Louie Giglio, the pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, was asked by the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) to give the benediction because of his work combatting human trafficking but then Giglio suddenly told the committee that he was no longer interested.
Pastor Giglio was asked why and he responded "due to a message of mine that has surfaced from 15-20 years ago, it is likely that my participation, and the prayer I would offer, will be dwarfed by those seeking to make their agenda the focal point of the inauguration."
Giglio, where many of his sermons present a traditional view of gender roles and marriage is only guilty in this case of telling the truth and preaching the bible. I just find it interesting that the inauguration committee came to him first without understanding where he stood on the issue. In this generation there are so many pro-gay pastors; however, it's nice to see a man that doesn't mind still preaching the bible and telling the truth no matter what.
I am looking forward to seeing what pastor they pick to participate in the inauguration and being a pastor myself I can understand and not blame Pastor Giglio for being true to himself and his church by standing for what he believes to be unbiblical doctrine.
