1. Pastor Rick Warren is traveling in some strange circles today. He has become bosom buddies with Barak Obama and some of Obama's constituency over the last few years. First, he invited Obama to a civil forum at his church, giving his Christian pulpit to the then radical pro-choice senator in the name of AIDS education and prevention. He supported his decision to do this as a matter of his common support of the AIDS prevention issue with Obama. Since then, Obama and John McCain traveled to Saddleback for a presidential questioning session. Finally, now president-elect Obama invited Warren to give the prayer at his swearing in. Now it seems Warren is mingling with gay activists who support Obama, including singer Melissa Ethridge. This is all very strange to me. I recently read an article the talked about this meeting and one in which Warren met with Muslim leaders, too. Here's a teaser quote:
"Rick Warren has told a Muslim group in California that 'You don't have to see eye to eye to walk hand in hand.' And at the same gathering, Warren also admitted he's a big fan of lesbian activist Melissa Ethridge and has all her albums.
Under fire for opposing gay marriage, the influential evangelical told the Muslim Public Affairs Council's annual convention Saturday that he loves Muslims, people of other religions, Republicans and Democrats, and he also loves "gays and straights."
The 54-year-old pastor and founder of Saddleback Church in Southern California told the crowd of 500 that it's unrealistic to expect everyone to agree on everything all the time.
"You don't have to see eye to eye to walk hand in hand," said Warren.
Sounds different from what the Lord said through Amos doesn't it? "How can two walk together lest they be agreed?"
Anyways, here is the link to the article:
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=362164
2. Barak Obama's birth certificate has still, to my knowledge, remained unrevealed. Why does no one care about this? Is it because Obama has been an active member of the United States citizenry for most of his life? Perhaps...the press is still saying very little about this issue. I think it is critical however, because it says something extremely important about how we regard our Constitution. May we change the law at our desire or convenience? Time will tell, and I think this issue may play a big part in that.
3. Toyota is showing losses for the first time ever this year. Wow. The Japanese are known for their work-ethic and frugality, and now they are in trouble in this economic slowdown as well. They are predicting a full year before recovery. To me, this says, "Hold on to your butts, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!" (Yep, that quote is from a Harry Potter movie.
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