Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not going to comment on the details of the Louie Giglio story. If you’re not familiar with them you can catch up here. To me, this particular non-event just isn’t that important — the presidential inaugural benediction is a symbolic gesture that doesn’t have any real significance in the grand scheme of things.
But there’s an important reminder in all this: Giglio’s views on homosexuality, despite attempts by some to paint them as extreme, are in fact normative for most conservative Christians — who are, by some counts, nearly half the population of the United States. So though one may vehemently disagree with Giglio on this topic, one can’t legitimately marginalize him as representing merely a fringe position. (more…)