelical churches, but Obama is of the world as President and governing takes 50% + 1.  Remember that.  

In the church I attend, New Hope in Pearland, Texas, there is no room in the inn for gays.  If one even mentions, as I have several times now,  that the church embrace gays they are decried as an agitator.  But the bigotry and hate of these churches can not keep us from embracing them to get things that need to be done, done.

Remember  50% + 1.

Jesus walked among the common man.  He accepted the unacceptable, and there I take my lesson.  Because I am unacceptable does not mean I should unaccepting.  Intolerance in God's name defines only the intolerant, not God.  

Ii is not do unto others as they do to us, but as we would have done to us.

50% + 1

I've read this site for a few years and have hardly, if ever, commented.

I disagree profoundly with Rick Warren's views.  That said, it is time for gays to take a breather.

Let's remember, one can make a salient argument that Clinton's presidency was killed by taking on gays in the military out of the box.  It led to the 1994 mid-term debacle, which led to everything else.

Obama is trying to enact big policies out of the gate that will help all Americans:  education, the environment, international relations and strengthening American security, health care and so on.

He can absolutely not pass these big ticket items without the support of people who support Rick Warren.  In fact, there are more people in this country that support Rick Warren than are homosexual.

Obama has been clear about his support for gay rights.  There is no question his moral compass is well-directed.

To the gay community, I say this is not all about you right now.  Let Obama do his work, and trust that your time will come.  

Sure, it is deplorable that that time is not right now, let alone 20, 30, 40 years ago or more.

But there is a reality in this country:  there are many good, productive, loving, upstanding people who find your lifestyle an abomination.

You of anyone should know that the way to change people's hearts is not through ostracizing and exile, but through working together.

Rick Warren at the Inauguration is an understandable choice because it signals that Obama is willing to listen.  I'm sure that his Inauguration speech will indicate that he is also willing to disagree.

Change is coming.  But in many instances, Obama is not changing clothes, he's melting icebergs.

Everyone, especially the gay community, needs to cool out.  

Look I get the politics behind having him in the inauguration.  My bigger concern, which I've said time & again is Obama nominating people and/or making certain policy decisions in an attempt to appear moderate - that is nothing but moronic & it is a move that wouldn't surprise. If this is all of it, then fine whatever let the bigot speak then if it makes his hateful followers happy (although why we have to act like they are legitimate is beyond me - stop paying attention to them maybe they'll go away!)