The inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama is nearing and controversy has already begun to erupt about the historic event. Obama has asked the Rev. Rick Warren, senior pastor of Saddleback Church and the best-selling author of the "Purpose Driven Life," to provide the opening prayer of the inaugural ceremony. That this popular and well-respected Christian leader would be tapped for the invocation has upset many on the far left and in the gay community. ...more

January 3, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday defended his choice of a popular evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, rejecting criticism that it slights gays. ...more

December 18, 2008

WASHINGTON - Gay rights advocates are criticizing President-elect Barack Obama's choice of a popular evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, saying it shows disrespect for a constituency that strongly supported his campaign. ...more

December 18, 2008

While I'm no fan of Barack Obama, it's hard to not be proud of the fact that Americans have shed enough of their prejudices to elect a black man president. ...more

November 19, 2008

While I'm no fan of Barack Obama, it's hard to not be proud of the fact that Americans have shed enough of their prejudices to elect a black man president. As a nation we're not that far removed from segregated classrooms, separate drinking fountains and other racist policies, but we have progressed mightily very quickly. ...more

November 19, 2008

It has always been the full-service intent of this space to provide you beloved, loyal, wonderful readers the opportunity to experience the full range of Joan Crawfordesque emotions when sampling these humble scribblings. ...more

November 2, 2008

Opponents of an amendment that would put a definition of marriage in the Florida Constitution are filing a complaint with the state, saying supporters have hidden campaign donations and are improperly running television ads ahead of the Nov. 4 election. ...more

October 21, 2008