I suspect this is me not getting it again

[seldear]

I shouldn't. I really shouldn't. But...

Why does the appointment of Rick Warren to give the inauguration invocation mean Obama's turning his face against the GLBT community? Because Warren supported 'Yes on Prop 8', even if Obama didn't?

And yet clearly someone in his administration figured that, hey, we should include the GLBT community in the inauguration parade, because they tagged the Lesbian and Gay Band Association about being in it.

Exactly how is this disappointing campaign promises? Going back on his word? It's a damn invocation at the start of a ceremony, given by a man of the same faith that Obama lays claim to, even if they don't exercise their faith in the same way! And, yes, it can be considered a bone thrown to the right-wing conservatives.

However, last I knew, the USA had some 300 million citizens. In the end, Obama's gonna be POTUS for all of them, not just the ones you agree with.

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[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Basically, Obama knows that the gay community, no matter how they bitch and whine, are going to support him in the end. Who else are they going to support -- a Republican? Hahaha. He can afford to piss them off, in other words.

As someone else pointed out, it's fairly easy to assume that most Christian ministers in the country supported Prop 8 at least in principal. Warren's opinion just made the news because he runs such a big church and is such a well-known guy.

Obama is a Christian, and Warren is a Christian, and has been 'courting' Obama for a while now.

And if I hear the gay civil rights = racial civil rights argument one more time, my head is going to explode.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Interesting article on the matter that I just ran across: http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/504326.aspx

[lavidaessueno.livejournal.com]

Basically, Obama knows that the gay community, no matter how they bitch and whine, are going to support him in the end. Who else are they going to support -- a Republican?

Had McCain chosen just about anybody but Palin, many of my gay friends might have done just that. A whole lot of people (myself included) did not vote for Obama because we think he was a good candidate; it's just that the alternative was worse.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

And had McCain not picked somebody like Palin, who represents conservative views much better than someone like McCain, lots of conservatives wouldn't have voted for the ticket. It sort of cancels out.

[gunhilda.livejournal.com]

"And if I hear the gay civil rights = racial civil rights argument one more time, my head is going to explode."

Speaking of bitching and whining...

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Not bitching OR whining... just a simple warning for those within the potential blast zone :D

[gunhilda.livejournal.com]

:) Awesome reply.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I try.