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	==Rick Warren's Critics==
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	this whole article appears to be an ad

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	Should it be referenced like that?

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	*Although Dr. Warren has many followers, his Purpose Driven teaching has given rise to many critics as well. Prominent names such as ] and ] to name a few. Might it be prudent to discuss the opposition? Or is that too controversial?
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	*I deleted the critics section, it had poor grammar and poor quality, and only expressed the opinion of a tiny minority and cited a small site. I agree that the Rick Warren page needs a lot of work, but this section was not going anywhere as-is. Clearly Rick Warren faces oppositions and critics, so someone may re-write the section, preferably from scratch, with a good source or two, NPOV, and reasonable grammar.

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	== I don't have a lot of free research time ==

			Cheers.—] <span style="color:green;font-family:Rockwell">(])</span> 13:33, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
	I have heard, but am currently unable to cross reference/verify, that Rick Warren has been able to repay his church his entire salary, and that he works as a 'volunteer pastor' using his book as his income. Do you think this would be relevant to the entry?

			== This page should be removed, as it reads like advertising copy in support of a church. ==
	== Ricks Salary ==
			This section title says it all. Who wrote this page, the church's ad agency?
	Here are the facts that have been widely known. Every Saddleback Church member could confirm this:
			] (]) 03:17, 29 May 2017 (UTC)
			: I've added a neutrality dispute tag and tagged sections as being unsourced. -- ] \| ] 13:14, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

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	1. Rick and Kay Warren give 90% of their income to charity, and live on 10%. Do you know ANYONE else this generous? They started tithing 10% when then were married 30 years ago. Each year of their marriage they raised it at least 1%, in order to grow in generousity and, in the Warren's words, "break the grip of materialism, by being more and more generous." After 30 years of marriage they give 90% away.

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	2. When Purpose Driven Life became the best selling book in the world (for the past 3 years) they made 4 decisions:

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	A) To not change their lifestyle at all. They still live in their same house and Rick Warren still drives a 4 year old Ford.
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	B) Rick stopped taking a salary from Saddleback Church.

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	C) They paid back all that the church had paid in salary over 25 years.

			Cheers.—] <span style="color:green;font-family:Rockwell">(])</span> 08:34, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
	D) They set up 3 Foundations: one to help people with HIV/AIDS, one to continue to train leaders around the world, and one for the global P.E.A.C.E plan.

			== No mention of Oprah?? ==
	==More Critics==

			lol --] (]) 04:41, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
	This article is completely one sided and it is unacceptable how no one is challenging it.

			== Retirement ==
	*You are entitled to your opinion. No one's asking you to pal around with Rick Warren. What you state is news to me. I'd ''love'' to see the citations from what you say. . . so let's see 'em, you of only one edit (I've checked)! --] 04:32, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

			Can someone edit the article to reflect the fact he just retired, I would do it myself but I've never edited an article before. ] (]) 19:23, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
	*The only thing I am guilty of is maintaining the integrity of the Misplaced Pages site. If someone comes to this site wanting to read about Rick Warren they deserve to hear all sides, Not Just Yours. So instead of replacing other peoples information with whatever biases you may have, maybe be a little more objective in your writing and be sympathetic to the fact that you may not have all the answers.

	::I do very much appreciate a citation such as what was just added from another perspective. That's what I was looking for! I never said I had all the answers. . . and believe it or not, I have a high interest in maintaining the integrity of the Misplaced Pages site as well. Yes, I admit to having biases. . . that's the nature of fallen humanity, of which you and I are a part of. However, with all due respect, I have contributed to this article with as unbiased an eye as I know how (and in the wide diverse groups I deal with on a regular basis, I am not known as a biased person).

	::It's fair IMHO to have a paragraph on detractors/critics of Rick Warren. Everyone has 'em. But to make the article tilt in content towards his detractors, especially without sources cited, is out of line, IMHO. He generally has a favorable acceptance within a variety of Christian groups, and unless that changes (major scandal or the like) the balance of article content I think is best to stay as it now is - with your recent input and mine (and other reputable Wikipedians). This is a collaborative article, and I look forward to working collaboratively with all reputable Wikipedians, regardless of their beliefs or lack of them. So let's bury the hatchet, OK? --] 18:39, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

	== P.E.A.C.E plan? ==

	The "P.E.A.C.E." plan was just recently launched by Saddleback Church.

	It is designed to address 5 different "global giants":

	* Spiritual Emptiness - P.lant churches
	* Egocentric Leaders - E.quip servant leaders
	* Extreme Poverty - A.ssist the poor
	* Disease - C.are for the sick
	* Illiteracy and lack of education - E.ducate the next generation

	It currently involves litterally tens of thousands of people, and will eventually include millions. Just the number of people that are/will be affected and involed in the PEACE movement alone makes it very significant, so there should be something mentioned about it here, and/or on the ] page, and the PEACE plan itself should have its own article. What title should it have?

	== Serious concerns with ==

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	* has let the WHOLE world know that he paid back his WHOLE salary back to Saddleback, that he "reverse tithes", pays 90% tithes instead of 10%, but how much money is he paid in "royalties" from the sale of all his Purpose Driven® trade marked products? One million a year? 20 million a year? If he gave 90% of one million dollars he would still be making $100,000 dollars a year. A nice income! If he gave 90% on say $20,000,000 million a year he would make $2,000,000 a year which is a very tidy sum of money for one family indeed! He was given a tax free housing allowance from Saddleback, has he paid all that back as well? Does he still claim that tax free housing allowance each year? Why let every one know that he drives a four year old vehicle, is that supposed to make him sound humble or something? Rick Warren is always boasting in what he is doing. Why let the whole world know about the three foundations he and his wife Kay set up? What's that prove? Does he get tax breaks from them as well? Does he let everyone know about ALL the other "perks" he receives? Like flights all over the world? His trips to Africa and England and where ever? Tanks full of petrol for their vehicles, including his wifes? He even posts on his own website those who give him glory and praise in what he is doing and what a really Mr.a-all-round-nice-guy he is but he does not let a soul know that he HAS twisted and tortured God's Holy Word.

	* :

	* The Weekly Standard - "...clearly among the two or three most influential Americans working from the West Coast." (Jan. 29, 2003)

	* Books and Culture - "Rick Warren's Saddleback is America's most fascinating megachurch." Alan Wolfe, Boisi Center for American Public Life (Dec. 2003)
	* Forbes - "Were it a business, Saddleback Church would be compared with Dell, Google or Starbucks." (Feb 16, 2004)
	* Christianity Today - named Warren "The Most Influential Pastor in America." (Cover story, Nov. 8, 2002)
	* Fox News - "Warren's 40 Days of Purpose has sparked a nationwide spiritual revival... It has given churches a strategy for reaching the disenchanted." (Nov. 19, 2003)
	* Denver Post - "Purpose Driven Life: The book that inspired a movement." (Front page, Nov.3, 2003)
	* New Man Magazine -"The most influential pastor in America." (Cover, Feb. 2003)
	* Church Executive Magazine - "# 8 in a list of the 50 Most Influential Christians in America" - after President Bush, Attorney Gen. Ashcroft, Justice O'Connor, Billy Graham.
	* Ministries Today - "One of 20 Top Influencers of the Church Today." (Jan. 2003)


	I thought when one gives or does something as a Christian that this is what the attitude should be:

	“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.” – Matthew 6:1-4

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	Has Rick Warren being blowing his own trumpet so loudly for so long that people have become deaf?

	Does Rick Warren give all the glory to God alone?

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No mention of Oprah??

lol --66.131.233.39 (talk) 04:41, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Retirement

Can someone edit the article to reflect the fact he just retired, I would do it myself but I've never edited an article before. 2600:1012:B1BD:7524:0:34:88D5:DA01 (talk) 19:23, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

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