Politiks As Usual: In The News 9/22/13

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The CNN Interview That Presented Real Christianity

Megachurch Pastor Rick Warren To Piers Morgan: Being Gay Is Like Taking Arsenic

It's always funny watching how white, anti-God, social liberals react when taking on a man of the cloth, as if they're really just shocked that a person who has dedicated his life to God would take man's word over the Bible. Of course, everything Pastor Rick Warren says here about homosexuality is absolutely correct, because like doing drugs or abusing alcohol being gay is a behavioral choice, that's it, simple and done:

Appearing on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight last night, influential megachurch pastor Rick Warren said that being gay is like consuming poisonous arsenic… or having the desire to punch a man in the nose. Like homosexuality, both things are “natural,” Warren said, but we should never act upon them. 

After a tense exchange over homosexuality and whether it is biological, Warren admitted that “it wouldn’t bother me if there was a ‘gay gene’ found,” because regardless of whether we deem it “natural,” it is still wrong. 

He explained: “I have all kinds of natural feelings in my life and it doesn’t necessarily mean that I should act on every feeling. Sometimes I get angry and I feel like punching a guy in the nose. It doesn’t mean I act on it. Sometimes I feel attracted to women who are not my wife. I don’t act on it. Just because I have a feeling doesn’t make it right.” 

“Not everything natural is good for me. Arsenic is natural,” he concluded.

Carrie Prejean Receives Standing Ovation At Dove Awards

AP:

As for Prejean, there is still the possibility she could go on to become Miss USA if winner Kristen Dalton wins the Miss Universe pageant this summer. Meanwhile, she plans to continue making the public appearances that comes with her Miss California USA duties.

On Thursday, she received a standing ovation while presenting an award at the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards in Nashville, but said, "up in Hollywood, I'm not sure what their reaction would be to my showing up at a movie premiere."

She said she would be willing to meet with representatives from California's largest gay rights group "as long as it's not political."

If anything, Prejean has solidified her stance in the last week. McPherson, who preaches against homosexuality, has been acting as her adviser and encouraging her to use her newfound fame to persuade other evangelical Christians to share their views, even if they are unpopular.

"I learned that God has a bigger crown than any man can give you," she said.

I was wrong to state earlier that conservatives haven't rallied around Prejean the way they should be. Indeed, the support for Prejean has been huge and rightfully so, esp. considering the heap of abuse she's still receiving from the Left for daring to stick to her principles instead of dumping them all in the name of political-correctness and a silly Miss USA title. From the looks of it so far, what makes you even more proud of Prejean is the fact that she isn't backing down from her belief that marriage was created for a man and a woman. Too often we've seen so-called conservatives, ala Pastor Rick Warren, retreat when confronted by the immoral Left. Instead, Prejean is showing folks that she's not a wuss and she needs to be commended for that.

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Rick Warren Backslides On Gay Marriage

What a coward:

A Washington, DC, pastor and outspoken opponent of same-sex "marriage" says California mega-church pastor Rick Warren has done "tremendous damage" by apologizing for his support last fall of California's marriage protection amendment.

Rick Warren said Monday on CNN's Larry King Live that he has "never been and never will be" an "anti-gay marriage activist," and made a point to inform the program's host that he apologized to his homosexual friends for comments he made in October to his church in support of Proposition 8 in California. Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr., with the High Impact Leadership Coalition says he was very disappointed with Warren's statements on CNN.

"This man who's been called the next Billy Graham, who I really respect with all my heart and love what he's doing in Africa, is falling into a trap that is emblematic of the problem that the entire church is facing in this generation," Jackson states. "And that is that we love the applause of men more than we love the work of God and the gospel. Jesus...told us that we are to honor God first, and that we are not to fear men but we're to fear God."

If you're too afraid to stand up for your beliefs (much less God's word) then get off the damn pulpit and let somebody with cajones get up there who will. We expect politicians to play both sides of the fence and each passing day Rick Warren looks just like one.

Dumb Atheists Sue To Keep 'God' Out Of Inaugural

Idiots with just way too much time on their hands:

Atheists and several non-religious organizations have filed a 39-page lawsuit to prohibit the use of religious phrases and references to God when President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Washington, demands the words “so help me God” and other “explicitly religious dogma” not be uttered at the end of the swearing-in ceremony, the Washington Post reports. In addition, the suit will try to prohibit ministers from invoking a benediction in which God and religion are discussed.

"There can be no purpose for placing 'so help me God' in an oath or sponsoring prayers to God, other than promoting the particular point of view that God exists," says the lawsuit, posted online by a California lawyer who has filed similar and unsuccessful suits over inauguration ceremonies.

Parties to the suit, which states references to God during inauguration ceremonies violates the Constitution's ban on the establishment of religion, include the American Humanist Association; the Freedom from Religion Foundation; atheist groups from Minnesota, Seattle, Washington and Florida; and a handful of other groups advocating religious freedom or atheism.

Atheists contend having to watch a ceremony with religious components will make them feel excluded and stigmatized.

"Plaintiffs are placed in the untenable position of having to choose between not watching the presidential inauguration or being forced to countenance endorsements of purely religious notions that they expressly deny," the lawsuit reads.

Sheer stupidity. What's next, suing malls for playing Christmas songs during the holiday season? You don't want to believe in God, fine, I could care less. But Obama has made it clear that he does and lawsuits like this are nothing but attention-getters trying to force their views on someone else. Gotta' love liberals and their double-standards when it comes to intolerance.

Politiks As Usual: In The News 1/5/09

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TIME Magazine Calls Barack Obama A Bigot

John Cloud, writing for the TIME, makes it clear that Obama's selection of Rev. Rick Warren for his Inaugural invocation makes the president-elect a "bigot":

Rick Warren may occasionally sound more open-minded than Jerry Falwell, another plump Evangelical who once played a prominent role in U.S. politics. But he's not. Gays and lesbians are angry that Barack Obama has honored Warren, but they shouldn't be surprised. Obama has proved himself repeatedly to be a very tolerant, very rational-sounding sort of bigot. He is far too careful and measured a man to say anything about body parts fitting together or marriage being reserved for the nonpedophilic, but all the same, he opposes equality for gay people when it comes to the basic recognition of their relationships. He did throughout his campaign, one that featured appearances by Donnie McClurkin, a Christian entertainer who preaches that homosexuals can become heterosexuals.

Obama reminds me a little bit of Richard Russell Jr., the longtime Senator from Georgia who — as historian Robert Caro has noted — cultivated a reputation as a thoughtful, tolerant politician even as he defended inequality and segregation for decades. Obama gave a wonderfully Russellian defense of Warren on Thursday at a press conference. Americans, he said, need to "come together" even when they disagree on social issues. "That dialogue is part of what my campaign is all about," he said. Russell would often use the same tactic to deflect criticism of his civil rights record. It was a distraction, Russell said, from the important business of the day uniting all Americans. Obama also said today that he is a "fierce advocate for equality" for gays, which is — given his opposition to equal marriage rights — simply a lie. It recalls the time Russell said, "I'm as interested in the Negro people of my state as anyone in the Senate. I love them."

Of course, the major irony with this smear piece is that Obama was, unsurprisingly, just named TIME's "Person of the Year". But the hypocritical wrath of the Left is what should be noted here: you just can't win with the loony wing, there's no room for compromise, either you're totally with them or against them. On the campaign trail Michelle Obama tirelessly championed "gay rights", Obama himself has gone on record supporting civil unions, wants to repeal "Don't ask, don't tell" and opposes a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. But now a gay, leftwing scribe calls Obama a "bigot" because he dares to invite a noted pastor to bless his presidency. Again, liberals are tolerant only if you agree with their point of view.

Barack Obama Doesn't Have To Defend Rick Warren

The hypocritical "tolerant" crowd is up in arms over Barack Obama picking Pastor Rick Warren to conduct the invocation on Inauguration Day. Mind you, Warren wasn't chosen for a Cabinet position, he's doing an oath for chrissakes. And like most priests who follow and represent what they're, yunno, taught from the Scripture, Warren doesn't support abortion or gay marriage. So if you're a simpleton member of the Left, all this means that Rick Warren is a bigot and Barack Obama, once the most liberal member of Congress, suddenly doesn't support "equality" and must be stopped at all costs:

President-elect Barack Obama this morning defended his choice of evangelical megapastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at next month's swearing-in, saying that although he differs with the conservative pastor on social issues, he wants to have diverse voices at the ceremony.

"I am a fierce advocate of equality for gay and lesbian Americans. It is something that I have been consistent on, and I intend to continue to be consistent on during my presidency," Obama said at a morning news conference to announce several financial appointments. "What I've also said is that it is important for America to come together, even though we may have disagreements on certain social issues."

Gay rights advocates and progressives denounced the decision to associate with Warren, an outspoken opponent of abortion rights, same-sex marriage and stem cell research, immediately after inaugural organizers announced the lineup for the ceremony yesterday.

The Human Rights Campaign sent a blistering letter to Obama (D) in which it called the choice of Warren "a genuine blow" to gay Americans, who supported Obama overwhelmingly in his race against Republican nominee John McCain.

No doubt since most liberals don't believe in God anyway, they'd probably all vote for tossing out the invocation altogether.

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