I wonder if they also bar members who:
are divorced and remarried
women who speak in church
charge or pay interest
don’t give to the poor
Sounds like selective literalism to me.

This is very encouraging news. Just goes to show you, as Thich Nhat Hanh and others have said, each of us is capable of change and growth. How beautiful!

The Gay and Lesbian Community Needs Some Help during the Rick Warren-Obama Inauguration Situation
The saddest part of the controversy regarding Obama’s pick of Warren as “inauguration invocator” has been the way the controversy has been framed by the mass media. The political dust-up has been portrayed as “the gay and lesbian community v. Rick Warren.” The idea that the gay and lesbian community should be the only ones outraged by Obama’s decision is ludicrous. Every American with a conscience, regardless of sexual orientation, should be outraged with Obama for this decision. Rick Warren is a fundamentalist Christian and biblical literalist. Does anyone know what that means exactly?
It means that Rick warren believes that women should be subjugated to men as is laid out in 1 Corinthians 11:3. It means that he believes public schools shouldn’t teach our children that the earth is more than “thousands of years old” as is told in the book of Genesis. It means he agrees with the statement that men are “holy to god” and not women, as Luke 2:23 tells us. It means he adheres to the belief that the “natural use” of women is for sexual objectification as is stated in Romans 1:27. It means he embraces and preaches the belief that those who do not love Jesus will be damned as is indicated in 1 Corinthians 16:22. Approximately one third of the bible is so x-rated that children can’t even read it. It’s wrought with everything from genocide to slavery.
Warren perpetuates a millennia-old dogma that should be relegated to the history books, not made part of the modern American record. There is a 30 to 50 million strong evangelical community in this country that is growing by leaps and bounds every year that adheres to this type of warped philosophy. Obama’s decision to give their leader a center stage position at the inauguration is not an act of tolerance or goodwill. Rather, it’s a decision that says: “It’s OK to believe what you believe, even if I don’t.” No, Mr. Obama, in fact, it’s not OK to believe what Warren believes!
Warren’s beliefs are immoral, divisive, and downright disgusting in many cases. And it’s a crying shame that the gay and lesbian community is alone in stating that. It’s time that all Americans, especially conservative females like Laura Ingraham, Ann Coulter, and Bay Buchanan denounce this man’s beliefs. Or perhaps they believe they should remain silent, as is taught in 1 Timothy 2:11-12.
Best Regards
Craig M. Flaherty

I voted for Obama with the hopes of change as well as the thought of getting the Republican party and all the RR out of power.
As a gay man, i honestly had hoped for change but now i find myself discouraged at this choice. I had hoped that Obama was different but now find him to be the typical Politician. Obama, grow a pair and make a difference, like you said you would!