Rick Warren to give the invocation at Obama's inauguration

[freeradical]

He supported prop 8 in California.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Warren

[laarree]

Rick Warren, of course, is doing it because he is a secret Muslim.
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[$tevie]

Wooing the Evangelicals. Spreading out that big tent. It's going to tick a lot of people off, but it's not like Obama wasn't clear about his aim to be inclusive of groups not normally thought of as potential Democrats.

[laarree]

$tevie wrote:
Wooing the Evangelicals. Spreading out that big tent. It's going to tick a lot of people off, but it's not like Obama wasn't clear about his aim to be inclusive of groups not normally thought of as potential Democrats.

I'm a flaming liberal in most ways, but I don't see a genuine downside to
Obama making a gesture like this. If this generates good will and a
sense of investment in the Obama administration from evangelicals,
perhaps we'll suffer thru a less noxious political atmosphere over the
next four years.

[mattkime]

The NPR show Speaking of Faith has an interview with him. I disagree with him quite strongly about a number of things but he's a good guy.

I'm actually quite glad to see this. Better to find places where we can come together rather than defining lines for political trench warfare.

[Mac1337]

laarree wrote:
[quote=$tevie]
Wooing the Evangelicals. Spreading out that big tent. It's going to tick a lot of people off, but it's not like Obama wasn't clear about his aim to be inclusive of groups not normally thought of as potential Democrats.

I'm a flaming liberal in most ways, but I don't see a genuine downside to
Obama making a gesture like this. If this generates good will and a
sense of investment in the Obama administration from evangelicals,
perhaps we'll suffer thru a less noxious political atmosphere over the
next four years.
My rewrite just for fun,

I'm a flaming conservative in most ways, but I don't see a genuine downside to
Mcain making a gesture like this. If this generates good will and a
sense of investment in the McCain administration from gays,
perhaps we'll suffer thru a less noxious political atmosphere over the
next four years.

[kj]

That is surprising, but probably a good thing. Warren does seem like a pretty decent guy. We've been through one of his bible studies, and it was pretty uncontroversial. His priorities seemed to be where they should be (not 90% anti-gay, 10% jesus, like some). Fwiw, no one in the study agreed with everything in his book. kj.

[graylocks]

$tevie wrote:
Wooing the Evangelicals. Spreading out that big tent. It's going to tick a lot of people off, but it's not like Obama wasn't clear about his aim to be inclusive of groups not normally thought of as potential Democrats.

during the primaries i debated with my more radical friends regarding their support for Obama over Clinton. a hard choice for them in every way but the deal tipper for them is that Clinton was not progressive enough. i asked them if they really thought Obama would be able to govern from as far left a position as they would settle for. they rosily said 'Yes.'

as Obama secured the nomination he tacked more and more to center. i was not surprised. my friends are very disappointed. sometimes i wonder what are they smokin'?

[Mike Sellers]

Dakota wrote: My rewrite just for fun,

I'm a flaming conservative in most ways, but I don't see a genuine downside to
Mcain making a gesture like this. If this generates good will and a
sense of investment in the McCain administration from gays,
perhaps we'll suffer thru a less noxious political atmosphere over the
next four years.

So, is this in an alternate universe where McCain won and he invited Barney Frank to give the invocation? :wink:

[Mike Sellers]

graylocks wrote: . . . as Obama secured the nomination he tacked more and more to center. i was not surprised. my friends are very disappointed. sometimes i wonder what are they smokin'?

They should have watched the Frontline episode on McCain and Obama.

He doesn't always do what people assume he will. I think he's going to keep surprising people. Whether this is a good or bad thing depends on your perspective.