Rick Warren to pray at Obama inauguration

dolfan · Postby **dolfan** » December 17th, 2008, 10:21 am

The guy's got a set, I'll give him that. Bill Hybels was almost ran out on a rail over the deal with Clinton at the Leadership Summit at Willow Creek.

Paully_44 · Postby **Paully_44** » December 17th, 2008, 10:29 am

dolfan wrote:The guy's got a set, I'll give him that. Bill Hybels was almost ran out on a rail over the deal with Clinton at the Leadership Summit at Willow Creek.

he definately doesnt keep God in a box.

MacUser · Postby **MacUser** » December 17th, 2008, 11:01 am

Modern Billy Graham figure?

Postby **Pastor Gary** » December 17th, 2008, 11:04 am

I am happy to hear this. Obama could have picked some firebrand like Jeremiah Wright, but, instead, chose a more moderate Evangelical like Warren, who will represent Christianity well.

Dr. Ron · Postby **Dr. Ron** » December 17th, 2008, 2:08 pm

One reason.......Obama felt that Rick Warren was fair to him in his interview at Saddleback. He has been able to cross all boundaries, works to end AIDS in the world, doesn't bash any people group, is concerned about homelessness and individual rights/ civil rights for all people, works with amnesty international to free sex slaves and set up schools to educate them and is very active in 3rd world countries to provide health care to many.

Rick can be a very calming influence to all the conservative base and is totally opposite of who everyone thought would be the person for this job......and I bet Obama has some very POd pastors out there who thought they might get that hour of history......

jdavis · Postby **jdavis** » December 17th, 2008, 7:13 pm

dolfan wrote:The guy's got a set, I'll give him that. Bill Hybels was almost ran out on a rail over the deal with Clinton at the Leadership Summit at Willow Creek.

I was at a leadership summit several years ago in Barrington IL when in a pastors Q and A session he was asked rather accusingly about his relationship with Clinton. This is how he answered it. "If you had a brother and that brother was having some difficult times and you found out that there was a pastor who had befriended him and was spending time with him, Would you be angry at the pastor?" There were about 500 pastors in the room and no one said a word about Clinton after that.

John

Postby **Pastor Gary** » December 17th, 2008, 9:56 pm

According to this article from politico.com, "Barack Obama’s choice of a prominent evangelical minister to perform the invocation at his inauguration is a conciliatory gesture toward social conservatives who opposed him in November, but it is drawing fierce challenges from a gay rights movement that – in the wake of a gay marriage ban in California – is looking for a fight."

MacUser · Postby **MacUser** » December 18th, 2008, 4:14 am

Sure, but lets not HOPE against HOPE that Obama will change his stripes so fast. If you think he will govern as a centrist.. just look at his voting record.

Also the media is still praising him for his appointments/choices... so they know he is doing what he has to do at this point to reach out (if not they would be attacking him). Note the stark contrast to when Bush received no such praises from the press for choosing centrists such as Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. It was assumed they would just instantly do whatever he said (Uncle Tom) etc.

I am glad Rick is in this World Spotlight .. or that Obama thinks it's necessary. Regardless of the political reach out.. It still shows the world that Christianity IS mainstream in the USA. Even with Obama.

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » December 18th, 2008, 5:06 am

I hope Obama doesn't waver on this but I do remember he hung Donnie McClurkin out to dry during his campaign.

rjjunior · Postby **rjjunior** » December 18th, 2008, 7:32 am

I hope he prays for the protection of the unborn.

bibleguy · Postby **bibleguy** » December 18th, 2008, 7:46 am

I would be surprised to see him use the limelight of the inaugural benediction to promote ANY agenda. Maybe it happens, but I wouldn't hold my breath. We'll see.

I think it is noteworthy that Obama will be the first president whom Billy Graham will not serve to advise since Harry Truman. In many ways, Obama's presidency will mark the end of one era, and the beginning of a new...

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » December 19th, 2008, 10:02 am

Wouldn't it be cool if God used this whole process to alienate Obama from the liberal base - forcing him across the aisle, so to speak? I just thought of that while reading this article in TIME that labels Obama as a "bigot."

http://www.time.com/time/politics/artic ... 64,00.html

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » December 19th, 2008, 10:12 am

I will continue to keep our current and president elect in my prayers on a daily basis.

free · Postby **free** » December 19th, 2008, 10:16 am

I caught part of the interview that Rick Warren did with Ann Curry (from the today show) this morning...I'm looking forward to seeing the entire interview. He certainly does not pull any punches when it comes to answering questions.

Jude 2