The Sheriff is NEAR!
Posted on 01/14/2009 1:50:40 PM PST by Constitutionalist Conservative
NEW YORK – Barack Obama and his message of change will get a ringing endorsement on Inauguration Day from 12 bells at a church near ground zero.
"Change ringing is a way that we express the joy of our community, and I think much of the nation is joyous about this inauguration," said Jeremy Bates, a Manhattan lawyer and former Obama campaign worker who will be among the 12 ringers pulling on sturdy ropes in the church's bell tower to mark the historic occasion.
Change ringing is far more common outside the United States. Most cathedrals in England have sets of 12 bells like the one at Trinity, the largest in this country. The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., has a set of 10.
On Tuesday, the ringers will climb 100 steps of a narrow, spiral staircase and a 20-foot ladder to a tiny change-ringing room, 20 feet below the belfry of the church near the World Trade Center site.
In the sanctuary below, several hundred people will watch the swearing-in of the nation's first black president on a giant television. When the ceremony ends, the ringers will begin the peal.
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Theres a reason they leave out “(D)” from articles about politicians who commit crimes.
Theres also a reason why sometimes denominations are not mentioned but words like “Bishop” and “Church” are used instead.
Yup, it’s TEC - The Episcopal Church.
Will muslims sue to stop christian bells from ringing as it might make them fell bad?
I plan on swearing him in myself.
I thought liberals told us that churches shouldn’t get involved in politics. I’m sure I heard this numerous times when conservative clergymen voiced their views on a topical political issue. Hmm. It’s almost as though a double standard is at work.
FWIW, TEC is not even close to being alone in its adulation of The 0ne... It's just that the Episcopal tradition lends itself to pageantry in a way that almost no other denomination can match.
That's why, when it comes time for a Big Service of any sort, you're most likely going to see something Episcopalian.
"Change ringing is a way that we express the joy of our community, and I think much of the nation is joyous about this inauguration," said Jeremy Bates, a Manhattan lawyer and former Obama campaign worker who will be among the 12 ringers pulling on sturdy ropes in the church's bell tower to mark the historic occasion.
Unbelievable. NYC FReepers: Which church is this, and did they do this for President Bush's inaugurations? Particularly the second, post-9/11 inauguration?
The Episcopal Church — now the Democratic Church at prayer...
Democratic Church = Democratic Party
The Sheriff is NEAR!
Wait til the Human sacrifices start.
The Kenyans have already sacrificed many animals for Zero. The USA’s a Third World Country in....6 more days! We are SO screwed.
Mongo have feelings for Sheriff Bart.
America cheers while the Church bells welcome Communism to the country.Morons right to the bitter end.
America cheers while the Church bells welcome Communism to the country.Morons right to the bitter end.
Will anyone have the guts to question him?
NYC will reap what it sows.
just damn... and i always loved seeing it when i'm in the city too. 
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