The Note

Nothing wrong with inclusion of all perspectives. This country is still a "majority rule" society and as such, any one has the ability to voice their position and opinion; however, the law will prevail.

I don't know if he is reaching across the isle, doesn't know who he is or what he wants, or if he just likes controversy. Either way I would say get over it, we have gays, we have gay haters, we have people who just don't care and we all have to live together.

Would they prefer Jeremiah Wright?

I think Obama is trying to avoid Bill Clinton's mistake using up so much political capital on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in the very beginning of his administration.

Rick Warren is a wonderful choice.

Hillary was right. Obama is Naive. He won't learn until the right tries to impeach him for waking up in the morning.

They hate him and the America he represents.

Reaching out. He should be trying to destroy them. They tried to destroy him during the election.

Rick Warren is not a judger; quit complaining.

"It is no secret that I am a fierce advocate for equality for gay and lesbian Americans,” Obama said Thursday at a press conference in Chicago.

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This is bull. He was SILENT during the whole Prop 8 debate in CA - and the result? Gays and lesbians were STRIPPED of their civil right to marry. Who's rights are next? Yours?

He's no "fierce" defender of gay rights from what I can see. Where's the evidence?

Obama: You just invited a bigot to give the invocation.

Nice Job.

ps: Story has changed from Blago-connections to this, hasn't it?

The left is the most intolerant faction in America. This story proves it.

So you invited the leader of fake Christianity to give the invocation.

Martin Luther King Jr. Would be proud of you Obama. NOT.

Seems the left is as intolerant as they claim the right to be.

You don't reach out to intolerance....

You shun it.

There would be no defense of Obama's actions if he gave this honor to a racist or an anti-semite. There should be no defense here.

Warren is the antithesis of everything we fought for.

This is pretty sad and indefensible.

Good choice he's made in Rick W. Obama is a "family man". Those with issues on his choice should listen closely to the message. Wise up.

Why is it lately that on every issue, every day, i have gay rights shoved down my throat?

Seems the left is as intolerant as they claim the right to be.

Posted by: Jay Fredericks

We didn't destroy the country.

We have a right to be intolerable of the right.

Duck The Shoe Jay.

As an Obama opponent I am a bit surprised at this choice. Rick Warren may be a scurge to gays but he has also been on the other side as far as mainline evangelicals are concerned. Overall, I would say a good choice and a very contemporary choice. I guess I am somewhat pleased with it. We shall see if he is going to genuinely reach across the aisle. I would consider this doing that. He may not be reaching to the Far Right side but definitely across the aisle.

Who are you to judge? You don't know if he is a bigot and you don't know if his relationship with Christ is real or not. Work on your own life instead of trying to judge somebody else.
Be a problem solver instead of pointing out all that is wrong. Do something instead of always saying something. Enough!!!

This amazing president-elect is in the process of returning civility to America by insisting that all of us learn to get along, put up with each other and quit shouting insults. I am all for gay marriage, but also think the religious can say what they want. I hope those of us who consider gays "born that way" will vote pro-gay marriage. But, the fight for rights needs to be civil, both sides need to show respect for each other & respect freedom of religion.
Obama is showing us how to be tolerant of all, even religious conservatives, annoying as they are.