I listened to Rick Warren's invocation at the Inauguration on NPR as I was heading back to work from lunch, and you know what ? The man did a decent job. Nothing negative, nothing partisan. All quite uplifting. Couldn't find anything to disagree with.
It was, most assuredly, way too Jesus-y for a lot of folks, but what did you expect there ? He's Rick Warren, the pastor of a conservative, evangelical megachurch. And he certainly didn't change my mind on any of the religious or social issues on which we differ. But all in all, not bad.
Feel free to discuss below. We'll post links to the invocation once we find them.
UPDATE: The text of Warren's invocation from BeliefNet.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Alternative Invocations
The response to Rick Warren as an inaugural speaker includes a plan for alternative invocations. Write your own expression of hope, inclusiveness and unity for the inauguration!
Meanwhile, over on Streetprophets Blue Gal posted this video. (If you haven't visited Streetprophets you should; it's run by DailyKos and talks about progressive religion).
Meanwhile, over on Streetprophets Blue Gal posted this video. (If you haven't visited Streetprophets you should; it's run by DailyKos and talks about progressive religion).
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