Viewpot: Rick Warren out for gay rights - Pri Source

Contents:

• VIEWPOT: RICK WARREN OUT FOR GAY RIGHTS
• RICK WARREN ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'TOLERANCE DO NOT MEAN APPROVAL'
• RICK WARREN ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'THE CHURCH MT NOT VE '
• IS GAY OUTRAGE OVER RICK WARREN JTIFIED?
• RICK WARREN CONMNS UGANDA ANTI-GAY BILL AFTER FAH, LGBT GROUPS CALL FOR RPONSE
• GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS UPROAR OVER WARREN'S ROLE OBAMA GURATN

VIEWPOT: RICK WARREN OUT FOR GAY RIGHTS

Unfortunately, a misunrstandg of Warren’s ments has been wily and loudly dissemated by my fellow progrsiv, scribg Warren as bigoted and hateful, when, fact, his ments reflect an unual pth of unrstandg about gay marriage as a civil rights issue.

” In the vio, Warren explas aga that he has always firmly believed that gay upl – and other non-tradnal fai – should have equal accs to the rights and rponsibili of marriage. Do this necsarily mean he is ready to give up his legal marriage and go to the wall for civil unns for everyone, as wonred “Rensirg Marriage: Are Gay Activists Fightg the Right Fight?

Durg the discsn, Warren was asked to ment on how the mister embrac gay and lbian iends while opposg same-sex Rick Warren promot his book, Purpose Driven Life, and speaks on the topic of same-sex marriage on CNN's "Piers Man Tonight, " Nov. | (Photo: Screenshot/CNN)"Do you personally believe that gay people are born gay?

RICK WARREN ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'TOLERANCE DO NOT MEAN APPROVAL'

Or, do they bee gay? Are they ma gay? It wouldn't bother me if there was a 'gay gene' found, " Warren rpond, later addg that he weled the discsn bee he believ everyone should be treated wh digny and love.

"Gay marriage is a very personal qutn, " Warren told hosts Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell. It's not illegal to have a gay relatnship, so 's not a big issue to me, " the mister his promotnal tour, Warren has sought to exemplify the ma msage of his book, Purpose Driven Life, which he says is to expla God's reasong behd givg humans life on earth. Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren has said that beg tolerant of homosexuals do not mean one approv of their choic, while appearg on "CBS This Morng" Tuday to promote the re-release of his book, The Purpose Driven Life, on the 10th anniversary of s Rick Warren appearg on CBS show 'This Morng' on Tuday, Nov.

RICK WARREN ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'THE CHURCH MT NOT VE '

"Gay marriage is a very personal qutn, " Warren rpond when asked why he do not support . It's not illegal to have a gay relatnship, so 's not a big issue to me. "O'Donnell remd Warren that acrdg to the latt poll data, the majory of Amerins now support gay marriage.

IS GAY OUTRAGE OVER RICK WARREN JTIFIED?

"I don't happen to believe everythg that my gay iends believe, but when they want to end AIDS, I'm a -belligerent wh them.

We have given lns of dollars to fight AIDS om around the world, and we have worked wh both gays and straights.

Probably, one of the most ntroversial topics today would be homosexualy. Listen to what he has to say about homosexualy:.

RICK WARREN CONMNS UGANDA ANTI-GAY BILL AFTER FAH, LGBT GROUPS CALL FOR RPONSE

His stance is clear: he is agast homosexualy, which should be a brave stance of all Christians today.

GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS UPROAR OVER WARREN'S ROLE OBAMA GURATN

Jt like he says, personally, I don’t approve of homosexual behavr but I don’t go out nmng people who live this liftyle. Instead, I pray for the people to abandon their homosexual life and turn their hearts to God. You may also want to read, “What is so bad about Homosexualy Anyway?

It is expected to clarify the Vatin's stance on some of the issu that me out of the recent Synod on the Fay, which ed some speculatn that the Catholic Church was softeng s approach to homosexualy and divorce.

A number of leadg lbian and gay voic, cludg Rep. " In that ve, NEWSWEEK asked two members of the gay muny to bate the Warren ntroversy.