B_Hung Jon
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I just watched Obama give a press conference this morning.
He said that he has always been a fierce advocate for gay and lesbian rights and will continue to do so.
He also said that although he and Rick Warren disagree on many issues regarding gay and lesbian rights, that they can disagree without being disagreeable. That a major point of his presidency is "opening up the dialogue".
This whole "flap" over an "anti-gay bigot" speaking at the inauguration is a tempest in a teapot. Rick Warren is a moderate christian who believes that marriage is between one man and one woman. He is also a very tolerant guy. I trust Obama. He's the first american president who comfortably talks about gay issues.
TRUST OBAMA, people. He's given you no reason not to.
I personally think that all evangelicals are basically conservative in every way. There's no such thing as a "moderate" evangelical. It's their way or hell. No compromise.
Obama is a politician. He's trying to get future evangelical votes in 2010 and 2012.
The real issue to me is how to stop the influence of all evangelicals in the political process other than religious wars. I see them, the Taliban catholics and the mormons as the biggest threats to progressive ideals, democracy and personal freedom.