tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post8424393881791693753..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: A Prayer for the Nation ...SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-52743643850232766152009-01-20T13:23:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:23:00.000-08:00It['s a pattern:1. GLBT community dissed2. Obama-...It['s a pattern:<BR/><BR/>1. GLBT community dissed<BR/>2. Obama-ites say "sorry, we'll do better next time. Trust us, really."<BR/><BR/>Repeat.<BR/><BR/>Plus ça changes...IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-37756817597225399032009-01-19T16:03:00.000-08:002009-01-19T16:03:00.000-08:00Sometimes we are blessed by silence. God knows wh...Sometimes we are blessed by silence. God knows what is best for us, wot? Isn't all he did was do the usual "prayer" of the liberal; tell God what he already knows and inform him as to what he needs to do about it?bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536079575268346168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-17425147342712828522009-01-19T07:50:00.000-08:002009-01-19T07:50:00.000-08:00I agree - I was extremely disappointed as well. A...I agree - I was extremely disappointed as well. And what a wonderful prayer it was! Would have been nice for us all to hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-67661324206051521862009-01-19T07:14:00.000-08:002009-01-19T07:14:00.000-08:00The speakers were turned on for the throng gathere...The speakers were turned on for the throng gathered, and they listened and said Amen. Christianity Today posted the prayer on YouTube;<BR/><A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWAnitUCw4" REL="nofollow">Gene Robinson's Prayer Kicks off Inaugural Events</A>Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-33232326164496356522009-01-19T06:51:00.000-08:002009-01-19T06:51:00.000-08:00Contacted Sunday night by AfterElton.com concernin...Contacted Sunday night by AfterElton.com concerning the exclusion of Robinson's prayer, HBO said via email, "The producer of the concert has said that the Presidential Inaugural Committee made the decision to keep the invocation as part of the pre-show." <BR/><BR/>AfterElton.com has also contacted the inaugural committee for a statement and awaits their response.Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033349799774692900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-86630661627861793262009-01-19T05:21:00.000-08:002009-01-19T05:21:00.000-08:00This just in: It is being reported in several plac...This just in: It is being reported in several places that HBO has responded to the outrage over Bishop Robinson's exclusion by explaining the decision to not include his prayer was made by the Obama team and not HBO.<BR/><BR/>I pray this is not the case.David and Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545394141617985139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-4283506071729542122009-01-19T05:05:00.000-08:002009-01-19T05:05:00.000-08:00It's too late to not be "upset" with HBO. It was a...It's too late to not be "upset" with HBO. <BR/><BR/>It was absolutely groundbreaking for the first openly gay Bishop to be the first openly gay clergy-person to give the invocation at an "official" inaguration event. HBO chose not to cover it, but it's a funny thing to me that they seem all too eager to give GLBT folks plenty of air-time when it comes to, for example, some sordid scene in OZ.<BR/David and Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545394141617985139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-51105174351072862622009-01-19T00:00:00.000-08:002009-01-19T00:00:00.000-08:00It's very disappointing that HBO did not show Bish...It's very disappointing that HBO did not show Bishop Robinson in any of their broadcasts. Somehow, I doubt that Tuesday's invocation will meet the same fate. Sad.<BR/><BR/>I heard from a good friend that the invocation was carried by NPR, but they don't have an online archive.<BR/><BR/>Luckily, Someone from Christianity Today was in the audience and posted <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307577797436942811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-14252363157713968712009-01-18T22:04:00.000-08:002009-01-18T22:04:00.000-08:00I was very disappointed that HBO did not show the ...I was very disappointed that HBO did not show the prayer. I have emailed them to register my disappointment.<BR/><BR/>Phyllismimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786694123431105644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-7826381862801124642009-01-18T22:00:00.000-08:002009-01-18T22:00:00.000-08:00Before we get too upset at HBO, I wonder whether i...Before we get too upset at HBO, I wonder whether in previous inaugural concerts (a) whether there was an invocation and (b) whether it was televised? <BR/><BR/>It could be that no one at HBO considered anyone would ever want to watch the invocation ever and so they just cut it. <BR/><BR/>Remember also these invocations/benedictions whether by Robinson or Warren are just window dressing. Erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037406583478493064noreply@blogger.com