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Unpacking the Latest Rick Warren Controversy

April 14, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country

I explained the meaning of the latest Rick Warren flap last night on Hardball:

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Talking to a close Warren associate yesterday, I learned that the megapastor was not only too exhausted to tape a scheduled weekend interview for ABC's This Week—because of fatigue, Warren preached just six of a dozen planned Easter services on Saturday and Sunday—he was also a little nauseous.

That's because Fox News Channel, which carried a couple of Warren's Easter services, insisted that his Saddleback Church apply a fresh coat of varnish to the pulpit lectern before broadcast. The varnish was still drying when it was time for Warren to preach his next service, and the fumes got to him.

But Warren is reportedly eager to schedule another high-profile TV interview to clarify his views on gay marriage and Proposition 8, California's recently adopted gay marriage ban.

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People ar simply to quick to trap Rwarren on his words. (esp those who only wants to put him down for some reasons or another and people who does not just understand) If it could be settled without him saying anything, but just let god do what He will on this matter, maybe by some others. Moses, as much he could wanted that Aaron be sent, instead of him; but it does not mean he does not have his on one side and not the other. I think I understand him, that he does not just want to be with the haters of the kind of people, after all we are sinners of some sort, maybe different from the "gays" but we all are sinners, and just don't want to look like a hater of someone or something, but rather known to love and pray for all, instead.

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Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. He is the author of The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War, and is a former politics editor at beliefnet. E-mail Dan at godandcountry@usnews.com.

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