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Rick Warren, founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California, responds to Southern Baptists' refusal to let the megachurch back into the denomination for having women pastors during a news conference on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in New Orleans. Thousands of Southern Baptists are meeting for the final day of their annual meeting. (AP Photo/Peter Smith)

Southern Baptists back male-only pastors, reject Saddleback Church’s reinstatement appeal

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, file photo, Saddleback Church founder and Senior Pastor Rick Warren poses for a photo at the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Warren has announced his retirement after 42 years of leading Saddleback Church in Southern California. The Orange County Register reported Monday, June 7, 2021, that the 67-year-old Warren shared the news with his congregation on Sunday. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Baptist pastor Rick Warren, ‘Purpose Driven Life’ author, announces retirement

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Evangelist Pat Robertson acknowledges the crowd before Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Va., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Charisma mag names 40 faith leaders who ‘radically changed the world’

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

In a letter to Pope Francis, Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., is among the conservative signatories and professors who say marriage appears threatened in the contemporary world. The Synod of Bishops is scheduled to meet on family and marriage issues from Oct. 5-19 at the Vatican.

Religion news in brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 photo, Saddleback Church founder and senior pastor, Rick Warren, left, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, Kevin William Vann, right, pose for a photo at the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Warren will partner with the Roman Catholic Church and the National Alliance for Mental Illness next month for the first event of what they hope will be a sustained project to get faith leaders more involved with mental health issues and advocacy. (AP Photo/Nick Ut )

Rick Warren acts on mental health in son’s death

By GILLIAN FLACCUS - Associated Press

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KELLNER: Troubling tones in too many religious debates

By Mark A. Kellner

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KELLNER: Yes, Bible can be mined for health principles

By Mark A. Kellner

KELLNER: Warren driven by a new purpose — religious freedom

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: Ryan hammers Obama’s ‘didn’t build that’ remark

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration: American pride

FEULNER: America is exceptional

By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times

Megachurch Pastor Rick Warren interviewed then-Sen. Barack Obama in August 2008 as part of a forum on faith ahead of that year’s presidential election. Mr. Warren announced this week he is in talks with the campaigns of Mr. Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to reprise the event this year. (Associated Press)

Megachurch pastor seeking faith forum redux

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Obama vows to rein in Wall St. excesses

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

McCain evolves into a supply-sider

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Obama, McCain air moral, ethical views

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times