I am terribly disappointed in the choice of Rick Warren to say the invocation or the magic words at Obama’s inauguration. I too supported Obama, donated my time volunteering and donated money that I could have used for myself and my partner of 8 years.
I have stopped being a member of Obama Pride when it seems too hypocritical for gay people to continue in that Facebook group.
To have my relationship as well as millions of others relationships compared to incest, bestiality and pedophilia and then have the person as an honored member at your inauguration is really too much of a slap in the face to those of us in same sex relationships.
Obama claims we can disagree without being disagreeable, and by saying that it seems to me that the incest, bestiality and pedophilia comments are not disagreeable to him.
After years of being told by Warren and his ilk, that we are sinful in our love, not to mention his positions on a woman’s right to choose, and stem cell research as well as his attacks on atheists, to see Barack Obama embrace such a person really hurts and looks like an endorsement. It really is terrible and it hurts.
Does his team really think that an LGBT marching band will heal this open wound? Wouldn’t Rev. Peter Gomes, Harvard theologian and chaplain who did the invocation for Reagan and Bush I have been a better choice? I cannot understand how a person can unite by embracing a ‘person’ such as Rick Warren who spews nothing but hateful words about a large group of Obama supporters.
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No. After donating my time and money to the Obama campaign, for him to turn around and embrace someone who considers same sex relationships to be evil sinful and akin to bestiality, incest and child rape, to invite him to say some magic words at his inauguration is just wrong and I withdraw any further support.
Let his new friends at Saddleback Church pick up the slack.
Posted at http://www.365gay.com/news/calif-gay-rights-leader-rejects-inauguration-invite/#
I helped build the most powerful and effective grassroots movement in America. You picked someone who considers my relationship as well as millions of others to be tantamount to incest, bestiality and child molestation to perform the invocation.
I suggest you ask the parishioners of the Saddleback Church for any more money, for you will not be getting any funds from this disillusioned supporter.
Kindly refrain from sending me any more emails regarding Barack Obama. I have donated my time and my money for his election, but I will not sacrifice the pride I have in my same sex relationship.
Good-bye.
In response to:
John —
You helped build the most powerful and effective grassroots movement in America.
Now, you’re helping to define how this movement will support President-elect Obama’s agenda and continue to bring the change we need.
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Between now and Barack’s inauguration, we’ll continue to collect your ideas and feedback.
After the inauguration, we should be able to announce a clear plan for the future of this movement — a plan determined by you.
Thanks for being a part of this journey to bring about change in the years to come,
David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, How was the play?
It’s been a pretty good day. Feeling more in the holiday spirit than I’ve been lately.
Bill came home last night, if only for an hour or so. It was just really great to have him here. I missed him, missed being able to hug and kiss him without care. He tried to set up my computer with the wireless but he couldn’t do it either.
I didn’t mind, I wasn’t upset. I have been using his Mac for so long now, a couple of weeks already that going back to the small screen almost feels like a step backward. But it’s not my computer, it is Bill’s and though he doesn’t mind, I should get back to it.
Got the presents en route to California. One gift inside was purchased before my sister Annemarie issued her edict on no presents this year. By writing this I expect to head her off at the pass so I won’t hear ‘Oh You shouldn’t have. Really…’ in her sweet dulcet tones.
No hanging with Pedro last night, no heading out to see Ann Boyles at Meghan and Jim Mastro’s house tonight. Meghan is a bit ill and it’s really ugly outside.
Rain, sleet and snow and I almost broke my neck outside walking down the street so I’m staying home. Oh well.
so who is this Ricky?
Sorry i dont watch news….
Ricky, or Rick Warren is an evangelist who recently compared same sex relationships to incest (love between siblings) bestiality (sex with animals) and pedophilia (sex with children) and has been chosed by Barack Obama to open up his inauguration with some magic words to the sky god. Barack Obama received a LOT of support from gay people. SO Rick Warren says my relationship with Bill, and your relationship with Ray is evil and sinful.
-johnozed
remember to tell Ann Boyles I said “hi”
I understand your anger towards Rick Warren. He sounds like an asshole…..
Not going to see Ann Boyles, and yes Rick Warren is an asshole supreme with a cherry on top.
Religion has no place in government, ever
-johnozed
If you guys had acted like adults and not put so much hope into a politician ( all dishonest ) you wouldn’t be so crushed right now. Really, you guys were acting like teenaged girls over David Archuletta.
So we should basically remain hope-less like yourself I presume? (meaning lacking in hope. I don’t know if you yourself are ‘hopeless’) After 8 years of that doorstop in the White House, Obama was the best voice, articulating what at least for myself, what I needed to and wanted to hear. I’m not too keen on politicians in general, but here was someone I devoted time and money towards. I can only guess that you stayed home and did nothing. Might not have even voted as far as I know, and I don’t know you so it’s an educated guess at best.
And who the fuck is this David Archuletta that you write about? From a quick check it’s some knob from American Idol, a show I certainly don’t watch, perhaps you do. So instead of acting like a grouchy curmudgeon and painting ‘us guys’ acting like teenaged girls, maybe you can inform me (or us guys) on any of your suggestions regarding the state of the nation or this particular mess involving Barack Obama and Rick Warren…johnozed
You know just who David Archuletta is. You’re not that much of a sophisticated obscure pretentious art-gallery patron that you don’t know gay pop culture, so… No, you don’t have to remain hopeless about politics. I voted for Obama too. Just vote for who you think is the better. But these over-expectant hopes were just ridiculous. I know a lot of people have fantasies about reliving some idealized Martin Luther King/Ghandi-esque moment, but thinking a new African-American president somehow meant a great new day for everyone (especially gays. HOW would you figure that one?) meant a lot of you needed a regrip on reality. If you hadn’t been so silly, you wouldn’t be so crushed now. Isn’t it the basic elementary rule that a politician is only doing what he/she wants to/has to do to get elected and then breaks promises? Stay in politics if you want, but just be a lot more realistic in the future.
No, I had heard of David Archuleta but actually had to look him up to find out exactly who he is. I really don’t know too much about current gay pop culture, though it’s good to know that you do. I am an art gallery patron, though I don’t think Chelsea is that obscure. And pretension is in the eye of the beholder. I have never ever been called sophisticated. That was a first.
You don’t think the past 8 years were traumatic enough that when someone offers hope we immediately jumped at it? My one hope was that things would change for the better for EVERYONE. Maybe it was too big of a dream, but that’s how I do. The basic elementary rule seemed to be a cliche and I’ve come to terms that Obama is just another politician. Yet I still have hope. Go figure. The Rick Warren fiasco is a small bump however unsettling. A new African American president is still a very good thing and I still hope for that new day. I’m not dead yet.
You will rarely if ever find gay pop culture references here in this blog, JohnsonTech. You must have me confused with another blogger.
And who is this JohnsonTech when it’s at home?
…johnozed