{"id":6125,"date":"2008-12-17T14:29:12","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T14:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/12\/rick-warren-to-give-the-invoca.html"},"modified":"2008-12-17T14:29:12","modified_gmt":"2008-12-17T14:29:12","slug":"rick-warren-to-give-the-invoca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/12\/rick-warren-to-give-the-invoca.html","title":{"rendered":"Rick Warren to give the invocation at Obama’s inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"

What? Rev. Wright wasn’t available<\/a>? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Pro-life pastor Rick Warren will give the invocation at President-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration. It makes a whole lot of sense. Even though Warren and Obama disagree on the life issue, they do see eye to eye on many social justice issues. This move is also classic Obama because it is a signal to religious conservatives that he’s willing to bring in both sides to the faith discussion in this country. Obama has never shied away from that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, it’s looking like Warren might be the new Billy Graham — a power pastor who meets with political leaders and gives them a connection to Protestants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What? Rev. Wright wasn’t available? \ud83d\ude42 Pro-life pastor Rick Warren will give the invocation at President-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration. It makes a whole lot of sense. Even though Warren and Obama disagree on the life issue, they do see eye to eye on many social justice issues. 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