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cmonitor.com - 1/12/2009

Concord Monitor - N.H. bishop invited to D.C. to give prayer

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New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, an outspoken, international gay rights leader, has been asked to give a prayer at one of President-elect Barack Obama's first inauguration events at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The announcement follows weeks of criticism from Robinson ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/15/2009

Bruce Wilson: Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, Rick Warren Tells Stadium Crowd

— huffingtonpost.com — On April 17, 2005, at the southern California Anaheim Angels sports stadium thirty thousand Saddleback Church members,... more than ever gathered in one spot, assembled to celebrate Saddleback's 25th anniversary and listened as Rick Warren ... (more) Bruce Wilson: Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, ...

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nytimes.com - 1/13/2009

Gay Bishop Is Asked to Say Prayer at Inaugural Event

— nytimes.com — V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire who advised President-elect Obama on gay... rights issues, will deliver a prayer at an event on Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial. > (more) Gay Bishop Is Asked to Say Prayer at Inaugural Event

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concordmonitor.com - 1/12/2009

N.H. bishop invited to D.C. to give prayer

— concordmonitor.com — New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, an outspoken, international gay rights leader, has been asked to give... a prayer at one of President-elect Barack Obama's first inauguration events at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The ... (more) N.H. bishop invited to D.C. to give prayer

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The Rick Warren Antidote: Gay Episcopal Bishop To Speak At Inaugural Event
JammieWearingFool — Frankly, I can hardly stifle the yawns upon reading this news. Sure, I imagine some people will get bent out of shape, but I doubt it will measure anywhere near the cataclysmic meltdown from the angry left over Rick Warren. New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, an outspoken, international gay rights leader, has been asked to give a prayer at one of President-elect Barack Obama's first inauguration events at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The announcement follows weeks of criticism from Robinson and gay-rights groups over Obama's decision to tap the Rev. ...

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Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... thunderous applause, foot stomping and tears. In the years since, however, the global church has divided over the issue. Pres.-elect Barack Obama's selection of Robinson for the high profile prayer is no doubt aimed at quelling outrage in the gay community over Obama's decision to ask Pastor Rick Warren, who has likened homosexuality to incest and bigamy, to give the inaugural invocation. Robinson, an early Obama backer, told the Concord Monitor that he won't use a Bible for the 1/18 event. "While that is a ...