When Barack Obama picked the Rev. Rick Warren to pray at his inauguration, the outcry was tremendous, with both Democrats and Republicans criticizing Warren's role in the ceremony because of the pastor's opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion. When Obama picked the Rev. Louie Giglio for his next inauguration, criticism of the pastor's anti-gay views was so intense that Giglio backed out.
After Donald Trump's inaugural committee announced its chosen clergy to The Washington Post on Wednesday, the dissent was quieter — and it was not about political issues, but theological ones.
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