1.0 link 152370 <![CDATA[Barney Frank Rick Warren Statement: "Very Disappointed"]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/19/barney-frank-rick-warren_n_152370.html Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), one of only three openly gay members of the House of Representatives, released a statement harshly criticizing Barack Obama's decision to have Rev. Rick Warren deliver the invocation at his inauguration:

"I am very disappointed by President-elect Barack Obama's decision to honor Reverend Rick Warren with a prominent role in his inauguration. Religious leaders obviously have every right to speak out in opposition to anti-discrimination measures, even in the degrading terms that Rev. Warren has used...
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