Tax Prof Neil H. Buchanan (George Washington) calls Barack Obama's selection of Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the inauguration "appalling and stupid" (Obama's Betrayal). Gregory C. Sisk (University of St. Thomas) calls it an "inspired" choice (A Sign of Respect and Civility: President-Elect Obama’s Selection of Pastor Rick Warren to Deliver the Invocation at the Inauguration).
