Barack Obama is a very intelligent man. Which is why his invitation of Rick Warren is such a confusing move. Its his latest fuck you note pinned to the hope that swept him into office (Jesus’ General has a short and brilliant synopsis). It would also appear to be a fundamentally naive misunderstanding of what Rick Warren represents. Rick Warren is an ultra conservative Christian who is actively working to put a mainstream spin on fundamentalist ideas. As Lindsey Beyerstein notes:
Giving Warren even more mainstream cred is not just a cost-free nod to evangelicals. It’s a boost for someone who actively opposes Obama’s agenda and who is eager to influence secular affairs.
That mainstream cred may be cost-free to the evangelicals, but it comes at a deadly cost to the LGBT community…
Posted under News, Politics, Religion, Sexuality
This post was written by Dan on December 27, 2008
