Top Christian leaders targeted by gay activists for beliefs
Pastor Rick Warren at Saddleback Church. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Defending what the Bible teaches about homosexuality can often lead to public condemnation from gay activists. In recent years especially, Christians have been ridiculed and called bigots for their beliefs. Here are five well-known Christian leaders who have been targeted for their beliefs. Rick Warren When President Barack Obama invited Rick Warren, head pastor at Saddleback Church in Southern California and author of the best-selling A Purpose Driven Life , to deliver the invocation at his 2009 inauguration, gay rights activists were furious. About 100 protesters demonstrated outside Warren's church the Sunday before the inauguration. "There is no substantive difference between Rick Warren and James Dobson ," Kathryn Kolbert , then-president of People for the American Way , a liberal advocacy group, told CNN. "The only difference is tone. His tone is moderate, but his ideas are radical."