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Rick-A-Thon: Let Rick Warren Raise Money for LGBT Equality at Obama’s Inauguration

January 4, 2009 By chrissmason Leave a Comment

Rick Warren's invocation will not last longer than a couple minutes. You can pledge any amount you chose, whether it be $0.05, $0.10, $0.25, or even $1 for every second he speaks. You can even pledge a flat rate for the entire time he is at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: equality, gay, inauguration, lesbian, lgbt, queer, rick-warren

Keynote Speaker for Ebenezer Baptist’s MLK Day. Guess Who?

January 2, 2009 By Laurel 47 Comments

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."  --MLK, Jr. cross-posted at Pam's House Blend. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, ebenezer-baptist-church, gay, glbt, homobigot, lgbt, mlk, rick-warren

Rick Warren: An Opportunity for a Teachable Moment?

December 24, 2008 By peabody Leave a Comment

It seems difficult to square Rick Warren's statements with a progressive agenda.  There has been much discussion about the religious and social aspects of this issue.   The Salem News (Mass.) has an excellent article providing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, all-tags, barack-obama, obama, rick-warren, warren

Thoughts on the LGBT rights debate (from a FRIEND)

December 23, 2008 By Christopher 13 Comments

The second purpose is to take the initiative to explain my own thoughts since simply reacting in the form of comments seems to have created a distorted view of where I stand and how strongly I believe in this.  I've never been someone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-discourse, lgbt, national, rick-warren

Fierce Advocate? More like Fierce Hypocrite.

December 19, 2008 By cambridge_paul 24 Comments

So pissed off.  So hurt.  So let down. First off, I can't believe Obama had the gall to say he was a "fierce advocate for gay and lesbian Americans".   Excuse me, but you do NOT get to call yourself a fierce advocate when you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, bigotry, marriage-equality, obama, rick-warren, warren

“Turn Your Back on Rick Warren” Campaign

December 19, 2008 By chrissmason 135 Comments

Obama says that he asked Warren to speak in an effort to include differing views in his administration. But could you imagine if the President-elect had asked an anti-Semite, or a preacher that was in favor of segregation, to speak at his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: equality, gay, lesbian, lgbt, obama, queer, rick-warren

Disappointed, but I get it.

December 18, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 50 Comments

I think Obama could have found a clergyperson closer to his values to deliver the invocation. But I understand the decision. All right? Fire away. I don't like it -- I'm not supposed to like it -- but yes, I understand it. Obama … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: national, obama, rick-warren

Obama Selects Homobigot Rick Warren for Inaugural Invocation

December 17, 2008 By Laurel 122 Comments

UPDATE:  Parag Mehta is Obama's LGBT liaison on the Transition Team - Email Parag with your disgust at parag.mehta@ptt.gov.  The Transition Team is also receiving emails via this web form UPDATE 2:  Obama people respond. … [Read more...]

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Our leaders didn’t prepare us for the virus, or a shock like it, and that left all of us, but particularly the most vulnerable, exposed. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/06/nation/mass-surpasses-16000-deaths-due-covid-19/ #mapoli

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DrEricDingEric Feigl-Ding@DrEricDing·
7 Mar

Let this sink in— 5,700,000 children will be lifted out of poverty soon by President Biden’s #COVID19 relief aid passed by Congress.

Zero Republicans (House/Senate) voted for it.

Only way we passed it that Democrats won 2 senate seats for a 50-50 tie & VP Harris made it 51-50. https://twitter.com/chrislu44/status/1366524803742597120

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This deserves a lot more attention

New analysis: 13.1 million fewer Americans would be in poverty after the passage of Biden's economic relief bill

Significantly, the child poverty rate would be cut in half. That's 5.7 million fewer kids in poverty https://www.povertycenter.columbia.edu/news-internal/2021/presidential-policy/biden-economic-relief-proposal-poverty-impact?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210228&instance_id=27598&nl=the-morning®i_id=103545475&segment_id=52539&te=1&user_id=cd59d05eab07f3403b8db65ae0fa15b3

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“..it could become one of the most effective laws to fight poverty in a generation. Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy estimates that the plan would reduce the poverty rate by more than a quarter for adults and cut the child poverty rate in half.”

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