So who would you want to do the prayer @ the inauguration?

[Botany]

Rick Warren w/ Obama going in or Gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson w/ McCain?

Lighten up Obama is trying to make nice and he is going to be President.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. This simplistic argument doesn't get any better the 100,000th time it's posted

[Critters2]

2. I believe this is what we call a "false dichotomy". nt

[QC]

4. Yes, it's what passes for intelligent argument among the mouthbreathers. n/t

[cboy4]

Mouthbreathers and A-holes.

Get over it.

[Botany]

42. Back off

I never said I was intelligent.

[tekisui]

3. There is a range of possibilities between

Robinson and bigot Warren.

[JuniperLea]

5. There should be NO prayer...

Religion should NOT be a part of the inauguration, or our government!

[tridim]

6. Jesus or nobody.

[lisa58]

19. is he available?

[monmouth]

7. A nice Jewish Rabbi would be most appropriate...n/t

[Botany]

43. Best of both worlds

Jesus was a jew

[XemaSab]

47. I heard Obama's a secret Jew

:hide:

[Botany]

52. might be

He might be a half black half white Jewish muslim w/ links to terror.

[yardwork]

8. I know, and Rev. Warren is such a lovely man.

Rick Warren: But the issue to me is, I’m not opposed to that as much as I’m opposed to the redefinition of a 5,000-year definition of marriage. I’m opposed to having a brother and sister be together and call that marriage. I’m opposed to an older guy marrying a child and calling that a marriage. I’m opposed to one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage.

Steven Waldman: Do you think, though, that they are equivalent to having gays getting married?

Rick Warren: Oh I do.

http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/12/16/7415

Who could disagree? And his views on abortion - so steadfast! Not even the life of the mother is to interfere with saving that little fetus's life, because the fetus is more important than the woman, don't you know?

And it's so comforting to know that children will be taught that the earth is only 6,000 years old and any scientific comments to the contrary are ungodly.

Rick Warren is the ideal choice to symbolize Obama's connection to God. Don't you agree? Who wouldn't?

[Neshanic]

9. Uh, any forward thinking clergy would do. Start with Manhattan clergy.

[Critters2]

13. I'd do it!!

Ask me! Ask me! :hi:

[DJ13]

10. Oprah after she sends off for her certificate of Preachology

[IndianaJones]

11. I'd like to see David Duke up there....in the spirit of reaching out....like an olive branch. nt.

[cboy4]

14. Me too. Big tent and all. nt.

[yardwork]

25. I've been told that I need to learn about being inclusive. David Duke sounds like a good start.

Will the Ku Klux Klan Men's Glee Klub be singing at the inauguration as well? If not, how are we ever going to change minds???

[libnnc]

70. I propose asking Paul and Jan Crouch

Jan could sing.

[EFerrari]

12. You know better than this. n/t

[Botany]

48. Just seeing if the snake in the bush would wake up if I bothered it

:rofl:

BTW the answer is yes .... I woke the snake up.

p.s. I am not making fun of snakes, gays, gays who like snakes,
Christians, non-beliviers, or gay Christians who don't like snakes.

[EFerrari]

53. That's just evil.

lol

[Botany]

58. God Forgive me

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

59. Your penance is to go add a comment here:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/gay-activists-decry-pastors-role-in-swearing-in/

[racaulk]

15. I would be happy if there were no prayer at all.

After all, we are supposedly a secular nation.

[sandnsea]

16. Gene Robinson with Barack Obama

IIRC, Gene Robinson went out of his way to defend Obama during the McClurkin upset. It's not unreasonable to expect somebody to get what happened in November, but I guess they don't.

[Captain Hilts]

24. Gene Robinson STRONGLY supported Obama. nt

[boppers]

17. Rev. William G. Sinkford

It would be nice to have a prayer led by a member of a church that *doesn't* glorify hate.

[Cleita]

18. How about the Pope? n/t

[JVS]

20. Whoever Obama's pastor is, and if he doesn't have one then maybe it's time not to have a prayer.

[JeffR]

21. Couldn't disagree more.

Warren's choice sends a terrible message.

And prayers should have no official place in the inauguration anyway, but if Obama wants to continue this silly tradition, he could have chosen more wisely.

[MoonRiver]

22. Deepak Chopra

Please God! O8)

[polichick]

23. That would be nice.

[MoonRiver]

28. Maybe we can start a petition.

[polichick]

Did you suggest it at change.gov?? That's a start.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

26. Pir Zia Inayat Khan

because his prayer would be all inclusive.

[JVS]

27. David Benke

I'd love to see if he would manage to get himself excommunicated or if he'd obey the rules.

[gkhouston]

29. Skip the prayer. With Bush finally leaving office, my most urgent prayer's been taken care of.

Do we really need someone "famous" to say the prayer? Why not whoever's senior muckety at the National Cathedral or whoever does the Red Mass in October?

[Solon]

30. "I would like Assholes for $100, Alex"

:eyes:

[Bluebear]

31. Under my father's bus are many wheels. If it were not so, I would tell you.

[Zenlitened]

37. LOL!!!

:rofl:

:yourock:

[QC]

56. ROFLMAO!!!

[jberryhill]

64. Gooooooaaaaal!

Oh my. I think I need to change some clothes.

[FreeState]

32. Lighten up? Warren helped take away my civil rights - I will not "Lighten up" n/t

[CTyankee]

33. Obama is a member of the United Church of Christ. It should be one of its pastors.

Preferably the more open and tolerant ones. Which shouldn't be hard to find. Also, a woman, hopefully an openly lesbian woman would be great.

I'm not a Christian so I have no say. But I do like the UCC and their liberal "bias."

[rpannier]

34. I see...

You're okay with him giving a position that's fairly prominent and will be used as a fundraising and influence peddling position to an anti-Gay POS.

Good for you. :sarcasm:

[Zenlitened]

35. Jim Morrisson.

Or The Flying Spaghetti Monster.

(Although, between you and me, I suspect they are One And The Same. :wow: )

[Dinger]

36. Bill Moyers,

Period.

[Cattledog]

38. No Prayers! No Space Gods!

[AtomicKitten]

39. I'd prefer no prayer at all.

[boppers]

40. Richard Dawkins?

It might be nice to have a man who prays for all of us, not just the believers.

[Genevieve]

41. No prayer. nt

[many a good man]

44. Martin Sheen

or Jimmy Carter

[TexasObserver]

45. A minister from U.U. would be great, because they accept all beliefs.

Unitarian Universalists.

Get someone who will respect all faiths, or no faith.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

46. No one! No invocations.

It's an outdated and unconstitutional practice that has no place in public functions.

[last_texas_dem]

49. I'd get rid of prayer at inaugurations.

:hide:

[SidDithers]

50. God or nobody...

and even then, I'd probably prefer nobody.

Sid

[Liberal Veteran]

51. Let's have a Wiccan summon up the ghost of Harvey Milk....

....to perform the invocation.

[kath]

54. NO prayer - it does NOT belong at government functions. Let's have REAL separation of church and

state.
Keep religion in the home or houses of worship -- the ONLY places it belongs.

[IndianaGreen]

55. Why not continue to make nice and invite a white supremacist to give another invocation?

"If you sleep with dogs, you will get fleas".

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[TheKentuckian]

60. If you don't understand the need for a mainstream Christian

to do this, especially because Barack Obama is taking the oath then you are truly politically tone deaf. The no prayer people are in la la land and haven't a clue which country and century they are in.

Now, it could have been someone other than the fuckbag Warren, I'll grant that but the odds of any mainstream Christian preacher not offending many on here for exactly the same and quite easily more are pretty negligible.

[Botany]

61. thanx

good post

my idea is that Rick Warren in a no good Ass Hat .... Feeding McCain the ?s before
his time @ Warren's church is more than enough to let anybody know that .....
but my overall thought is eyes on the prize ... eyes on the prize ..... Obama will be
President.

[Warren DeMontague]

62. "Bob".

[Clio the Leo]

63. Barack Obama ......

... I would then love to hear him lead us in a round of "God Bless America."

[MrSlayer]

65. Anton LaVey.

Unfortunately, he's no longer with us. Though even his corpse would be a better pick than Warren.

[bobd0]

66. Bill Maher. nt

[zulchzulu]

67. Here's who I would have chosen... no pun intended...

Father Guido Sarducci! Goddamn it!

Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8x8eoU3L4

[IndianaGreen]

68. His Holiness the Dalai Lama would be a great choice!

We should pelt Warren with donuts!

[terrya]

69. Bishop Gene Robinson. Since you asked.

Thanks for asking. That was an easy question.