RICK WARREN TAKE 3

I took the time to write Rick Warren’s media personnel about his comments on Larry King Live.  Here was there response.  This is information I thought you needed to know in order to follow up on things.  I still think Rick Warren should have been more vocal on this topic.  “To whom much is given, much is required.”  Rick Warren is a leader with great influence.  God’s truths need to be clearly stated in a loving way.  It is still my opinion that he was not a forward as he could have and should have been.

Thank you for taking the time to express your concerns, thoughts, prayers, and questions regarding Pastor Warren’s stance on Proposition 8 and marriage.  We hope that the following information will clarify the issue.

Pastor Warren has responded to media interpretations of the April 6 appearance on CNN “Larry King Live” by reconfirming that he remains committed to the biblical definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, for life — without exception — a position shared by most fellow Evangelical pastors.  He has further stressed that for 5,000 years, every culture and every religion has maintained this worldview.

The letter of apology Pastor Warren referenced sending to gay leaders whom he knew personally was not with respect to his statements or position on Proposition 8 nor the biblical worldview on marriage.  Rather, he apologized for his comments in an earlier Beliefnet interview expressing his concern about expanding or redefining the definition of marriage beyond a husband-wife relationship, during which he unintentionally and regrettably gave the impression that consensual adult same sex relationships were equivalent to incest or pedophilia.

A. Larry Ross Communications

Media Representatives for Pastor Rick Warren