Rick Warren to Deliver Invocation at Inauguration

[sauu4equality]

Just wanted to let everyone know about this. My gut reaction was to feel punched in the gut again and lose all hope for gay rights. But Rick Warren in his interview with beliefnet did not oppose civil unions. He is a step up from Dobson and even his mind seems to be changing a bit. However, he is still very anti-gay and I feel unfit for this role. I can still see this as a political move, but someone is going to feel very betrayed by the end of Obama's presidency. Now, fundies and moderate Christians who oppose full equality are going to be angry if Obama attempts to gain full equality for GLBT folks. And we are already planning on being upset because he likely will not even seek civil unions. As someone who is opposed to any rigid view of religion and is disgusted by people with "answers", having a Christian-Exclusionist deliver the Invocation is just annoying and, in my mind, un-American. A universalist should always be chosen for this honor.