Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Asks Rick Warren to be His Jesus

Of course I'm exaggerating. But last week, the British newspaper The Observer revealed that the country's former prime minister, Tony Blair, counts Purpose-Driven® Rick on his advisory council for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, which the Observer describes as a charity that "promotes cohesion between the major faiths." Warren, Prop. H8 notwithstanding, does have a talent for speaking before different faith groups, so we'll see if Blair can use him to corral support from other religious groups for the as-yet-unnamed faith-based projects the Foundation wants to do in the United States. But, as the Observer notes, "a prominent alliance with Warren is likely to attract similar attacks on the former British prime minister."

In the meanwhile, Bill Maher on Rick Warren: