10 Most Important Obama Faith Moments
1. Rick Warren's Inauguration Day Invocation
(Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Warren speaks at Obama's inauguration.
President-elect Obama caused an uproar among liberals and gays when he invited evangelical megapastor Rick Warren—an outspoken opponent of gay marriage and abortion rights—to give the opening prayer at his inauguration. An invitation to the Rev. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, to deliver an invocation at a separate inauguration week event was widely seen as a reaction to the flap, although the Obama team denied it. Warren’s 41/2-minute prayer avoided political controversy, included subtle nods to Judaism and Islam, and concluded with a recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, Christianity’s most widely recognized prayer.
What do you think are the most important "faith moments" in the first 100 days of Obama's presidency?