This man is a disgusting hypocrite. He is right in that you don't have to agree with someone to love them but taking away happiness from someone is NOT showing love or respect. Gay marriage has nothing to do with him and he should keep out of it. If he thinks it a sin for whatever reason, then that's fine but it shouldn't matter to him if two people love each other and want to wed. People like him disgust me and are the reason there is so much hate in America. Jesus taught to love not dictate.
Rev. Warren has a notorious habit of talking out of both sides of his mouth. He wants to be the next Billy Graham, but he needs to learn to apologize when he's wrong about something, rather than just trying to cover it up or say whatever he thinks his target audience wants to hear at any given moment.
Cases in point:
http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2009/04/video-rick-warren-is-bearing-false-witness-period.html
http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2009/04/rick-tricks-no-one.html
In response to the person who says Rick Warren is a hateful man: You couldn't be more wrong. He really loves people. He even says that in the article...he doesn't have to agree with someone to serve them. He is against gay marriage because the Bible teaches that it is sin. He is God's servant and must stay true to the principles in the Bible.
I can't help but notice that Rick left out the most important fact about Christianity and that is a saving belief in our Lord Jesus Christ who came to earth in the form of a man to die on a cross for the sins of all mankind and who did not stay in the grave but rose from the dead 3 days later He came to earth to give us eternal life. All you have to do to be saved is to believe in Him and ask Him to come into your heart and be the Lord of your life. The only way to heaven is thru Jesus Christ.
This a hateful man that actively worked to take away constitutional rights from a significant, although minority, portion of our community. Not only was he personally involved in anti same sex marriage, he urged his congretation and others to vote for it.
I have totally lost any respect for Reader's Digest for advocating for this man who does not support civil right rights for everyone. At the same time, he is taking tax deductions for advocating this discriminatory view.
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Rick Warren: Man on a Mission
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