"Now Warren's on the defensive again, this time for his affiliation with Martin Ssempa, a Ugandan pastor who has endorsed proposed legislation in Uganda that makes certain homosexual acts punishable by life in prison or even, in some cases, death. Ssempa has made appearances at Saddleback and has been embraced warmly by Warren and his wife, Kay."
To Warren's credit, he has supposedly distanced himself from Mr. Ssempa this past October. This would generally be considered a good thing, next you would expect Pastor Warren to condemn such legislation. That has not happened.
"The fundamental dignity of every person, our right to be free, and the freedom to make moral choices are gifts endowed by God, our creator. However, it is not my personal calling as a pastor in America to comment or interfere in the political process of other nations."
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"On Meet the Press this morning, he reiterated this neutral stance in a different context: "As a pastor, my job is to encourage, to support. I never take sides."
Wait, what? As a pastor in America you feel that it isn't your calling to comment or interfere in the political process of other nations? Even when a government, in this case the Ugandan government, wants to imprison or put people to death for being or knowing a homosexual? So what would have Pastor Rick done during the holocaust? What are pastor Rick's views of Iran murdering homosexuals or non-believers? Rick Warren's refusal (at this point at least) to condemn such inhumanity and brutality says something not only about his personal character but also his theological views.
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All quotes were taken from the original story on the Newsweek website found below:
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