T. D. Jakes to preach at Inauguration morning service

Rachel Zoll of the Associated Press reports:

Bishop T.D. Jakes, the Dallas megachurch pastor, will preach at the private church service that President-elect Barack Obama will attend the morning of his inaugural, The Associated Press has learned.

Jakes will give the sermon Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Church, according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. St. John's, dubbed the "Church of the Presidents," sits across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House.

On Wednesday, a National Prayer Service will be held in the National Cathedral to cap the inauguration. Among the participating clergy will be the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell and Jim Wallis, according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Read more on participants here.

Posted by Jim Naughton on January 16, 2009 1:34 PM | |
Comments (2)

I could be wrong, but I expect that Jakes will not engender the same kind of reaction as Rick Warren, even though he, too, opposes gay marriage. Unlike Warren, Jakes is not fresh from the struggle over Proposition 8 and has given no recent interviews in which he seemed to compare gay marriage to pedophilia or incest. Of equal importance, it is now clear that Obama has pitched a big religious tent. That wasn't obvious when Warren's name was announced.

Posted by Jim Naughton [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 16, 2009 1:47 PM

Do you mean, "Unlike Warren, Jakes is not fresh from the struggle..."?
Thanks,
EHC

Posted by E H Culver [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 16, 2009 2:33 PM

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