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concordmonitor.com - 1/12/2009

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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news.yahoo.com - 1/12/2009

Gay bishop invited to pre-inauguration event in DC - Yahoo! News

— news.yahoo.com — CONCORD, N.H. The first openly gay Episcopal bishop will say a prayer at the Lincoln Memorial for one of President-elect Barack Obama 's first inauguration events. New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson will deliver the invocation at an ... (more) Gay bishop invited to pre-inauguration event in DC - ...

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Gene Robinson: Gay Bishop Giving Obama Prayer
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... "It's important for any minority to see themselves represented in some way," Robinson said in an interview with the Concord Monitor. "Whether it be a racial minority, an ethnic minority or, in our case, a sexual minority. Just seeing someone like you up front matters." ...

Gene Robinson: Gay Bishop Giving Obama Prayer
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... "It's important for any minority to see themselves represented in some way," Robinson said in an interview with the Concord Monitor. "Whether it be a racial minority, an ethnic minority or, in our case, a sexual minority. Just seeing someone like you up front matters." ...

The Christian Bishop and the non-Christian Invocation
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... According to an interview with the Concord Monitor, Robinson went out of his way to prevent his invocation from being, as he put it, “especially Christian.” Apparently this Episcopalian Bishop’s first responsibility is to those who share his sexual orientation and his liberal politics, rather than to God, the Holy Scriptures, and those who, as a Bishop, he is ostensibly charged with shepherding in a manner consistent with the written and spoken will of the Christian God he claims to serve. ...

The “Christian” Bishop and the “Not Especially Christian” Invocation
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... According to an interview with the Concord Monitor, Robinson went out of his way to prevent his invocation from being, as he put it, “especially Christian.” Apparently this Episcopalian Bishop’s first responsibility is to those who share his sexual orientation and his liberal politics, rather than to God, the Holy Scriptures, and those who, as a Bishop, he is ostensibly charged with shepherding in a manner consistent with the written and spoken will of the Christian God he claims to serve. ...

More Ire to Come?
www.markdroberts.com — ... or not Warren will pray “in Jesus’ name” at the end of his invocation. Many theologically conservative Christians expect Warren to end his prayer by saying something like “in Jesus’ name.” If he doesn’t, they’ll be quite miffed. On the other end of the spectrum, others will be upset if Warren mentions the house-dividing name of Jesus in his prayer, or otherwise points to Jesus in so many words. They see such public prayers as needing to be inclusive. For example, the forementioned Bishop Robinson said about his inaugural prayer: “I will be careful not to be ...