Rodney Powell of Faith in America criticizes Rick Warren’s homophobia and his participation in an event honouring Dr. King this coming Monday:
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Religious Right
Earlier this year I wrote about a group of evangelists who claimed that not wanting to be recruited into their brand of Christianity was an act of anti-Christian persecution.
In recent years, Christian persecution has taken on a variety of forms in the United States—from a rising intolerance for proselytising to the eradication of nearly all historical Christian references in public school textbooks.
Rick Warren has apparently taken a page out of their book because he’s now declared that he’s a victim of hate speech:
Why is Warren a victim of what he likes to call “christophobia”? Because many of have not remained silent but have done what we can to expose this pious fraud as the bigoted a-hole he’s always been.
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Newsweek recently ran an article about the religious case for marriage equality. The professional Christian set is, shall we say, not happy?
Leading social conservatives blasted Newsweek for its current cover story, “The Religious Case for Gay Marriage,” which they said misinterprets both biblical scripture and their own political movement.
“It doesn’t surprise me. Newsweek has been so far in the tank on the homosexual issue, for so long, they need scuba gear and breathing apparatus,” said Richard Land, who heads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. “I don’t think it’s going to change the minds of anyone who takes biblical teachings seriously.”
Tony Perkins, president of the socially conservative Family Research Council, agreed, calling Newsweek’s cover story “yet another attack on orthodox Christianity.”
What Newsweek ought to have done is print an article about the religious case for executing “anyone who takes biblical teachings seriously” yet continues to eat shellfish.
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