So, is this part of that "crossing boundaries" thing that the President Elect spoke of? Because if it is, it may be a boundary that's not worth crossing.
This morning it was announced that Rick Warren, Senior Pastor at an Orange County (CA) megachurch, would be offering the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration. Interesting.
Yes, he hosted Obama and McCain during the election for what some say was a move at inclusion. And yes, he's been moving his church toward the center--at least when it comes to certain issues. But what is also true is that his church was part of the "Yes on 8" campaign that recently voted to strip millions of Californians of their right to marry.
It's no small issue, and there are a lot of people who aren't very happy.
I can understand that, given that there are hundreds of qualified clergy out there who haven't confused their personal religious beliefs with the "will of God" and recognized that treating people differently under the law for whatever reason is not the American way. Why not choose one of them?
Or why choose anyone, for that matter? Are we really still in a place where we have to have someone stand and mumble some words that most people will ignore to invite and/or placate a God about whom we do not agree? What's the point?
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