In my time, I’ve heard many an “Amen!” during an invocation at a gathering. But Barack Obama’s inauguration may have made history. For the first time, I heard people applaud in the middle of a prayer.
Rick Warren droned on so long Tuesday that I guess people lost context. Is this a prayer or a speech?
The Obama team caught flak for selecting Warren, whose views on some issues are rather ... interesting. Still, from this example, it would seem Warren’s principal flaw is a common one: a passionate love for the sound of his own voice.
He should have given the invocation at pne of the Clinton inaugurals ... he would have been a perfect fit.
