1.0Steven Waldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldmanswaldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/author/swaldman"Good for the Nation's Soul"? Religious Liberals Wrestle with the Rick Warren Decision - Steven Waldmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xGfFUBIULB"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2008/12/rick-warrens-invocation-views.html">“Good for the Nation’s Soul”? Religious Liberals Wrestle with the Rick Warren Decision</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2008/12/rick-warrens-invocation-views.html/embed#?secret=xGfFUBIULB" width="600" height="338" title="““Good for the Nation’s Soul”? Religious Liberals Wrestle with the Rick Warren Decision” — Steven Waldman" data-secret="xGfFUBIULB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Over at Progressive Revival, there’s some fascinating (and wise) disagreement breaking out over the Rick Warren selection: Marianne Williamson is sharply critical: “The person who leads the nation in prayer on January 20th should be someone asking God to forgive us our sins, not someone who dresses up one of our baser national instincts in…