Mike Pouraryan
Pastor Warren Will Speak at the Inaugration of Mr. Obama
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Everyone needs to calm down....
I have been reading through all the controversy surrounding the invitation by President-Elect Obama to speak at the Inauguration. Here is the President-Elect's news conference on Thursday when he spoke on this subject:
I admit I am a bit prejudiced on this subject. When I was looking for work, one of the places I turned to was Saddleback Church. They accepted me even though I was not a member of the church. They did not even ask. They accepted me with open arms. I remember when the campus where Saddleback now sits in Lake Forest, California as it was being built. It has grown to four vibrant campuses. Pastor Warren has been a voice of reason within the Evangelical Community. We have to give the man a chance to speak to how the nation should be brought together. I visited their site to understand their philosophy and what they said about their belief in Man is a testament to their views on this:
ABOUT MAN
Man is made in the spiritual image of God, to be like him in character. He is the supreme object of GodÂs creation. Although man has tremendous potential for good, he is marred by an attitude of disobedience toward what God called "sin." This attitude separates man from God.
Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6; Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1, 2
(Source:http://www.saddleback .com/aboutsaddleback/whatwebe lieve/index.html, retrieved December 19, 2008)
They have adhered to their beliefs and I am an example of it. I was very sorry to see the debate the way it has been run. I think the President-Elect's committment to elevate the rights of Gays and Lesbians is ironclad. Their rights must be protected just like everyone else. On that, there shall be no doubt. Even Pastor Warren himself addressed this during an interview with Ann Curry of NBC News. I also vehemently disagree with Rachel Maddow when she said that Obama made a mistake. I think Obama made a move that was bold and in line with his committment to govern from the center, get things done and bring the country together. We have no time for ideology and bitterness. We have to figure out how to go beyond this kind of divisive debate.
Barack Obama needs to be the President for All Americans. Americans have to remember that they are Americans first. They may be Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Black, White, Asian, etc. I regard this invitation in that spirit and bold. Obama is a man who brought it a team of rivals to help steer us away from the edge of the abyss. I commend President-Elect Obama for having kept his cool during some of the more difficult periods of the election. There is no way that he would lose his nerve now. There is too much at stake.
I admit I am a bit prejudiced on this subject. When I was looking for work, one of the places I turned to was Saddleback Church. They accepted me even though I was not a member of the church. They did not even ask. They accepted me with open arms. I remember when the campus where Saddleback now sits in Lake Forest, California as it was being built. It has grown to four vibrant campuses. Pastor Warren has been a voice of reason within the Evangelical Community. We have to give the man a chance to speak to how the nation should be brought together. I visited their site to understand their philosophy and what they said about their belief in Man is a testament to their views on this:
ABOUT MAN
Man is made in the spiritual image of God, to be like him in character. He is the supreme object of GodÂs creation. Although man has tremendous potential for good, he is marred by an attitude of disobedience toward what God called "sin." This attitude separates man from God.
Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6; Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1, 2
(Source:http://www.saddleback .com/aboutsaddleback/whatwebe lieve/index.html, retrieved December 19, 2008)
They have adhered to their beliefs and I am an example of it. I was very sorry to see the debate the way it has been run. I think the President-Elect's committment to elevate the rights of Gays and Lesbians is ironclad. Their rights must be protected just like everyone else. On that, there shall be no doubt. Even Pastor Warren himself addressed this during an interview with Ann Curry of NBC News. I also vehemently disagree with Rachel Maddow when she said that Obama made a mistake. I think Obama made a move that was bold and in line with his committment to govern from the center, get things done and bring the country together. We have no time for ideology and bitterness. We have to figure out how to go beyond this kind of divisive debate.
Barack Obama needs to be the President for All Americans. Americans have to remember that they are Americans first. They may be Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Black, White, Asian, etc. I regard this invitation in that spirit and bold. Obama is a man who brought it a team of rivals to help steer us away from the edge of the abyss. I commend President-Elect Obama for having kept his cool during some of the more difficult periods of the election. There is no way that he would lose his nerve now. There is too much at stake.
