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memeorandum.com - 12/17/2008
Rick Warren to give inaugural invocation (Alexander Mooney/CNN)
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Alexander Mooney / CNN : Rick Warren to give inaugural invocation   —  (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony will feature big names like minister Rick Warren and legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Congressional Committee on Inaugural ...
Rick Warren to give inaugural invocation
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 12/17/2008
Rick Warren to give inaugural invocation
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Rick Warren hosted a presidential forum in August. (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony will feature big names like minister Rick Warren and legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Congressional Committee on Inaugural ... (more) Rick Warren to give inaugural invocation

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cbn.com - 12/18/2008
Pro-Lifers Rip Rick Warren on Obama Invocation
— cbn.com — So let me get straight to the point. Liberals and gay activists aren t happy with Barack Obama for choosing pro-life and prop 8 supporting pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at Obama s inaugural. But pro-life readers seem to be equally upset at ... (more) Pro-Lifers Rip Rick Warren on Obama Invocation

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008
Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree To Disagree
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Obama, at his presser today, defends the decision to choose Rick Warren to deliver the invocation as his inauguration with a restatement of his commitment to gay rights and, more broadly, to the principles of unity that have been a hallmark of his ... (more) Obama On Rick Warren Pick: We Have To Be Able To Agree ...

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Taylor Marsh:  Obama Decides to Christen Rick Warren the New Billy Graham

The Next Right:  Why Obama Chose Rick Warren

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Obama Decides to Christen Rick Warren the New Billy Graham
Taylor Marsh — ... says Andrew Sullivan, feeling the same as I do, that Obama giving a nod to "Christianists" is a horrific omen. Todd Beeton: "Spit in the Eye." Oh Puke!, just about says it all. Firedoglake: Prop 8 Homophobe Rick Warren to Deliver Inaugural Benediction. Feministing: Obama picks anti-gay, anti-choice pastor for inauguration ceremony. Shakesville... Steve Benen... and many, many more. Nothing like the new Democratic president sucking up to this anti ...

Why Obama Chose Rick Warren
The Next Right — ... to give the invocation at his inaugural ceremony may seem like a nice overture - a reassuring gesture - to the middle and the Right, but it is stirring up a great deal of grief on the Left. ...

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