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Joseph Lowery

Religious notes on Obama’s inauguration

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–There was some speculation a few weeks back about whether Rick Warren would invoke Jesus’ name in the invocation. If he left Jesus’ name out of the prayer, evangelicals would be offended. If he mentions Jesus–Muslims, Jews, and Americans of other faiths would be offended.
Well, he mentioned Jesus. Not only mentioning him, but pronouncing his [...]

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Who is Reverend Joseph Lowery?

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So, Warren is giving the opening prayer; very controversial, blah blah blah. Enough already. But what about the pastor giving the benediction, the closing prayer? He is Joseph Lowery, of course. Warren may grab all the headlines and have a mega-selling book, but it’s Lowery who has the resume.

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