Obama Invites Gay Bishop and Warren Applauds

Rick Warren is applauding Barack Obama's decision to invite homosexual Episcopal bishop V. Gene Robinson to pray at an inauguration event next week in Washington, DC.

The Left-leaning Christianity Today quotes a statement from Warren, who says "President-elect Obama has again demonstrated his genuine commitment to bringing all Americans of goodwill together in search of common ground. I applaud his desire to be the president of every citizen." Warren's comment came in the wake of a controversy over Obama's decision to invite Warren to give the invocation prayer at the swearing-in ceremony at next Tuesday's Presidential Inauguration. Gays were angry Warren supported traditional marriages during California's Prop 8 debate. (It is one of the few issues that Warren is conservative about.) See Chick's REVEREND WONDERFUL.