Taking the long view

Washington Blade Opinion  Aug 22 08

Taking the long view Obama disappointed me during the Saddleback forum, but I'm voting for him anyway. By JENNIFER VANASCO Friday, August 22, 2008 ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED IN Barack Obama? I know I am. Maybe, for example, you listened to Obama and John McCain talk about gay marriage on Saturday with Rev. Rick Warren, pastor of the giant, evangelical Saddleback Church, and the host of the first (unofficial) debate between the candidates. Maybe you heard Obama say, “I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now for me as a Christian … it's also a sacred union. Full story...

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