Rick Warren Will Give Obama's Inaguration Invocation

Here. It's hard to know how to respond. Here is Doug Groothuis' response:

But the real issue is how an evangelical pastor can bless the most pro-abortion president in history, a man who opposes the ban on partial birth abortions, the man who would sign the Freedom of Choice Acts (which would eliminate all restrictions on abortion in all fifty states), a man who opposed a born-alive law in his home state that would have protected babies that survived botched abortions. One could go on. (Obama's supposedly open web page is routinely deleting posts that challenge his pro-abortion extremism.)

If Warren called Obama to repent, that would be on thing. But blessing this man and these policies is simply wrong. We need a prophet. What would John the Baptist say on this auspicious occasion? Of course, his type would never be invited. They would be in prison. But the spotlight is not always the place of honor.

I understand where he is coming from. Though I am not as certain that Warren is "blessing this man and these policies" by praying, there is part of me that wants to feel outrage at this. But I also know Warren is quite a deft person. Even if he is selling out some (though not nearly as
blatantly as DM), Warren is deft and calculated, hoping it will help change the mind and heart of Barack Obama. That has been my prayer since he was elected. May God change him, may God make him into the champion for the unborn.