In my last post, I posed the question about the appropriateness of the content of Rick Warren’s invocation. Now we come to the benediction of Joseph Lowery, United Methodist pastor. You can read the entire text here. I found myself laughing through my tears at this lovely prayer. The tears came the minute I recognized [...]
Posts Tagged ‘inauguration’
Joseph Lowery’s Benediction Prayer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged benediction, inauguration, Joseph Lowery on January 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Rick Warren’s Inaugural Prayer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged inaugural prayer, inauguration, invocation, Rick Warren on January 20, 2009 | 12 Comments »
I was holding my breath when Rev. Rick Warren took the podium at Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremony today. I was waiting to see if the sometimes divisive evangelical Southern Baptist pastor of Saddleback Church would pray in the name of one religion or all religions. As a religion reporter, I officially have no opinion on [...]
