“We created the civil forums to promote civility and personal respect between people with major differences,” Warren said. “The forums are meant to be a place where people of goodwill can seriously disagree on significant issues without being disagreeable or resorting to personal attack and name-calling. But that is not the climate of today’s campaign. I’ve never seen more irresponsible personal attacks, mean-spirited slander, and flat-out dishonest attack ads, and I don’t expect that tone to change before the election."It would be hypocritical to pretend civility for one evening only to have the name-calling return the next day,” Warren added.
Rick Warren cancels Obama-Romney forum at Saddleback Church. Good for him.