[Peace] Rachel MAddox on Obama's selection of Rick Warren t give inaugural address

[E. Wayne Johnson]

I was not at all surprised that Obama picked Rick Warren since Obama has 
been in his church
Warren is quite popular and has a significant following due to his many 
books on church growth.
I consider Warren's brand of teaching to be much too bland for me.

The usual criticism of Rick Warren is the way in which he uses scripture,
the rather loose interpretations of scripture that he makes,
and his tendency to quote paraphrases of the Bible rather
than literal translations or exegesis from the originals.  I have
always been more than a little bit leery of Warren and his books because he
doesn't demonstrate much scholarship in the Biblical texts. 

I have declined to participate in local events featuring Warren's 
programs because
I think they are dangerously lacking in depth.  Some of my friends have made
similar comments questioning the lack of real committment required by
his popular church growth programs.   Some of them express similar concerns
when they hear Mr. Obama make his occasional profession of Christian faith.
I was particularly concerned when Obama threw his old pastor under the bus.
I rather like Jeremiah Wright.

We weren't at all surprised to see Warren invite Obama to a conference 
in 2006 where he lauded Obama.
We had already decided by then that Warren wasn't particularly discerning.

So I must say that although I dont care for his rather mediocre 
scholarship and
emphasis on numerical membership growth rather than spiritual growth,
I am surprised that you are moved to go so far as to call him "one 
disgusting s.o.b."

I think a much better choice would have been Obama's old pastor Jeremiah 
Wright.
Wright is certainly more scholarly than Warren.

Wright delivered a tremendous address to the National Press Club last 
spring after Obama ditched him.
It was pretty long.  I thought part 3 of 3 was the best part -
I have kept it favorited in my YouTube box.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aM8VU47pKU

John Newton, who penned the words (not the tune) to the familiar hymn 
"Amazing Grace",
was a slave trader who repented and later influenced William Wilberforce 
who became
a major player in the Abolition Movement.


Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> Rick Warren is one disgusting s o b, and I'd like to tell Obama that 
> his invocation choice is unacceptable. My link to Obama's 
> email doesn't go thru, now that he's resigned his senate seat. Anybody 
> have a current. one? Thanks.
>  --Jenifer 
>
> --- On *Sat, 12/20/08, Kimberlie Kranich /<kakranich at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
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>     Subject: [Peace] Rachel MAddox on Obama's selection of Rick Warren
>     t give inaugural address
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>     Date: Saturday, December 20, 2008, 11:37 AM
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