Obama asks Evangelical to give Invocation at Inaugural

In yet another outreach to "values voters" and "social conservatives", President-elect Barack Obama has asked Pastor Rick Warren - pastor of Saddleback Church where the infamous "above my pay grade" response was given during the campaign - to give the invocation at the inauguration. This prayer at the start of the event asks God's blessing upon it and upon the man being sworn in as President of the United States.

According to reports, gay rights groups are furious over the perceived betrayal, especially in light of the referendum in California.

Obama & McCain to have Joint Appearance

John McCain and Barak Obama will both attend a forum at Saddleback Church on August 16th entitled "Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion". The candidates will not be on the stage at the same time, but their appearances will be back to back. Obama will go first based on the results of a coin flip. This is the only event that both candidates are scheduled to attend at the same time until after their party's nominating conventions in the fall. It will be interesting to see where this forum is broadcast. (ie. CSPAN, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc...) The Saddleback church is the church where Rick Warren is the senior pastor. Warren will be the only moderator asking questions to each of the candidates.