Pastor Rick Warren - Saddleback Church

"I'm opposed to redefinition of a 5,000 year definition of marriage. I'm opposed to having a brother and sister being together and calling that marriage. I'm opposed to an older guy marrying a child and calling that marriage. I'm opposed to one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage." -- Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church, December 15, 2008

When Pastor Rick Warren was asked to clarify this statement -- if he actually equates same-sex marriage with incest, pedophilia and polygamy -- his answer was direct and unequivocal: "Oh, I do."

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Hi,

Are you outraged by Rick Warren being invited to give the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration?

While President-elect Obama has chosen to ignore the troubling beliefs of the man who will spiritually usher in his presidency, Californians can not ignore Rick Warren and his Saddleback Church followers, based in Orange County.

That's why I'm asking you to give Pastor Warren a new invitation -- a Courage Campaign invitation to a public debate on same-sex marriage with Reverend Eric Lee, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) of Greater Los Angeles. Rev. Lee is a courageous leader on marriage equality in the faith community and in the African American community.

I just added my name to the invitation. Will you join me in signing it as well? (OPTIONAL: you can also write a note to Rick Warren and let him know how you feel):

http://www.couragecampaign.org/RickWarrenDebate

Then please forward this on to all of your friends and family. The more signatures we gather on the invitation, the more likely Rick Warren's views on same-sex marriage will be challenged, this time by another man of faith.

Thanks.