Posted on 12/17/2008 10:53:08 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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.
The benediction will be led by Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery. The Civil Rights leader seems to be the perfect pick on such an historic day in this nation’s history. Watch Reverend Lowery preach with Barack Obama watching here.
The full program is below: (by the way, The Brody File was not asked to take part in the ceremony. I wanted to read some of the "Best of The Brody File" blog entries but they said thanks but no thanks)
The order of the program will be as follows:
Musical Selections
The United States Marine Band
Musical Selections
The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus
Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
Invocation
Dr. Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA
Musical Selection
Aretha Franklin
Oath of Office Administered to Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
By Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
The Honorable John Paul Stevens
Musical Selection, John Williams, composer/arranger
Itzhak Perlman, Violin
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
Gabriela Montero, Piano
Anthony McGill, Clarinet
Oath of Office Administered to President-elect Barack H. Obama
By the Chief Justice of the United States
The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr.
Inaugural Address
The President of the United States, The Honorable Barack H. Obama
Poem
Elizabeth Alexander
Benediction
The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
The National Anthem
The United States Navy Band “Sea Chanters”
Comments?
He should have engaged Deepak Chopra.
Warren is a groupie!
He should be shunned by anyone that does not also support INFANTICIDE.
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You are absolutely right. This is despicable.
Maya Angelou?
What manner of hypocrit is Warren?
Warren is not Billy Graham it seems.......
AMEN!!!
“He should be shunned by anyone that does not also support INFANTICIDE”
Then what is Rick Warren doing there?
The first time I heard of their connection, I quit believing anything Rick Warren had to say. he is part of the rot that has infested the Christian community for some time.
Graham did give the invocation at Clinton’s inauguration.
I’m “surprised. I thought for sure it would be Deepak Chopra.
Geez...the False Prophet swearing in the Anti-Christ...how nice.
What Obama has in mind is to use religious socialists to move his socialist agenda.
Support them and give them credence, no!
Rick Warren is their to just cover up the smell. Front man and a shill for a corrupt presidency.
I don't think anyone would object if Warren shared a meal with Obama. This public display can be interpreted as an endorsement. However, if Rick Warren uses the occasion of this invocation to call upon God to protect the pre-born, then he will be seen as having done the right thing.
He’s associated with the “emerging church” movement,
which is kind of an Oprahized Christianity - lots of heresy.
Jesus isn’t the only way to God,
Jesus may or may not have been divine, doesn’t matter,
lots of other stuff.
Disgusting duplicity on Rick’s part. Perhaps Pastor Warren didn’t comprehend the signifigance of his own question he asked of the affirmative action fraud at Saddeleback forum. He certainly could not comprehend the depth of deceit in Obama’s response ... surely. Seems Warren is more concerned with his own empowerment than the truth of LIFE. Satan has lots of help in that regard ...
Not a big Warren fan. He is to fond of putting himself in the public eye.
The King is coming very soon. Look up !
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
I’m afraid Colin Powell was also speaking to the masses when he said on Sunday that “people have to give up the small town mentality; most of us live in big cities.” Obama is definitely on board with that in his pro-abortion stance.
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