With Warren, "Obama shows he is willing to work with a new breed of evangelical and kind of move beyond the tired figures associated with the religious right," said Randall Balmer, a Barnard College professor of religious history and author of "God in the White House. 1, World AIDS Day, the Warrens gave Bush an award for creating a multimillion-dollar U.S. He and his wife, Kay, have become leading advocates for people with HIV/AIDS. Last month, he joined forces with Reader's Digest Association Inc., to launch a multimedia juggernaut based on his "Purpose Driven" writing. He is mobilizing churches around the globe to fight poverty and illiteracy through his P.E.A.C.E coalition. His book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is one of the best-selling books in the world, with more than 30 million copies sold. His Saddleback Community Church in Orange County, Calif., has grown to more than 22,000 worshippers each week. Warren, 54, has become the most prominent clergyman of his generation. In 2006, he drew criticism - and a standing ovation - at Coretta Scott King's funeral by condemning the Iraq war and poverty in the U.S. Lowery, a Methodist, expanded his agenda in later years to fight poverty, stop violence and end apartheid. He led a delegation of marchers presenting their demands to then-segregationist Alabama Gov. In 1965, Lowery played a key role in the bloody, pivotal Selma-Montgomery March. and others, Lowery created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which anchored the national civil rights movement. The Vision The Ministry Special Teaching Ministry The Man Biography of David E. "Hopefully, individuals passionately expressing opinions from the left and the right will recognize that both of us have shown a commitment to model civility in America," Warren said in a statement Thursday night.Īs a young pastor in 1950s Alabama, he helped lead the Montgomery bus boycotts. Presidential Life Time Achievement Award Honored as an Ambassador to Israel Honorary Doctorate A Chaplin To The Nations Helping Those in Need About Apostle David E. Warren praised Obama for "his courage to willingly take enormous heat from his base by inviting someone like me." "That dialogue, I think, is part of what my campaign's been all about: That we're not going to agree on every single issue, but what we have to do is to be able to create an atmosphere when we - where we can disagree without being disagreeable and then focus on those things that we hold in common as Americans," he said. In a news conference Thursday, Obama said he is a "fierce advocate for equality for gay and lesbian Americans." But he said he will build relationships with people of opposing views, and wants his inaugural to reflect that goal. "By inviting Rick Warren to your inauguration, you have tarnished the view that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans have a place at your table," Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a letter to the incoming president. Gay rights groups are demanding that Obama rescind the invitation because of Warren's opposition to same-sex marriage. By picking Warren, Obama is sending another signal, about his willingness to upset liberals by tilting to the center.
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