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NEWS ABOUT: Saddleback Church

Saddleback Church stories: 11 news summaries

Warren Cancels ABC Interview
at Last Minute

Pastor had been slated to clarify position
on gay marriage

Apr 12, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rick Warren, who had been expected to explain contradicting statements about gay marriage today on ABC's This Week, backed out at the last minute because he was “sick with exhaustion,” Politico reports. The prominent evangelical pastor was to clarify the difference between his claims last week that he... More »

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gay marriage • exhaustion • endorsement • Rick Warren • Proposition 8 • Saddleback Church • This Week

I'm Anti-Gay Marriage,
Not Anti-Gay: Warren

Controversial pastor aims to dampen criticism, civilize discourse

Dec 24, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Rick Warren continues to refine his stance on gays and gay marriage, saying he is “not opposed to gays having their partnership,” and that his anti-gay marriage stance doesn’t make him anti-gay, the AP reports. “I’m opposed to gays using the term marriage for their... More »

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gay marriage • Christianity • child molestation • pedophile • evangelicals • inauguration • incest • Rick Warren • Saddleback Church • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Rick Warren—whose upcoming invocation at the Obama inauguration is causing a ruckus—has removed anti-gay language from the website of his Saddleback Church, Queerty reports. A page that explicitly barred gays from membership has suddenly gone missing, along with some Catholic bashing and a defense of dinosaurs in the... More »

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website • membership • homosexual • Rick Warren • gays • Saddleback Church

 Warren 
 to Keynote 
 MLK Service 

One day before controversial inauguration address

Dec 23, 08 8:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Just a day before he makes his appearance at Barack Obama’s inauguration, Rick Warren will give the keynote address at the annual Martin Luther King Jr memorial service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, King's former home in Atlanta, the OC Register reports. While Obama has taken heat from gay... More »

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Barack Obama • Martin Luther King Jr. • inauguration • Rick Warren • Saddleback Church • Inauguration Day

Pastor Warren: Some of My Best Friends Are Gay

But has compared gay marriage to incest, polygamy, child abuse

Dec 21, 08 12:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Pastor Rick Warren "loves gays and straights," he said yesterday, in response to the uproar  his invitation to Barack Obama's inaugural invocation sparked among gay rights groups. In a speech to the Muslim Public Affairs Council, Warren emphasized that he has "many gay friends" and has "... More »

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Barack Obama • gay marriage • inauguration • Rick Warren • Saddleback Church • Melissa Etheridge • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

The Real Loser at the Pastor Rick-Quisition: America
 

Warrren's examination of candidates' faith was absolutely un-American

Aug 20, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Discussion of whether John McCain or Barack Obama "won" Saturday’s Saddleback inquisition misses the point, Kathleen Parker writes in the Washington Post. When the presidential candidates are publicly interrogated on their beliefs by a minister, even one as exemplary as Rick Warren, the only winner is the minister—... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • religion • separation of church and state • Rick Warren • Thomas Jefferson • Saddleback Church

Go Figure: Candidates Differ Wildly on What 'Rich' Means

Answers match personal wealth, tax proposals

Aug 18, 08 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - If there was a "gotcha" question in Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren's interviews with the presidential candidates Saturday, it was asking them each to take a shot at defining "rich."  Barack Obama said people making more than $250,000 per year. John McCain went with $5 million—... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • wealth • Cindy McCain • Rick Warren • Saddleback Church

McCain Cries Foul Over NBC Coverage

Reporter questioned whether forum 'cone of silence' was breached

Aug 18, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The McCain camp has fired off a stern letter to NBC objecting to coverage of the weekend's Rick Warren forum, after Andrea Mitchell reported speculation the Republican might have had access to the questions he was asked ahead of time. Commentators wondered if the "cone of silence" designed to... More »

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NBC • bias • McCain 2008 • Saddleback Church

OPINION

 Candidates Score
 in Pastor Rick-a-thon

Even in a non-debate, pundits still find a way to label somebody a winner

Aug 17, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pastor Rick stressed that last night's Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency wasn't a debate, but that won't stop the pundits from deciding who came out ahead:
  • Byron York, of the National Review, sees the night as a big win for McCain, who's had a "much bigger life.
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • religion • Orange County • megachurches • Rick Warren • Election 2008 • Saddleback Church

 Megapastor Aims to Save
Not Only Souls, but Lives

Critics blast megapastor's worldwide efforts as more hype

Aug 9, 08 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Megapastor Rick Warren, he of The Purpose Driven Life, has moved from organizing churches to save souls to organizing churches to save lives, Time reports. At the forefront of the new wave of Evangelicals, the hyper-energetic Warren launched a worldwide initiative, called PEACE, to use churches to fight poverty... More »

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evangelicals • Rick Warren • Election 2008 • humanitarian organizations • international aid • Saddleback Church

McCain, Obama to Share Megachurch Stage

Warren lures both candidates to Orange County

Jul 21, 08 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren has scored the first joint appearance by Barack Obama and John McCain. The presidential candidates will spend just a few minutes on stage together at Warren's Saddleback Church next month between back-to-back interviews with the pastor. It will be the country’s first look at... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • evangelicals • megachurches • Rick Warren • Saddleback Church • The Purpose-Driven Life

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