But again, as it was explained to me last night, Obama is thinking 5 chess moves ahead of the rest of us. He’s trying to change the tone, tenor and substance of the conversations we have in this country on social and moral issues. This was a move to reach out and your disagreement and that of others with the decision only underscores the significant move it was. It wouldn’t have the same value in trying to bridge the ideological and social chasm if you and others thought his selection was peachy keen. Obama gets Matthew 5:43-48 for the country and I suspect that it will be a big factor in his probable success as a President.

Warren’s comments however encouraged intolerance and voters to legislate discrimination. Telling people to act on their bigotry is different. I understand Obama’s strategy–that doesn’t mean I have to agree with it.

Most people will realize that this tactic will be counterproductive. It will have all of the participation of a Day Without a Gay.

Many of you who are po’d about this were die-hard Obama supporters….did you not believe him when he said during the campaign that there was not a liberal or conservative America but only America and that his post-partisan Administration would reach out to all the country; ? I doubt if he ever heard Reverend Wright cite Matthew 5:43-48
but I suspect Obama has incorporated those verses into his spiritual and political vault.

I’m not suggesting that you have to be happy about this decision—in fact, Kos( who I often disagree with) is probably right that the outcry about the decision probably got Obama to make his comments about intending his Administration to be strongly supportive of gay /lesbian issues. But if you are surprised by this decision you weren’t listening to Obama.

In case you didn’t catch it… I’m mocking quite a bit of you, who told me it was unfair to criticize Obama, or who criticized my criticisms of him. So let me return the favor.

It’s Obama’s inauguration, he should pick who he wants! He is bringing everyone together! Why cant we just move on! He campaign as the all-inclusive candidate, and now you folks don’t want everyone to come to the party?

hahaha

Chris writes: “……a bit of an over reaction”

Talk about Rats running from a sinking ship.

Let’s call it what it is: Political Pandering.

Obviously Chmielewski has’nt been to Mass in Orange county lately, where they are running from “Sit, Kneel, Stand as fast as Psueduo Obamites are from Prop-8!.

“I commend President-elect Obama for his courage to willingly take enormous heat from his base by inviting someone like me, with whom he doesn’t agree on every issue, to offer the Invocation at his historic Inaugural ceremony.

Hopefully individuals passionately expressing opinions from the left and the right will recognize that both of us have shown a commitment to model civility in America.

The Bible admonishes us to pray for our leaders. I am honored by this opportunity to pray God’s blessing on the office of the President and its current and future inhabitant, asking the Lord to provide wisdom to America’s leaders during this critical time in our nation’s history.”

Recent sermons: helping people going through a divorce. Helping those climb out of debt. There was some subtle Republican promotion in the “real meaning of Christmas” sermon, but you tend to expect that in OC.

As far as a replacement to Warren, well its a short prayer for our country and our new president. I think its more important to focus on what the prayer is and what its about than who is saying it.