Here’s some quotes from that web page:

Barack Obama believes we need to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. His campaign literature says, “The key test for military service should be patriotism, a sense of duty, and a willingness to serve.”

I agree with that fully. Members of the British military, for instance, take part in gay parades in uniform to show that the Royal Armed Forces don’t discriminate based on sexual orientation.

Barack Obama believes gays and lesbians should have the same rights to adopt children as heterosexuals.

Agreed.

Although Barack Obama has said that he supports civil unions, he is against gay marriage. In an interview with the Chicago Daily Tribune, Obama said, “I’m a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition, and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman.”

He said he would support civil unions between gay and lesbian couples, as well as letting individual states determine if marriage between gay and lesbian couples should be legalized.

I think that this is where Obama cops out and fails to follow his previous arguments through logically.

For starters, marriage has nothing to do with religion or morality. Marriage is a legal contract enforced by the government, not by any religious organisation.

Religious ceremonies which surround SOME marriages are mere window dressing. They are not the substance of marriage. If you allow religious arguments to be entertained, then that leads you logically to the place where those heterosexual couples whose marriages do not involve religion are rendered null and void.

Marriage and religion have nothing to do with each other. Marriage is a contract between two people to make a life together. Even the sharing of property is no longer an essential part of the marriage contract.

Whatever marriage used to be it is no longer that. Modern marriage is very different from “traditional marriage”.

NOTE: Did any of you Bobby Brown fans catch the reference to one of his songs in this comment?

I can understand how some marginalised communities might feel about this issue, but hope these thoughts are appropriate.

Obama must be a president for all US citizens, but IMO he cannot do that with integrity, without being true to himself. He has to show that he can go beyond what he personally believes and ensure that the human rights of everyone are respected.

And isn’t it possible, that by giving Rev. Rick Warren this task, President Elect Obama might also be giving him a profound message that a) maybe he is wrong to dictate his homophobic views to others but b) at the end of the day, he has freedom of belief to think what he wants and to live his own life by his beliefs.

I don’t agree with everything my friends believe or do, but they are still my friends.

All Obama needs to do, is to put those sentiments into a statement. It won’t only pour oil on troubled waters, but will also set a style and a statement of intention for the future.

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“Hello! It’s his choice! But, it seems just because the gay/lesbian community voted for Obama, they feel they have a right to tell him who he can choose to pray for him! ” My response: Just as it’s his right to make that choice it is indeed their right to speak out against his choice. Frankly I don’t blame them for having an issue with this, If I was a member of their community I would feel a bit insulted and hurt.

“A slew of people voted for Obama, from various backgrounds, but you don’t hear them making ridiculous demands of him!” – My response: Give it time Tom, Obama made so many promises that he stands no chance of keeping that many more of his supporters will undoubtedly start making demands as his promises prove broken.

“By inviting Rick Warren to your inauguration, you have tarnished the view that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans have a place at your table.” – My response: I honestly see their point but the gay and lesbian community needs to realize one thing, Obama has never supported gay marriage which was painstakingly obvious during one of the debates. Let’s be real, gays and lesbians voted for Obama not because of his stance on gay marriage(obviously) but because he’s not a republican who are VERY vocal about being against gay marriage.

“President-Elect Obama is the president for everyone, not just for select groups of people. Please let this concept sink in – you’ll feel much better and less stressed!” My response: I’m not like one of those idiot Hollywood celebs who state that the president (Referring to Bush) is not my president. I’m a realist and unfortunately Obama will indeed be my president as well. That thought has sunk in and trust me I don’t feel better about it, I actually feel worse. So I will be strapping on a five point racing harness and holding on for dear life because we are headed for a very bumpy ride.

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I want prayer for me offered by someone I trust and believe can pray a prayer that will reach heaven! The person who confronts God on behalf of Obama, at the onset of this magnificent job, should be someone Obama feels confident in! Although he is set to run the country, this decision should be his and his alone. Golly….

Being a public figure means he can’t choose a dog without that choice being discussed.

His choice of pastor sends out a not so subtle message to Americans and to anyone watching in the world. The gay community is understandably unhappy with his choice. He chose someone who is anti their political agenda to secure more rights for gays in America. Imagine for a moment if he got some pastor who in the past has been guilty of making racial slurs against black people. Not that he would, but just imagine that he did. That would make many Americans unhappy.

I’m sure every political appointment he makes will receive similar scrutiny. It’s all about who you are and what your personal agenda is. It’s tough to be president, I don’t envy him his job, and I hope that he makes more appropriate choices in future. Everyone is watching him for the changes he promised. I think he made a mistake this time.