Skepticism Mounts over Presidential Forum of Rick Warren
Published August 16th, 2008 by Editor in General News, Rick WarrenOne News Now brings us this story:
The head of the National Clergy Council is doubtful Pastor Rick Warren will ask Barack Obama and John McCain about their stances on abortion during tonight’s presidential forum.
Warren says he plans to ask the two White House hopefuls questions about topics such as the Constitution, poverty, HIV/AIDS, global warming, and human rights. Although Pastor Rob Schenck, president of Faith and Action, says those issues are important, he is concerned Warren will elevate them at the expense of issues that are traditionally of chief concern to Christians…
“What makes some church leaders — and I guess average Christians — a little suspicious about this is…for lack of a better term, the self-censorship that Rick Warren is practicing here,” Schenck cautions. “For example, he’s not going to ask either of the candidates anything about abortion even though it’s one of the primary distinctions between the two candidates”…

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