Pastor Rick's Test2. Comment #233769 by idragosani on August 20, 2008 at 11:48 am
3. Comment #233771 by mada2002 on August 20, 2008 at 11:49 am
4. Comment #233783 by kaiserkriss on August 20, 2008 at 12:03 pm
5. Comment #233793 by squinky on August 20, 2008 at 12:16 pm
6. Comment #233801 by kaiserkriss on August 20, 2008 at 12:21 pm
7. Comment #233806 by DrShell on August 20, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Of course the candidates have been invited to such a forum and, as far as I know, are still declining to appear:8. Comment #233807 by Mango on August 20, 2008 at 12:28 pm
9. Comment #233808 by bamafreethinker on August 20, 2008 at 12:30 pm
McCain would wither on the vine after that debate
10. Comment #233810 by DrShell on August 20, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Jinx, Mango! (Not that we believe in such superstitions, of course.)11. Comment #233813 by Stevezar on August 20, 2008 at 12:34 pm
12. Comment #233815 by Shaden on August 20, 2008 at 12:35 pm
13. Comment #233817 by BigJohn on August 20, 2008 at 12:37 pm
14. Comment #233820 by bamafreethinker on August 20, 2008 at 12:40 pm
15. Comment #233821 by Brian English on August 20, 2008 at 12:40 pm
16. Comment #233823 by TIKI AL on August 20, 2008 at 12:42 pm
The godbot inquisition showed just what delusional crap we are up against in Murica.17. Comment #233826 by Peacebeuponme on August 20, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Stevezar - Is that just a coincidence that you have a similar name to Steve Zara. Would another tag be better?18. Comment #233827 by Diacanu on August 20, 2008 at 12:50 pm
19. Comment #233831 by catskill on August 20, 2008 at 12:54 pm
20. Comment #233832 by NormanDoering on August 20, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I blogged on this one:... abortion; 40 million abortions since Roe v. Wade. As a pastor, I have to deal with this all of the time, all of the pain and all of the conflicts. I know this is a very complex issue. Forty million abortions, at what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?
21. Comment #233834 by Diacanu on August 20, 2008 at 1:00 pm
My answer would shock Warren's evangelical audience...
22. Comment #233838 by J Mac on August 20, 2008 at 1:03 pm
23. Comment #233843 by canatheist on August 20, 2008 at 1:09 pm
And while, yes, everybody has some kind of worldview, it shouldn't be necessary in a pluralistic nation of secular laws to publicly define that view in Christian code.
24. Comment #233845 by J Mac on August 20, 2008 at 1:11 pm
25. Comment #233847 by TIKI AL on August 20, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Diacanu 18: Can the first atheist president be a woman?26. Comment #233848 by Diacanu on August 20, 2008 at 1:16 pm
27. Comment #233854 by BigJohn on August 20, 2008 at 1:22 pm
28. Comment #233866 by NormanDoering on August 20, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Diacanu wrote:
Hell, an atheist black woman would be great, get it all in on one go.
29. Comment #233867 by rod-the-farmer on August 20, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Both Obama and McCain gave "good" answers, but that's not the point. They shouldn't have been asked.
30. Comment #233870 by TIKI AL on August 20, 2008 at 1:40 pm
J Mac 25: I told many ignorant godbots here in Phoenix how there wouldn't even be a Murica without the help of the French when that "freedom fry" nonsense was going on in congress.31. Comment #233876 by TIKI AL on August 20, 2008 at 1:54 pm
BigJohn 27: Both candidates are on record as to what type of SCOTUS justices they would appoint. Will they follow thru? Who knows for sure?32. Comment #233881 by Ivan The Not So Bad on August 20, 2008 at 2:05 pm
33. Comment #233905 by Border Collie on August 20, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I made a point to NOT watch it. I knew that I'd throw a brick through the TV screen and I can't afford a new TV right now. I mean, what on Earth could I have learned?! ... that presidential candidates have no guts and will do anything to pander votes, that a preacher can ask a bunch of questions to make someone squirm, that there are tens of millions of dumbasses watching it believing it is profound ... makes me sick at my stomach.34. Comment #233913 by mordacious1 on August 20, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Ah, good ol' Rick Warren...the next Billy Graham according to Rick Warren. This is the guy who told Time Mag. that he turned to christ because he was having serious problems with his brain. That was an understatement.35. Comment #233917 by Quetzalcoatl on August 20, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I made a point to NOT watch it. I knew that I'd throw a brick through the TV screen and I can't afford a new TV right now.
36. Comment #233924 by Border Collie on August 20, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Quetz ... I'd just break them off the house ... I'll consider it, however ...37. Comment #233925 by Quine on August 20, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I'd much rather have seen a forum wherein the candidates discuss their views on scientific matters.I fear that if there is a science based debate, the public will vote for the candidate who has the highest number of wrong answers.
38. Comment #233927 by Border Collie on August 20, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Quetz ... in what part of the world are you? No, I'm not going to throw a brick at you.39. Comment #233933 by OhioAtheist on August 20, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Wasn't McCain the only republican that raised his hand when asked if he believes in evolution, or was that someone else?
40. Comment #233939 by Border Collie on August 20, 2008 at 3:44 pm
The truth is that even if Obama had shown up nailed to a cross, bleeding from his side, with a crown of thorns, glowing in the dark, with a verifiable halo, performing miracles and ascending into the heavens, the fundy vote in the US would still go to McCain.41. Comment #233943 by james1v on August 20, 2008 at 4:09 pm
The candidates should have asked him how much he had in his personal bank accounts and how much of this came from poor parisheners! Both should have told him they would take all his money and distribute it amongt the poor! just like his Jesus would have! Then sat back and watched him squirm like a worm on a fishing hook!42. Comment #233949 by SPS on August 20, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Here's an article about the Q&A by a christian on HuffingtonPost.com:43. Comment #233965 by Duff on August 20, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I give Rick Warren about six months before we find him either "cavorting" with a male/female prostitute, or spending "church" money on his personal G5 Gulfstream. What do you bet?44. Comment #233998 by stptrck75 on August 20, 2008 at 5:19 pm
45. Comment #234001 by J Mac on August 20, 2008 at 5:25 pm
46. Comment #234011 by Serious on August 20, 2008 at 6:12 pm
squinky: "Obama would not have to do this venue if his name was different."47. Comment #234019 by mordacious1 on August 20, 2008 at 6:31 pm
I'm so excited. Rick Warren's, "The Purpose of Christmas", will be out in October. I think the purpose is to get a lot of useless junk, so the Chinese have money to train their Olympic Athletes.48. Comment #234022 by Border Collie on August 20, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Mord ... I don't smoke or drink or snort anything. It's all natural. But, thanks for the recco. We're just so saturated with this religious muck here in the US and esp. in Texas and other southern states, that every time I hear one more thing about religion and politicians I want to scream ... on second thought, maybe I will try some of that baggie stuff.49. Comment #234024 by J Mac on August 20, 2008 at 6:38 pm
50. Comment #234028 by Border Collie on August 20, 2008 at 6:48 pm
J Mac ... well, water, of course ... I did try that other natural stuff when I was a young man. Rather enjoyed it. I was referring to my normal everyday insanity as all natural and not induced by ingested substances. So, where is Quetz? I like his wit.This article is reposted from a website that accepts comments.
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1. Comment #233767 by Quine on August 20, 2008 at 11:47 am
"Is uniformity attainable? Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined, imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. " - Thomas Jefferson
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