By CHRISTINA HOAG – 10 hours ago
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Under fire for opposing gay marriage, influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren said Saturday that he loves Muslims, people of other religions, Republicans and Democrats, and he also loves "gays and straights."
The 54-year-old pastor and founder of Saddleback Church in Southern California told the crowd of 500 that it's unrealistic to expect everyone to agree on everything all the time.
"You don't have to see eye to eye to walk hand in hand," said Warren.
["Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" said God. Amos 3:3]
At the end of his speech on Saturday, Warren also talked about singer Melissa Etheridge, who performed earlier in the evening. Warren said the two had a "wonderful conversation" and that he is a huge fan who has all her albums.
The openly lesbian gay rights activist even agreed to sign her Christmas album for him, he said.
Since when is Melissa Ethridge a "gay rights activist"? She has never done anything for the gay community except to use it as a fan base. By embracing Rick Warren, she is selling it out completely to a homophobic hate-monger.
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