politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/13/2009
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Robinson became the U.S. Episcopal church’s first openly gay bishop in 2003.
(CNN) — The first openly gay priest ordained by a major Christian denomination will deliver the invocation at the kickoff inauguration event Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial.
The Rev. Gene Robinson, Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire, has accepted an invitation issued by the Obama team [...]
blog.christianitytoday.com - 1/19/2009
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Most Obvious Pander, Evah
Slublog —
... When one's choice of inaugural invocation pastor causes you political problems with a vocal constituency, the only answer? Nuclear-level pandering. ...
OBAMA GIVES NOD OF APPROVAL TO BISHOP CAUSING SCHISM IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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PT: The first openly gay priest ordained by a major Christian denomination will deliver the invocation at the kickoff inauguration event Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial. The Rev. Gene Robinson, Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire, has accepted an invitation issued by the Obama team prior to the announcement of the Rev. Rick Warren’s selection to deliver the invocation at the president-elect’s swearing-in, Politico reported Monday. Robinson had been a critic of Warren’s role, calling his inclusion in the event “really, really ...
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Bishop V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, the only openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, has been asked to give the invocation at the first official inaugural activity, a welcome event with the president-elect on Sunday afternoon on the ...
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