On January 20, Barack Obama will become the new president of the United States, but the upcoming inauguration is already making headlines. Scheduled to give the invocation speech is evangelical minister Rick Warren, whose comments comparing gay marriage to incest and beastiality have made him a highly controversial figure. Will Obama's choice to ring in the new year unite America, or further fracture an already divided country?
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Should Obama have Picked Rick Warren for Inauguration?
This was a balanced choice.
I don't care for Rick Warren, but V Gene Robinson was also there. So, it was a balance. The sad thing was that the television coverage did not broadcast Robinson.
- bhall
June 20, 2009 12:08PM
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