Gay Bishop Gene Robinson’s Prayer, A Version You Can Actually Hear (Video)

Bryan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:06:35 +0000

HBO cut Bishop Gene Robinson’s prayer, they now are saying the Obama transition team pulled the plug. In any case, here is the prayer from Bishop Gene Robinson.

AfterElton.com has spoken to HBO, who says the decision to cut Robinson was made by the Obama transition team.

Gay Bishop Gene Robinson To Deliver Invocation At First Inaugural Event

Bryan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:36:51 +0000

Gene Robinson, the Episcopal church’s first gay bishop, will deliver the invocation at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, January 18 – the formal kickoff leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Obama.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the service, including the President-elect.

“It will be an enormous honor to offer prayers for the country and the new president, standing on the holy ground where the ‘I have a dream speech’ was delivered by Dr. King, surrounded by the inspiring and reconciling words of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address,” Robinson wrote in a weekend e-mail to supporters.

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Gay Bishop Gene Robinson’s Prayer, A Version You Can Actually Hear (Video)

Gay Bishop Gene Robinson To Deliver Invocation At First Inaugural Event