The Power Of Prayer

I agree with Crain completely, who cares who opens and who closes in prayer? They aren't my spiritual leaders. As a conservative Christian should I be protesting the pastor who is closing in prayer because we disagree theologically? I admire the fact that Obama is trying to be inclusive of all and I didn't even vote for him. I probably won't agree with him over a lot of other issues in the future, but atleast he doesn't exclude because of a difference of belief. As far as gay supporters turning against him now, great, maybe that will help us get a republican back in office in 4 years rather than 8. I welcome your divisiveness.

I seem to remember something with regard to the separation of church and state back in high school history class. So, I suppose that would pretty much make any references to the bible and God irrelevent. Therefore, his fat-ass opinion is irrelevent as well. Even though his views are irrelevent, if he wants to throw religion into the cauldron, it should be noted that not everyone uses the same bible as he does. And in the cases where someone is an atheist, nothing about any religion is relevent. What makes him the last word on anything? Instead of telling everone why they are wrong and that he is correct, maybe he should focus on other things like perhaps the seven deadly sins. Yea, there's this one about Gluttony that he could spend at least a year giving himself an intervention.

Interesting dialog - Crain is talking out of his ass though. Not sure how he so wilfully suspends disbelief and reports it as fact - whether on what Warren really said about civil unions, the direct comparison of gay relationships with child abuse and incest, the sheer disregard for any core humanity of gay people.

Leah, I commend you for your patience here with Chris. While he thinks it is wonderful to want to "engage" with those who disagree with us, how can you create any type of dialog with someone who is convinced you don't actually exist? Do you keep talking to them anyway, even though they walk all over you because they don't even see you? Where has this gotten anyone so far. You have to start with a minimum circle of recognition and expand it from there - it seems that Pastor Rick is comfortable staying far outside that circle, however

Inviting Warren will not advance dialogue -- this is not a seminar. Instead he is giving a prized spot ont he most important day of his life to a man who has worked diligently to deprive people like my son and millions of others of basic civil rights and equal protection of the laws which the California Supreme Court determined were guaranteed to them under the State Constitution. Our President-Elect, for whom I have worked tirelessly, and donated more than I could afford, now is rewarding a man who has used the political process to deprive people of rights because of their genetic makeup. Being gay is no more a choice than being black. Maybe our President-Elect needs some education. But i'm done. My heart is broken. I hope those who have donated to the Presidential Inauguration Committee will ask for their money back in protest. Whether this was done out of stupidity or carelessness or indifference, it doesn't matter, unless it is undone. And only you, Mr. President-Elect, can do that. Ask Rick Warren to decline the invitation for the good of this country.
Susie Nace