President-elect Barack Obama invited Rick Warren, the founder of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, to deliver the inaugural invocation on January 20th, is this a mistake?
Obama's decision sparked an outcry from gay rights and other liberal groups as the influential evangelical pastor opposes same sex marriages. Warren publicly supported California's Proposition 8, which amended the state Constitution to ban gay marriage, thus incurring the wrath of the liberals. Warren became prominent during the presidential election in August when he hosted the Civil Forum on the Presidency. This was a 2 hour show where both Obama and John McCain were interviewed for an hour each on faith and moral issues by Warren.
Warren has indicated that he loves Muslims, people of other religions, Republicans and Democrats, gays and straights, but yet he compared the "redefinition of marriage" to include gay marriage to legitimizing incest, child abuse, and polygamy.
Did Obama made the right choice, what do you think? Feel free to comment.
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