Good point, Lester. ;-)
On Dec 19, 3:24 pm, LesterG <[email protected]> wrote:
> The bigger issue is why should there be an invocation in the first
> place. It does not matter who does it as they all are deluded.
>
> On Dec 18, 10:17 am, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Obama Selects Evangelist for Invocation
> > By KATHARINE Q.
> > SEELYE<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/katharin...>
> > Published: December 17, 2008
>
> > Barack
> > Obama<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_o...>has
> > selected the Rev. Rick
> > Warren<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/rick_war...>,
> > the evangelical pastor and author of "The Purpose Driven Life," to deliver
> > the invocation at his inauguration, a role that positions Mr. Warren to
> > succeed Billy
> > Graham<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/billy_gr...>as
> > the nation's pre-eminent minister and reflects the generational
> > changes
> > in the evangelical Christian movement.
> >
> > <javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/12/18/us/18inaug_CA0.inline.re...,
> > '18inaug_CA0_inline_ready',
> > 'width=720,height=600,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')> Left,
> > Ramin Talaie/European Pressphoto Agency; Right, Henny Ray Abrams/Associated
> > Press
>
> > The Rev. Rick Warren, the pastor of Saddleback Church, in Orange County,
> > Calif., and the singer Aretha Franklin.
> > In a departure from past inaugurations, which usually feature operatic
> > soloists, Aretha
> > Franklin<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/f/aretha_f...>will
> > perform. A quartet that includes Itzhak
> > Perlman<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/itzhak_p...>and
> > Yo-Yo
> > Ma<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/yoyo_ma/...>will
> > play a piece composed for the inauguration by John Williams, whose
> > "Patriot" resounded during Mr. Obama's election night celebration in Grant
> > Park in Chicago.
>
> > Mr. Obama's inauguration program, for Jan. 20, was announced Wednesday by
> > the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Celebrations.
>
> > Inauguration programs follow a traditional outline but also allow a
> > president-elect to put his stamp on the proceedings and set the tone for his
> > administration.
>
> > *The choice of Mr. Warren, pastor of a megachurch in Orange County, Calif.,
> > is an olive branch to conservative Christian evangelicals. Mr. Warren is an
> > outspoken opponent of abortion and **same-sex
> > marriage*<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/same_s...>
> > * — litmus-test issues for Christian conservatives. In fact, his selection
> > set off a round of criticism by gay rights groups angered by his support for
> > California's ban on same-sex marriages.*
>
> > But Mr. Warren has also been one of the most prominent evangelical leaders
> > calling for Christians to expand their agenda and confront global problems
> > like poverty, AIDS, climate
> > change<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index...>and
> > genocide in Darfur.
>
> > Mr. Warren flaunted his clout this year when he managed to draw both John
> > McCain<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/john_mcc...>and
> > Barack Obama to his Saddleback Church for a forum in which he
> > interviewed them on stage about faith issues. He has sometimes angered the
> > older generation of conservative evangelical leaders aligned with the
> > Republican
> > Party<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/r/r...>,
> > as when he invited Mr. Obama to speak about AIDS at an earlier event at his
> > church.
>
> > Following Mr. Warren will be Ms. Franklin, who grew up singing gospel music
> > before turning to soul and pop. She sang at Bill
> > Clinton<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/bill_cli...>'s
> > inauguration concert in 1993 ("Someday We'll All Be Free" and "Respect") but
> > not at the inauguration ceremony itself.
>
> > Next, Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden
> > Jr.<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/joseph_r...>will
> > be sworn in by Justice John
> > Paul
> > Stevens<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/john_pau...>
> > .
>
> > Then the new work by Mr. Williams will be played by a classical devotee's
> > fantasy quartet: Mr. Perlman on violin, Mr. Ma on cello, Gabriela Montero on
> > piano and Anthony McGill on clarinet.
>
> > Chief Justice John G. Roberts
> > Jr.<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/john_g_j...>will
> > administer the oath of office to Mr. Obama, who will then deliver his
> > inaugural address.
>
> > A poetry reading will follow by Elizabeth Alexander, who teaches
> > African-American studies at Yale and is only the fourth poet to read at an
> > inauguration. (The others were Robert
> > Frost<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/f/robert_f...>in
> > 1961, Maya
> > Angelou<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/a/maya_ang...>in
> > 1993, and Miller Williams in 1997.)
>
> > Mr. Obama has asked the Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, co-founder with the Rev.
> > Dr. Martin Luther King
> > Jr.<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/martin_l...>of
> > the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to deliver the
> > benediction.
>
> > The ceremony will close with the Sea Chanters of the United States
> > Navy<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/u...>Band
> > singing the National Anthem.
>
> > Laurie Goodstein contributed reporting.
>
> > --
> > gnothe se auton
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