Walk on by
Good ol’ Rick Warren. He’s a trip. None of that soppy good Samaritan crap for him. None of that ‘let him cast the first stone’ nonsense. No sir. Rick Warren knows what kind of people he likes, and who’s worth saving and who isn’t. He also knows who’s on his team and who isn’t. He keeps track, and he’s not such a fool as to bother helping people who aren’t on his team. That would be foolishness! No flies on Rick.
In recent days, Pastor Rick Warren has come under fire for refusing to condemn an Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda that would make some homosexual acts punishable by death. “[I]t is not my personal calling as a pastor in America to comment or interfere in the political process of other nations,” said Warren. On his Twitter feed, Warren is now trying to change the subject, claiming that “no one” cared when 146,000 Christians died last year.
Well sure. Uganda’s all the way over there somewhere, in the middle where we can’t even find it; it’s not our job to worry about what happens to people all the way over there. What do we look like, charity workers? Get real. And what did those people all the way over there and their bleeding-heart friends do about all those Christians? Huh? So why should we help them? Bastards.
Yup, that’s our Rick. Walk by on the other side, dude.
He cares about Ugandans, just not gay ones. Haven’t you heard all about him and his “charitable” work against AIDS in Africa? His allies in Uganda–supporters of this bill, by the way, one of whom has spoken more than once at Warren’s Saddleback Church–have helped reverse the downward trend in infections there by scaring people away from condoms and telling them to put their faith in Jesus, instead.
This bill is purportedly intended to combat the spread of HIV, as well, so it’s no surprise that Warren won’t come out against it. It’s not that he doesn’t care. It’s that he’s in favor of it, or at least doesn’t want to alienate his allies who are behind it.
Let’s call Warren what he is – evil. Damn him, and damn people like him who would consign suffering people to misery for political gains. It’s evil, full stop.
I don’t know if it’s evil, ‘full stop’, Josh. I can think of several more disparaging adjectives that apply. Granted, most of them are just synonyms for evil, or at least imply evil intent. I just hate to see some potentially creative descriptions of this despicable behavior cut short.
The double standard Warren applies burns my biscuits too, OB. ‘As a pastor in America’ he seems to have no qualms about trying to influence everyone from individuals, communities and governments the world over to adopt his dubious, faith based morality. It’s only when people are following his obviously flawed delusions that he becomes so coy.
Well, bring on whatever adjectives you think are appropriate, Grendel’s Dad. Warren deserves the maximum contempt, disgust, loathing, and general shunning that can be applied. Be creative.
Rick Warren was chosen by Barack Obama to give the invocation at the presidential inauguration. Not an auspicious choice and rather depressing. In addition, the Catholic Church has been allowed to dictate policy on family planning in the health bill. Thing have not changed as much as one had hoped and perhaps expected.
It’s amazing all the love all of you supposedly have…
What?! Where is it supposed that we all have ‘the love’?
Whoops, I forgot to close a blockquote tag. Sorry for messing this up.
OB, don’t be naive. You understand, don’t you, that:
1. Since B&W is politically liberal
2. Most of the commenters are politically liberal
3. Liberals are well known for being tolerant and wanting everyone to love each other
That therefore:
4. RQ has called our bluff by catching us not tolerating and acting lovingly toward bigots like Warren who support inhumane treatment of other human beings.
I mean, where’s our tolerance now, huh? See how perfectly it makes sense?
Ohhhhhh, I see. That explains it.
Quite wrong of course. Liberalism and commitment to human rights doesn’t require love – that’s setting the bar much too high. Protection of people’s rights mustn’t depend on their lovability. That’s part of the point. Lovable people don’t have to worry so much about their rights, but non-lovable people damn well do.