Suggestion for Inauguration Day Invocation

I understand that President Elect Obama wants to be inclusive and he is going to be the president of the entire country (and not just those who voted for him), so I am going to try very hard and not be overly upset by his choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration. It is disappointing, and will be for many a sad moment during an otherwise historical day of celebration.

My suggestion to the Obama team, rather than chosing a very polarizing and bigoted pastor to give the the inauguaration day invocation, invite two or three religious leaders to give short invocations, perhaps even include someone of the Muslim faith.

Now that would be a positive statement of change and inclusiveness.

As president, Mr. Obama is going to have 1000s of decisions to make, and most of them are going to be extremely difficult and cannot make every one happy. Although the selection of Warren is disappointing and feels like a slap in the face to many, I encourage folks to trust that as president, Mr. Obama will continue to to protect everyone's rights when it comes to policies and laws because that is where it really counts.