tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post1358781511969169979..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Invocations @ Presidential InaugurationsSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-80539115764999305472008-12-30T07:56:00.000-08:002008-12-30T07:56:00.000-08:00The sound you hear is "erp" hitting the nail on th...The sound you hear is "erp" hitting the nail on the head.<BR/><BR/>ABSOLUTELY! <BR/><BR/>That's what -- for me -- this is all about. Obama's going to have who he wants to have give the invocation at his inauguration. But the outrage around Warren has sent a VERY clear signal from the religious mainstream in these United States who have for too long sat idle while the right wing SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-87816713393645604092008-12-29T22:13:00.000-08:002008-12-29T22:13:00.000-08:00The best that can be said is most people won't rem...The best that can be said is most people won't remember who gave the invocation. Just as most of us probably didn't know who gave it in earlier ceremonies. The fear is that Rick Warren will try to use it to claim to be the 'nation's preacher' and to speak for the 'religious' in this country (a situation that neither liberal Christians, Catholics, Orthodox or non-Christians are likely to find Erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037406583478493064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-63819300946891848562008-12-29T21:01:00.000-08:002008-12-29T21:01:00.000-08:00John ... there's a term for that. It's "bullshit."...John ... there's a term for that. <BR/><BR/>It's "bullshit."<BR/><BR/>Or, as Frank Rich said more elegantly, Fighting AIDS is not a get-out-of-homophobia-free card.SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-40354535338033354562008-12-29T11:52:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:52:00.000-08:00I'm still troubled by the reasoning that a number ...I'm still troubled by the reasoning that a number of commentators have used - "he's good on treatment for HIV+/AIDS victims, therefore he should get a pass even though he's anti-gay."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547673802645392683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-22549554485265766052008-12-29T06:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T06:00:00.000-08:00Hmmm . . . well, I suppose Rick Warren is better t...Hmmm . . . well, I suppose Rick Warren is better than Franklin Graham, but not by much. <BR/><BR/>Please do keep us posted on the "alternative invocation." The two professors over at The Kitchen Table Blog suggested this last week. What a GREAT idea. I would have put Rick Warren on 'mute' anyway. How great to have an alternative that we can all pray together.<BR/><BR/>As BHO says, "Be the Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-77068750451449377232008-12-28T22:17:00.000-08:002008-12-28T22:17:00.000-08:00Added the links to the Graham invocations to the w...Added the links to the Graham invocations to the wikipedia article.<BR/><BR/>You might also be interested in the Daily Kos article <A HREF="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/25/15929/697" REL="nofollow">Inaugural Prayers: Why were they chosen?</A><BR/><BR/>According to one of the sources. Episcopal Bishop Sherrill back in 1953 gave the shortest inaugural prayer on record. Afterwards he Erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037406583478493064noreply@blogger.com