Obama said, “Jesus Christ died for my sins, and … I am redeemed through Him” In 2008, Warren asked both candidates about their Christian faith and what it meant to them. The Presidential forum aims offer insight into the candidates’ character and issue positions. This year’s forum looks to have the same format. You will recall that his 2008 forum with Obama and John McCain was well regarded for its civility, where he interviewed each candidate separately while the other candidate was off-stage and unable to hear the questions. The ceremony will close with the Sea Chanters of the United States Navy Band singing the National Anthem.According to Pastor Warren, the purpose of the upcoming forum is “to promote social civility so that people with major disagreements talk without beating up each other up.” of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to deliver the benediction. (The others were Robert Frost in 1961, Maya Angelou in 1993, and Miller Williams in 1997.) Obama, who will then deliver his inaugural address.Ī poetry reading will follow by Elizabeth Alexander, who teaches African-American studies at Yale and is only the fourth poet to read at an inauguration. will administer the oath of office to Mr. Ma on cello, Gabriela Montero on piano and Anthony McGill on clarinet.Ĭhief Justice John G. Williams will be played by a classical devotee’s fantasy quartet: Mr.
will be sworn in by Justice John Paul Stevens. She sang at Bill Clinton’s inauguration concert in 1993 (“Someday We’ll All Be Free” and “Respect”) but not at the inauguration ceremony itself. 'I'm a friend and I'm a prayer partner, but I'm not a consultant,' Warren said on CNN's Larry King Live on Monday. Franklin, who grew up singing gospel music before turning to soul and pop. In his first interview since delivering the invocation at President Obama's inauguration, Pastor Rick Warren made clear that he is not a consultant for the president but rather a friend. Obama to speak about AIDS at an earlier event at his church.įollowing Mr.
He has sometimes angered the older generation of conservative evangelical leaders aligned with the Republican Party, as when he invited Mr. Warren flaunted his clout this year when he managed to draw both John McCain and Barack Obama to his Saddleback Church for a forum in which he interviewed them on stage about faith issues. Warren has also been one of the most prominent evangelical leaders calling for Christians to expand their agenda and confront global problems like poverty, AIDS, climate change and genocide in Darfur. In fact, his selection set off a round of criticism by gay rights groups angered by his support for California’s ban on same-sex marriages.īut Mr. Warren is an outspoken opponent of abortion and same-sex marriage - litmus-test issues for Christian conservatives. Rick Warren, the evangelical pastor and author of The Purpose Driven Life, to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, a role that positions Mr. Warren, pastor of a megachurch in Orange County, Calif., is an olive branch to conservative Christian evangelicals. Inauguration programs follow a traditional outline but also allow a president-elect to put his stamp on the proceedings and set the tone for his administration.
20, was announced Wednesday by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Celebrations. Obama’s election night celebration in Grant Park in Chicago. A quartet that includes Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma will play a piece composed for the inauguration by John Williams, whose “Patriot” resounded during Mr. In a departure from past inaugurations, which usually feature operatic soloists, Aretha Franklin will perform. Warren to succeed Billy Graham as the nation’s pre-eminent minister and reflects the generational changes in the evangelical Christian movement. Rick Warren, the evangelical pastor and author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, a role that positions Mr.
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