{"id":2242,"date":"2006-12-17T17:46:59","date_gmt":"2006-12-17T21:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:56:01","slug":"rick-warren-and-another-possible-presidential-candidate-meet-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/rick-warren-and-another-possible-presidential-candidate-meet-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Warren and Another Possible Presidential Candidate Meet Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, contemplative\/emerging proponent Rick Warren stated that he was not interested in politics or in being a diplomat. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090220100129\/http:\/\/worldnetdaily.com:80\/news\/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53121\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">That statement<\/span><\/strong><\/a> was said on the heels of his visit to Syria where he met with Syria&#8217;s president as well as the <strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Grand Mufti<\/span><\/strong> (partly to discuss his P.E.A.C.E. Plan). Shortly after his trip to Syria, possible presidential candidate, Barack Obama, came to Saddleback as a speaker for the AIDS convention. According to The Hill news (news pertaining to the US Congress), another potential presidential candidate showed up on Warren&#8217;s doorstep recently:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sen. John Kerry (Mass.), who is also contemplating running for the 2008 Democratic nomination, has been active, too. In September, he gave a speech on &#8220;service and faith&#8221; at the conservative Pepperdine University. 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