A sampling of comments from our readers: "Warren's prayer rocked." -- "easye" "Compared to the inspirational Joseph Lowery, Rick Warren just washed out." -- "Informed Citizen" "How backwards is a country that still believes in prayer? Why not just get...
As I read the text of Barack Obama's inaugural address, here's what I find that struck me as religious in tone and approach: We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set...
Texas Faith is our weekly discussion of matters of religion, politics, and culture. Read about our panel here. Sometimes the obvious question is the best one. And there's nothing more obvious in the news today than Barack Obama's inauguration --...
On the cusp of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration of the country's first black president, USA Today this weekend sent reporters out to four churches where King had preached: one in Los Angeles, one in Atlanta, one...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "I don't think his [Barack Obama's] selection of [Rick] Warren reflects his 'theology' but more the kind of presidency he hope to bring to the American people -- one where people of different...
By picking Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, Barack Obama pretty well guaranteed that both men would draw heat from their respective poltiical opponents, says conservative commentator David Aikman. "Gays on the left of the spectrum hate...
The openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church will be part of an early Inauguration event. Click here for a wire story....
As part of its effort to document the significance of the swearing-in of America's first black president, the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center is asking churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship for copies of sermons or speeches...
Seems to me that right now we have about eleventy-billion more important things to worry about as a nation than whether Rick Warren invokes the name of Jesus in his inaugural invocation. But apparently, for some, it cracks the list....
Since his every speaking engagement has suddenly become newsworthy, it's worth noting that celebrity pastor and Barack Obama buddy Rick Warren addressed a Muslim conference this past weekend. Brad Greenberg over at The God Blog has details -- and a...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "I am sitting today in New York City in disbelief. After the past eight years of twisted lies and cynical abuse by the Bush administration. After the long hard fought campaigns of...
Barack Obama will be sworn in on the same Bible used by Abraham Lincoln, the Associated Press reports. The Bible is in the collection of the Library of Congress....
Now a whole new bunch of people can get hissed off about Rick Warren -- or the same bunch can get hissed off all over again. The Orange County Register reports that the celebrity pastor and author has been invited...
Colbert I. King, a columnist for The Washington Post, has this to say to gay-rights activists and others upset that Rick Warren will deliver Barack Obama's inaugural invocation: Chill out. The inaugural ceremonies are just that -- ceremonial. Just because...
In this commentary for National Public Radio, David Weinberger says he's a liberal through and through ("Free the whales. Tax the rich!") and he applauds the choice of Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural prayer. And to his fellow liberals,...
By inviting Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, Barack Obama has aligned himself with perhaps the most popular evangelical celebrity in America. But Warren is no hero to many on the left who supported Obama (as the...
On his God Blog, Brad A. Greenberg writes: "At this point, the Rev. Rick Warren should really just assume the title The New Billy Graham." Warren (right) made headlines in August when he brought John McCain and Barack Obama to...
It appears that the Rev. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church has been asked to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration. Some of Obama's supporters are Not Happy. People For the American Way says: It is a grave disappointment to...
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