So evangelical superstar Rick Warren is Obama's pick to lead the invocation during the Inauguration. Big deal. What did you expect? Rev. Jeremiah Wright? A pagan priestess? No prayer at all? Obama was elected president of the entire country, not just a small minority of gays, liberals or whomever. Like it or not, American is still a majority Christian country, and so the presidents needs to pick someone who will appeal to the widest audience possible. I don't have to like Rev. Warren in order to understand the relative wisdom of his selection.
What bothers me more are headlines saying, "Gay Leaders Furious With Obama" because he picked Warren, who openly supported Prop 8 in California. Sorry, but shocked I am not. What mainstream Christian pastor out there supports gay marriage? My former pastor does, but then, he ain't in the mainstream, trust me. This is a country in which the Episcopal church, generally known to be "liberal" in Christian circles, is splitting over gay issues.
But these "gay leaders": They don't speak for me. They totally dropped the ball on Prop 8 and the response that followed, urging us all to cool our heels and work with the system. Obama never was our Savior and never will be, so I don't look to him to heal all my wounds. Obama IS now the system--get it? We need to stop looking to politicians and take care of ourselves.
Besides, how important is this anyway?
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