Inauguration: The Warren controversy

Rick Warren, the evangelical pastor whose inclusion at Obama’s inauguration has upset gay-rights supporters, released this statement last night: "I commend President-elect Obama for his courage to willingly take enormous heat from his base by inviting someone like me, with whom he doesn't agree on every issue, to offer the Invocation at his historic Inaugural ceremony. Hopefully individuals passionately expressing opinions from the left and the right will recognize that both of us have shown a commitment to model civility in America.” Warren added, “The Bible admonishes us to pray for our leaders. I am honored by this opportunity to pray God's blessing on the office of the President and its current and future inhabitant, asking the Lord to provide wisdom to America's leaders during this critical time in our nation's history." The good new for Obama today: There wasn't a lot of Day Two print coverage on the Warren news. The blogosphere is still fired up about it, and that's the real danger for ... (link)