My old classmate from seminary, Brother Adam McCoy, had a rather different (and thought provoking) reflection on the inauguration. It gave me plenty of food for thought. If you are interested, you can read it here: “Different Values.”
February 4, 2009
A Different (Monastic) Take on the Inauguration
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January 31, 2009
Jesus Prayers in Public Events
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My friend Jim Richardson linked to this post of an article by Matin Marty (found in Ekklesia) in his blog (fiat lux). It is about the appropriateness of using Jesus in public prayers (like the inauguration). I think it’s food for thought. If you’re interested, you can see the article here: “Inaugurating Jesus?“
January 23, 2009
Presiding Bishop’s Prayer to Close Inaugural
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January 21, 2009
Warren and Lowery Inauguration Prayers
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If you would like to see the prayers given at the inauguration by Pastors Rick Warren and Joseph Lowery, my friend Jim Richardson has them on his sight here: “Pastors Rick Warren and Joseph Lowery inauguration prayers.”
January 21, 2009
Gene Robinson’s Prayer
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Gene Robinson gave a prayer to kick off the inauguration events on Monday. Most people did’t see it, hear it, or read about it. If you would like to see the prayer, click here: “Bishop Gene Robinson’s prayer few heard.”
January 21, 2009
Watching the Inauguration
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I don’t think I’ve ever watched an inauguration before. If I did, I have no memory of doing so.
January 18, 2009
Gene Robinson in Washington
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You might be interested in Gene Robinson’s posting about his participation in the inaugural events. If so you can click here http://canterburytalesfromthefringe.blogspot.com/2009/01/washington-tales-from-closer-to-center.html.
January 14, 2009
Two Invocations
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I had some very mixed feelings when I heard that Rick Warren had been invited to deliver the invocation at the inauguration. I am appalled at the way we are split into “sides” that can’t seem to even talk civily to one another. So reaching out to someone who disagrees with you on important issues makes a kind of sense, and is consistant with what Obama said during the campaign. But I am also appalled that we would take away certain fundamental human/civil rights from some of our citizens. Prop 8 did that. And Rick Warren was a prominant proponant. I was very happy to read (at www.boston.com) the following about Gene Robinson being invited to give the invocation at the first inaugural event:
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