Speaks at a Muslim affairs Convention and mouths some "Strange Fire." Read for yourself and judge from God's Word. You will read statements Warren has made in the past at different times and places.

Melissa Etheridge, a popular lesbian singer and songwriter at the convention, was very impressed with Warren and feels he may change his stance on homosexual marriage with "some work" by those in favor of homosexual marriage. Muslim Convention

Warren explicitly mentioned meeting Etheridge, and explained that he has been a long time fan of hers, beginning with her self-titled first album of 1988. "I'm enough of a groupie," he said, "that I got her autograph on the Christmas album." ...

Warren, in short, is a representative of the turn of some evangelicals to a social gospel. Since evangelicalism is a global movement and very interested in mission, his social gospel not surprisingly becomes a global social gospel.... Lighthouse Trails

Once a pastor turns, as Warren did, to a social gospel, then he has social goals to accomplish, and he needs all the help he can get. A social gospel creates a field of practical ecumenism....Lighthouse Trails

"Of course, we need creeds ... We don't need to change what we believe. We need to change how we behave. It's not creeds or deeds. I didn't say that. It's creeds and deeds.(emphasis added) USA Today

This is a misleading statement by Warren, and many reading it will think he is defending biblical doctrine. But in reality, he isn't. What he is saying here is that no matter what your beliefs are, that is OK, but you need to have deeds. This is not defending biblical doctrine at all. What he is saying is (and has consistently said throughout the years) that it doesn't matter what beliefs you have, as long as you do good works. The set of quotes below are an example of how Warren has placed beliefs on a back burner while exalting the need for good works. Lighthouse Trails

Warren has convinced millions of people that a new reformation is going to take place via the Purpose Driven Movement: a reformation in which good works (deeds) must be practiced regardless of one's religious beliefs or even lack of them. What beliefs one holds is secondary, according to Rick Warren. At the 2005 UN Prayer Breakfast, he told an audience of Christians, Hindus, and Muslims, "God doesn't care what religion you are." He told acclaimed broadcast journalist and interviewer Charlie Rose that his Purpose Driven Peace Plan could include homosexuals, and he told the Pew Forum that his reformation could include Muslims. And when he says that the first reformation "split Christianity" and the new one will "bring them [Catholicism and Protestantism] together, it broadens his reformation kingdom even more. Lighthouse Trails

Warren's long-standing and continuous promotion of a new spirituality that is ecumenical, mystical, emerging (or merging), compromising, and has strong implications of the New Age movement. Lighthouse Trails

The USA Today article also shows that Warren's view toward what he calls fundamentalist Christians is just as derogatory as ever. "'There are all kinds of fundamentalists," he [Warren] says, listing Christian, Muslim, Jewish, atheist, even secular forms. "I don't happen to agree with any of them."' Warren's distaste for fundamentalist Christianity was revealed in January 2006, when a Philadelphia reporter, attending a Saddleback service, stated: "Warren predicts that fundamentalism, of all varieties, will be 'one of the big enemies of the 21st century.' ... Muslim fundamentalism, Christian fundamentalism, Jewish fundamentalism, secular fundamentalism - they're all motivated by fear.

Pastor Hardison: I for one am proud to be a fundamentalist. In actuality, a true Christian "fundamentalist" is one who believes in the fundamentals of biblical faith. Thus, his annoyance, anger, and growing frustration should not be directed at true believers (what he calls fundamentalists).

Scripture is clear: "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon" (Matthew 6:24). In Warren's effort to serve the world, he has come to despise the bride of Christ. Lighthouse Trails

Right now, in the news, Rick Warren is taking some heat by the secular media and by homosexual activists for his stand against homosexual marriage, and Barack Obama is taking heat for asking Warren to participate at the inauguration. What is so ironic about this is that Rick Warren has done more to help Obama win than perhaps any other person. That may sound very far fetched to many, but please consider this: Through various means, Warren has helped to propel the emerging church, a movement which ignited possibly millions of young people to join ranks with leaders like Brian McLaren, Tony Campolo, and Jim Wallis. McLaren, who became an advisor to Obama prior to the election, and was named as one of the 25 most influential evangelicals by Time magazine, gave the green thumbs up to his followers to vote for Obama. It is very likely that this huge group of young "progressive evangelicals" (perhaps well over 20 million, according to some estimates) tipped the balance toward Obama, giving him the victory. But that is not all Warren did: In addition to helping propel the emerging church, Warren's badgering at conservative Christians for focusing too much on abortion and homosexual marriage eventually gave way to causing confusion and guilt by many who were Purpose-Driven congregants. That number, by the way, is high. With 400,000 churches in his network (worldwide), a conservative number of US followers could easily be well over 50 million people (300,000 X 250 congregants). So this is why we say it is ironic that Warren is in the present trouble with the homosexuals and the secular media. He helped to get them the president they wanted. Lighthouse Trails

The following is not up for a vote. Pastor Hardison

(The Five Fundamentals of the Faith)

1. The Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2. The Virgin Birth.
3. The Blood Atonement.
4. The Bodily Resurrection.
5. The inerrancy of the scriptures.

Do not stop reading as there is more more "strange fire" from Rick Warren. Once again I call on my readers to judge from God's Word.

At the convention

Rick Warren has told a Muslim group in California that 'You don't have to see eye to eye to walk hand in hand.' And at the same gathering, Warren also admitted he's a big fan of lesbian activist Melissa Ethridge and has all her albums.

The openly lesbian gay rights activist even agreed to sign her Christmas album for him, he said.

The above information tells us that Warren is leading the evangelical movement into greater ecumenical folly.

Warren has won kudos from some liberal quarters by focusing less on traditional conservative issues such as abortion and gay rights, and instead calling on evangelical leaders to devote more attention to eradicating poverty, fighting AIDS in Africa, expanding educational opportunity for the marginalized, and global warming.

Pastor Hardison: This is the social gospel exempt of truth. It is clear Warren is not concerned with the Fundamentals of the Faith. This is the Jimmy Carter and Al Gore evangelism.

Conclusion

What is so disturbing to me is that you can walk into any so called conservative "Christian Bookstore" and find his books. I repeat what I have said for quite sometime and that is one must use extreme caution when going into the average "Christian Bookstore"