Tag Archives: Obama Inauguration

Jeff Jones : The Bay Area Reacts to the Rick Warren Saga

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom has always been a vocal supporter of diversity and the GLBT community.‘As an enthusiastic gay Obama supporter, I can see that his choice of a homophobe preacher is a gratuitous political gaffe that he didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Rick Warren Debacle : Views From the Left and the Right

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama’s choice of pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration has stirred up a storm. Dancing with Rick Warren is more than making nice with a sector of our society that Obama probably views as an … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Consensus Building : Rick Warren and, Say, Bull Conner?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Birmingham Police Commissioner Eugene (Bull) Conner called out the dogs on civil rights demonstrators in 1963. Surely he wouldn’t have been included under President-elect Barack Obama’s umbrella.‘Using an evangelical mega-church fence-straddling homophobe and anti-abortion champion to offer an inaugurating prayer … Continue reading →

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Inaugural Program : Sneak Preview

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

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Obama Invocation a Split Ticket : Civil Rights Legend; Raging Homophobe

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Rev. Rick Warren with President-elect Obama. Warren’s reactionary views on gays, abortion and other social issues have made his pick highly controversial. Photo by Buck / EPA. Rev. Joseph Lowery of Atlanta, a long time civil rights leader, shown here … Continue reading →

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