Obama's inaugural save (Vickie Gene Robinson on prayer)

Boston Globe ^ | 1/17/2009 | Derrick Z. Jackson

[markomalley]

THAT WAS a nice save by President-elect Obama to invite Gene Robinson, the openly gay New Hampshire Episcopal bishop, to give a prayer at the pre-inauguration celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. Obama riled many people, including me, by inviting mega-church pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration. Warren endorsed the successful California ballot measure to ban gay marriage, and suggests that evangelicals who believe life begins at conception consider abortion a holocaust.

(snip)

It is more than a step. Though it was secondary news, it was a leap beyond Robinson's sexual orientation. Robinson will not deliver an exclusively Christian prayer, such as in 2001 when Franklin Graham filled in for his father, Billy, to pray for the presidency of George W. Bush "in the name of the Father and of the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ." Graham also gave the sermon at the national prayer service the next day, extolling "Christ, whom the Bible speaks of as the source of all wisdom."

Calling such prayers "aggressively Christian," Robinson asked, "My God, what does a Jew, a Muslim, a Sikh, or a Hindu think when they hear those prayers?" He said his prayer will refer to "the God of our many understandings."

[markomalley]

Of course, one wonders what a Muslim thinks about having a damned fag as a "bishop" of a "christian" "church"?

But we won't discuss that here, now, will we?

[Northern Yankee]

I would not want to be in Gene Robinson’s place when he meets his maker. I don’t think it will be pleasant.

[hinckley buzzard]

Of course, one wonders what a Muslim thinks about having a damned fag as a "bishop" of a "christian" "church"? But we won't discuss that here, now, will we?

Great response. Muslims see the church making a squalid joke out of itself and lick their chops in anticipation. But then after contemplating a culture that elevates the likes of Obammy and Vicky Gene, maybe the Taliban are on to something after all.

[anniegetyourgun]

"....his prayer will refer to "the God of our many understandings."

"God to me" is equivalent to remaking God into your own image. It is the ultimate in idolatry....and is detested by God, according to His Word.

[sirchtruth]

Of course, one wonders what a Muslim thinks about having a damned fag as a "bishop" of a "christian" "church"? But we won't discuss that here, now, will we?

What about his own supposed Christian parishioners? He couldn't speak on 90% of the good book without outright lying about it!

[the invisib1e hand]

Great response. Muslims see the church making a squalid joke out of itself and lick their chops in anticipation. But then after contemplating a culture that elevates the likes of Obammy and Vicky Gene, maybe the Taliban are on to something after all.

I can't help but wonder what motivates such thinly-veiled malice for one's fellow citizens, presuming.

It's not possible to talk with everyone you meet here in NYC, but the overwhelming majority of the people I do talk to - because I tend to talk with reasonable people, I suppose, but from all walks - think very little of Barack Obama and tend to more orthodox leanings in religion.

[the invisib1e hand]

presuming

[gedeon3]

Obama will take the oat, wit his hand on a koran that looks like a bible on the outside.

[informavoracious]

Further proof that the bias against Christian prayer is held by unbelievers. I haven't heard an observant Moslem, Sikh, or Jew complaining - only the God-haters who claim to speak for the.

God will no longer shed His grace on the U.S.

[informavoracious]

the=them

[jwparkerjr]

Wouldn't it be ironic if the Dems/MSM/Lefties couldn't bring themselves to support a major war against radical Muslim because they are a real and dangerous threat to life as we know it across the planet, but would be willing to have such a war because it would, like WWII, help end a depression?

[jwparkerjr]

Wouldn't it be ironic if the Dems/MSM/Lefties couldn't bring themselves to support a major war against radical Muslim because they are a real and dangerous threat to life as we know it across the planet, but would be willing to have such a war because it would, like WWII, help end a depression?

[freema]

Presidential Inaugural Committee Announces Participants of National Prayer Service

Ingrid Mattson, President, Islamic Society of North America is in Hartford now, and received her PhD in Chi town c 1999

[Vaduz]

With fingers crossed