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POPS"Thank My Lucky Scars" Ward found a "life peace" most of us only dream or read about. His body is covered with scars and he realized that each "scar" was the one thing in his life that brought him closer to the people and experiences that helped others make important transitions in their lives. He does not know the meaning of the word "can't," in fact it's banned from his vocabulary except when he is giving one of his witty speeches.
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POPSLife and Death Decisions No Longer Above Obama’s “Pay Grade” “Bearing False Witness”: Later, Obama delivered a similar message to an online program (audio) set up by the National Council of Churches. In it, he claimed that “There are some folks out there who are, frankly, bearing false witness” about the Dems proposed health care bill. Death Panels? He insisted that it was an “extraordinary lie” to suggest that there would be “death panels” to decide who gets care and who dies. Sarah Palin has already debunked that nonsense and the Senate acknowledged the problem by removing that provision in their version of the bill. And what’s more, we have Obama’s own words in an interview he gave to the New York Times on April 28 in which he discussed end of life care: THE PRESIDENT: So that’s where I think you just get into some very difficult moral issues. But that’s also a huge driver of cost, right?
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POPSMcCain Ad Touts Stem Cell Research – But Which Kind? In August, McCain told Pastor Rick Warren in a nationally televised interview from Saddleback Church in California that human rights begin “at the moment of conception.” According to the McCain campaign Web site, the Republican nominee – who claims a 25-year pro-life voting record – opposes “the intentional creation of human embryos for research purposes.” However, while he was campaigning for the GOP nomination, McCain professed his belief in the promise of embryonic stem cell research. Stem cells obtained from adult humans have been widely acclaimed for their ability to promote human health and stave off dreaded illnesses. Stem cells obtained from human embryos, however, have not been successful in yielding results in scientific research thus far.
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POPSAn Open Letter to President Obama About the Republicans (From a Former Republican) The Religious Right supply the kind of people who at McCain and Palin rallies were yelling things such as "kill him" about you. That's the constituency to which your hand was extended when looking for compromise on your financial bailout bill. There's only one thing that makes sense for you now. Mr. President, you need to forget a bipartisan approach and get on with the business of governing by winning each battle. You will never be able to work with the Republicans because they hate you. Believe me, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter are the norm not the exception. James Dobson and the rest are praying for you to fail. The neoconservatives are gnashing their teeth and waiting for you to "sell out Israel" or "show weakness" in Afghanistan, whatever, so they can declare you a traitor.
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POPSStormtroopers For Jesus There is a radical branch of right-wing Christianity which goes by several labels: Dominionism, Dominion Theology, Xtian Reconstructionism, Xtian Nationalism, among others, that seeks to replace the constitution with the bible (including all those lovely death-by-stoning-&-burning crimes like eating shellfish and wearing blended fabrics). Now, it seems that Pastor Rick Warren is part of this movement. Also from the source: He lies, prevaricates and removes things from his website that might be embarrassing (like the dinosaurs and forbidding active homosexuals from joining Saddleback Church--something he yanked after he met with Melissa Etheridge, because like she has a wife and so probably has sex, and it's like better to have Teh Celebrity Gay than to tell the truth, Rick?) Warren then exhorts the crowd to hold up the sign by their seats that say "Whatever it takes" and concludes his speech with: " Whatever it takes"
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POPSThe Truth About Rick Warren in Africa Team Obama likes to cite Warren’s work on AIDS in Africa to combat criticism about the controversial pastor. But how does burning condoms in the name of Jesus save lives?
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POPSRick Is A Mistake "I am still excited about the tremendous changes in policy that I expect under an Obama administration. But it's the job of progressive advocates to hold public officials accountable, and to speak up even when our friends drop the ball."
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POPSThe "Rick Warren Albatross" around Obama's neck Rick Warren thinks that while infidelity & abandonment are cause for divorce, spousal abuse is no . That's because wives are supposed to submit to their husband's leadership in all things. He can piss away the family money, beat you & the kids, yell and scream at you and call you a lying whore... just as long as he shows up to church on Sunday. Suck it up, Daughter of Eve. God has ordained your lot, and Pastor Rick is here to remind your husband of his rights over you. And you still can't be guy & join his church. This is who Obama picked to pray to a particular sky deity when being inaugurated as President of all citizens of the USA, religious or not . Obama gets to choose who he wants. But there are a whole lot of us who are not going to take it quietly, and in fact plan to continue shining a light on the kind of person Pastor Rick is. Hint: The difference between Rick & James Dobson (Rick tells us) is "tone".
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POPSThe "Real" Rick Warren Don't believe the hype about Rick Warren being a cuddly, open-minded evangelical for the 21st century in a Hawaiian shirt. That's just wishful thinking on the media's part. On Sunday, in front of his congregation, he's the same draconian, Biblical literalist, woman-submits-to-her-husband, gays to the back of the bus, you're going to Hell if you don't worship my sky deity, religious fundamentalist as James Dobson & Jerry Fallwell. The kind who had such influence and access during the Bush years. Google "dominionism" and see what kind of iron claw is inside that velvet glove of Pastor Warren's. Don't believe the hype. Obama may be reaching out to this guy and his ilk. But I don't see any sign of reaching back. He's not trying to be what the media (and some Democrats) want him to be. But he's more than willing to use the exposure to push his agenda. I don't blame him for that. but I do blame the Obama camp for holding Warren up as something he's not.
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POPSObama and Rick Warren have History I'm still not convinced that this was the right person to ask to give the invcation, but I'm beginning to see why Obama made this decision. Obama needs to move quickly on don't ask don't tell.
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POPSA Conscious Choice Having close relatives with which I disagree with heatedly on several issues but still love deeply makes it difficult to judge Obama's choice in this matter. How broadly should this man be judged? I find his views on gays reprehensible and bigoted. I find his views concerning religion to be in direct opposition to my own. Yet we still share common ground about other issues. If I endeavor to be enlightened and accepting, how should I address this issue? These are questions that we all should be asking ourselves. Without open dialogue, deeply held differences only serve to broaden the rifts and build walls.
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POPSWill Rick Warren accept the challenge to debate Prop 8 and same-sex marriage? I'm a married het male citizen of the State of California who voted for Obama. I disagree with Rick Warren & his ilk, and I want to see him stand up and debate his support for denying equal protection under the law for a slice of my fellow citizens. I want him to stand up in front of cameras and next to someone arguing the opposite point of view and let California judge. I've signed. How about you?
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POPSObama's Choice.. Apparently, you're only allowed free choice when certain people like it. Fair weather supporters want what they want and will bitch and moan when they don't get exactly what they want. So much for 'inclusion' and 'diversity' and 'open discussion' spouted by the liberal far left.
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POPSObama picks Rick Warren for his inaugural invocation? Huh?
I was as frustrated as this article's author when I heard Rick Warren, conservative evangelical fundamentalist Christian megachurch pastor, anti-evolution and vacuous circular logic-espousing book author, had been picked to be part of the Obama inauguration. WTF, Obama? This guy and his congregation are exactly the kind of homophobic, hypocritical and fascist people that McCain/Palin were chasing after and who fervently stoke fires of fear and imaginary persecution to achieve power so that they may legislate their morality upon everyone. I praise Obama's quest for inclusive politics but Warren and pals are enemies of change and proponents of exclusion. They and their neo-con counterparts in D.C. achieve only destruction, death and division while waving a false banner of universal love. FAIL. Dump Warren. Dump this inclusion of religion and prayer at this historic inauguration. Dump the evangelism-fueled hatred, bigotry and triumphalism Warren and his cohorts represent. Let's move forwa
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POPSRick Warren's Double Life Even the public relations firms responsible for burnishing Warren’s image seem mystified by the press’s worshipful portrayal of their client.
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POPSIf a Liberal Calls a Black Man Inexperienced, Is It Still Racist? Obama: I’m Right Even When I’m Wrong Pastor Warren asked the candidates “What’s the most gut-wrenching decision you’ve ever had to make and what was the process you used to make it?” Obama answered that it was his decision to oppose the war in Iraq. He said, “I was firmly convinced at the time that we did not have strong evidence of weapons of mass destruction…” Steve Gilbert of Sweetness & Light points out that Iraq’s supposed lack of WMDs was not the reason he gave in his speech on the Illinois Senate floor in 2002. At that time, Obama acknowledged that Saddam Hussein has WMDs. He said, “He has repeatedly defied UN resolutions, thwarted UN inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons, and coveted nuclear capacity.”
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POPSNow That's Rich "Of course, all the evidence in the world won’t stop Republicans from claiming, as they always do, that Democrats are going to impose a crippling tax burden on ordinary hard-working Americans. But it just ain’t so."
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