Here's the latest examples of pundits using flat-out lies to try to convince us that Rick Warren is a seething homophobe. The first comes from popular gay blog The Bilerico Project. Waymon Hudson writes:
Who I am, who I love, my relationship, my family- those things are me. They are who I am. By attacking those things, Warren is attacking me, not just some vague idea. He is calling me the hateful names, saying my relationship is comparable to a sexual deviants, and saying my family isn't as good as his. That is hate, no matter how flowery his language is or how much he claims otherwise.I haven't heard or seen Rick Warren call anyone a faggot, queer, slimy homosexual, or anything else like that, so I'm not sure what hateful names Hudson is talking about. I also have never heard or seen Rick Warren compare gay relationships to a sexual deviant's -- he did say he didn't think gay "marriage" was any more legitimate than polygamist "marriage," but as far as I know he hasn't said anything about what he thinks about gay relationships. And yes, there is a huge difference. Furthermore, I haven't heard or seen Warren preaching about how gay families are not as "good" as his family. So if Hudson has some evidence to back up his claims, I would love to see it, otherwise he should stop using flagrant distortions (some would say lies) to make his case.
Let me reiterate that I'm not on Warren's side. I think hate and homophobia are bad just as much as the next gay. But I think it's extremely important that we stay honest in this debate, or people are going to stop taking us seriously, as many already have.
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I think hateful names just might include "pedophile." So yes, Rick Warren has, in fact, compared gay marriage to sexual deviants.
And the Saddleback Church explicitly forbid homosexuals from becoming members prior to the Warren announcement. Since then, the offending document has been taken down.
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