Pres.-Elect Obama selects Pastor Rick Warren to Deliver Invocation at Inauguration
The selection of Rick Warren has elicited a variety of responses;
From CNN:
Warren himself is working to contain the fallout from his support for California’s Proposition 8. In an interview set to air this week, he denied that his stand against same-sex marriage meant he was homophobic.
“Of course not. I have always treated them with respect,” he said. “When they come and wanna talk to me, I talk to ‘em. When the protesters came, we served them water and doughnuts.”
Salon’s Glenn Greenwald:
There is a respectful and civil (even if clearly wrong) case to make against gay marriage, or against abortion, or in favor of a hard-line towards Iran. But in each case, Warren opts for the most hateful, not respectful, rhetoric to defend his position. Embracing someone like Warren is no more “inclusive” than inviting a White Supremacist or, for that matter, a Christian-hater to deliver the invocation.
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