Obama picks Rick Warren for inaugural invocation

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Originally Posted by Deckard

Well, I doubt the BBC's decision was rooted in prejudice, at least not in the same vein as some of the below-the-fold comments that appeared. I think it's just that final point where they had to decide whether the question was acceptable or not, that they couldn't help but tap (perhaps subconsciously) into the broader public mood in which condemnation of homosexuals is somehow more acceptable than that of other minority groups. I'm quite sure the question of discussing the execution of other such groups would never even be entertained, not even "in the interest of sparking debate". Essentially it was just a bad judgment call.

apparently it was a poorly-titled debate that sprang from news that the subject is being debated seriously in uganda, rather than an insidious attempt to screw with people's minds...