Now that Milwaukee Specialty Food and Coffee is a "we" again, I have to make it clear that I'm speaking strictly for myself. With that in mind, people are protesting Rick Warren delivering the invocation at Obama's inauguration? Give me a break. . .I think I have more respect for people who just say that they're atheists and think it's all nonsense than people who strive to make Christianity dilute itself beyond recognition. If the selection of Warren (who, to me, embodies Xtianity Lite--the kind of folks who don't have crosses in their churches because they're not "seeker-sensitive") is offensive, very few Christian clergy would be considered acceptable. My personal attitute of late has been "live and let live," and I note that "Will & Grace" is now probably my all-time favorite TV show. But where does this end--if anywhere? I fear we're embarking on a dangerous slippery slope that ends in China, where religion is co-opted and tolerated only insofar as it propogates the party line.
UPDATE: My comment about Warren merely reflects my personal reaction to hearing the news and may be qualified by futher research. I note that the website for his Saddleback Church displays the cross prominently.
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