Comments on: Prayers, protests in lead up to Inauguration http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Bud Burgoon-Clark http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-40001 Bud Burgoon-Clark Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:07:47 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-40001 Blame Rev. Bernice King, Dr. King's daughter (and rumoured lesbian) who is VITROLICALLY anti-gay. I'm SURE she had SOMETHING to do with inviting Warren. I'm also sure that Rev. Ms King's late parents are ashamed of her. But that's the nature of the toxic mind-rot that is Suthren Babdist (sic) religion. Blame Rev. Bernice King, Dr. King’s daughter (and rumoured lesbian) who is VITROLICALLY anti-gay. I’m SURE she had SOMETHING to do with inviting Warren.

I’m also sure that Rev. Ms King’s late parents are ashamed of her.

But that’s the nature of the toxic mind-rot that is Suthren Babdist (sic) religion.

]]> By: Mercedes http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-39893 Mercedes Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:20:47 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-39893 Robinson was much better in his delivery than Warren. I am for strict separation of church and state but I am all for my gays...so, if all we had was a gay priest than so be it. We need to foucs on the legislation and just never forget what our Democratic party has done to us. Time to start supporting the LGBT candidates and not the Democratic machine candidates. Robinson was much better in his delivery than Warren. I am for strict separation of church and state but I am all for my gays…so, if all we had was a gay priest than so be it.

We need to foucs on the legislation and just never forget what our Democratic party has done to us. Time to start supporting the LGBT candidates and not the Democratic machine candidates.

]]> By: Bud Evans http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-39751 Bud Evans Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:17:10 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-39751 The Case of the Disappearing Bishop... Bishop Robinson's Pre-Inaugural Video That HBO and The Obama Team Didn't Want You To See... Below you will find the link where to go to see the inspirational invocation by Bishop Robinson that was shamefully cut out of the televised broadcast of the pre-inaugural events Sunday Jan 19, 2009 by HBO which the Obama Team gave exclusive rights to present. Shame on HBO and Shame on Obama's henchmen for excluding it! To see Bishop Robinson's Pre-Inaugural Presidental Invocation click on link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWAnitUCw4 The Obama Team, which sold exclusive coverage to the cable network, HBO, claims ignorance of this Bitch Slap to the Collective Face of Millions of GLBT America Citizens. Could it be just another, not so subtle, "inadvertent" occurrence of "accidentally" imposed invisibility on the GLBT community? Apparently, this is the new Obama GLBT policy of "inclusion" in collaboration with the Corporate Media -- just make them disappear. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * And now for the weather report on Inauguration Day 2009: The political forecast for incoming President Obama: Sunny and Status Quo with intermitted Mass Media a**-kissing; precipitated by White Guilt. And for the GLBT community: Cloudy with continuing irrelevancy. …That is all -- for now. ~ Bud Evans http://rainfish2000.blogspot.com The Case of the Disappearing Bishop…

Bishop Robinson’s Pre-Inaugural Video That HBO and The Obama Team Didn’t Want You To See…

Below you will find the link where to go to see the inspirational invocation by Bishop Robinson that was shamefully cut out of the televised broadcast of the pre-inaugural events Sunday Jan 19, 2009 by HBO which the Obama Team gave exclusive rights to present. Shame on HBO and Shame on Obama’s henchmen for excluding it!

To see Bishop Robinson’s Pre-Inaugural Presidental Invocation click on link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWAnitUCw4

The Obama Team, which sold exclusive coverage to the cable network, HBO, claims ignorance of this Bitch Slap to the Collective Face of Millions of GLBT America Citizens.

Could it be just another, not so subtle, “inadvertent” occurrence of “accidentally” imposed invisibility on the GLBT community?

Apparently, this is the new Obama GLBT policy of “inclusion” in collaboration with the Corporate Media — just make them disappear.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

And now for the weather report on Inauguration Day 2009:

The political forecast for incoming President Obama: Sunny and Status Quo with intermitted Mass Media a**-kissing; precipitated by White Guilt.

And for the GLBT community: Cloudy with continuing irrelevancy.

…That is all — for now.

~ Bud Evans

http://rainfish2000.blogspot.com

]]> By: charley http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-39747 charley Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:12:12 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-39747 Thank you for covering this. We certainly haven't heard much about it from the mainstream media. Thank you for covering this. We certainly haven’t heard much about it from the mainstream media.

]]> By: LOrion http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-39731 LOrion Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:07:05 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-39731 Since Santorum is out of office, SAVAGE is working on a new definition for the times: SADDLEBACK...see his column thestranger.com/gyrobase/SavageLove?oid=969486&view=comments&sort_by=date_desc#comments Since Santorum is out of office, SAVAGE is working on a new definition for the times: SADDLEBACK…see his column
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]]> By: Randy http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-39713 Randy Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:57:34 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-39713 jon, Robinson's kick-off invocation was 519 (not 589) words. Franklin Graham's inauguration invocation in 2001 was 429 words, not that much fewer than Robinson, and was also loaded with annoying preachiness and subtle attacks on the outgoing administration, such as "we have forgotten God" and "say no to all that is contrary to Your statutes of holy law" and "May this be the beginning of a new dawn for America as we humble ourselves before You and acknowledge You alone". I think the negative tone of Robinson's beginning statements wasn't the best way to start (would have gone better in the middle) and his delivery was lacklustre, but on the whole I prefer his invocation to Graham's, by a lot, because it shows a genuine caring about the world around us. jon, Robinson’s kick-off invocation was 519 (not 589) words. Franklin Graham’s inauguration invocation in 2001 was 429 words, not that much fewer than Robinson, and was also loaded with annoying preachiness and subtle attacks on the outgoing administration, such as “we have forgotten God” and “say no to all that is contrary to Your statutes of holy law” and “May this be the beginning of a new dawn for America as we humble ourselves before You and acknowledge You alone”. I think the negative tone of Robinson’s beginning statements wasn’t the best way to start (would have gone better in the middle) and his delivery was lacklustre, but on the whole I prefer his invocation to Graham’s, by a lot, because it shows a genuine caring about the world around us.

]]> By: jon http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-39705 jon Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:52:53 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-39705 (forgive me for pasting my comment from another post) Bishop Robinson didn't get included b/c it was 5+ minutes of crap. And they knew that when the PIC, most likely, read it last week. I'm glad Bishop Robinson was invited. But I am not proud of his words/prayer. It was 200 words to long. 589 words is a speech, not an invocation. Everyone is worried about Warren praying with an "agenda". But let's be honest with ourselves, Bishop Robinson's prayer was filled with extra "preaching". Almost every last sentence or two on each paragraph could have been deleted and still been very powerful, inclusive, and I think better. Instead, he decided to include redundant explanation that only enforces the stereotype of the liberal Bishop. That would have left 300 words of humility free, agenda free invocation. Bishop Robinson is smarter than this. I'm very disappointed that he blew this opportunity to show the faith of a gay christian and give a simple invocation instead of an advocacy speech and veiled references to Bush's failings. If Warren is smart, (which he is) he will make his invocation short, from a place of humility, stay away from hot button words, and will simply ask "god" to be present and bless the united states, us and the Obama family. And that's what Warren will do--and the press will have a field day. b/c we were all upset about Warren being there and what he might say. And compared to Robinson, Warren will be "wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove". It's about expensive air-time, not that Robinson is gay. They can't have 5+ minutes of a live broadcast filled with something not worthy of broadcast. If we are going to be invited to the table and show up. Then we have to deliver. Robinson simply didn't deliver. (forgive me for pasting my comment from another post)

Bishop Robinson didn’t get included b/c it was 5+ minutes of crap. And they knew that when the PIC, most likely, read it last week.

I’m glad Bishop Robinson was invited. But I am not proud of his words/prayer. It was 200 words to long. 589 words is a speech, not an invocation.

Everyone is worried about Warren praying with an “agenda”. But let’s be honest with ourselves, Bishop Robinson’s prayer was filled with extra “preaching”. Almost every last sentence or two on each paragraph could have been deleted and still been very powerful, inclusive, and I think better. Instead, he decided to include redundant explanation that only enforces the stereotype of the liberal Bishop. That would have left 300 words of humility free, agenda free invocation. Bishop Robinson is smarter than this. I’m very disappointed that he blew this opportunity to show the faith of a gay christian and give a simple invocation instead of an advocacy speech and veiled references to Bush’s failings.

If Warren is smart, (which he is) he will make his invocation short, from a place of humility, stay away from hot button words, and will simply ask “god” to be present and bless the united states, us and the Obama family.

And that’s what Warren will do–and the press will have a field day. b/c we were all upset about Warren being there and what he might say. And compared to Robinson, Warren will be “wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove”.

It’s about expensive air-time, not that Robinson is gay. They can’t have 5+ minutes of a live broadcast filled with something not worthy of broadcast. If we are going to be invited to the table and show up. Then we have to deliver. Robinson simply didn’t deliver.

]]> By: Ed http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-39686 Ed Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:56:46 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-39686 It's a sad day to see a bigot who is using his religion and the Bible to exclude certain Americans. Rick Warren claims to "love gays" but not to the point of treating GLBTs as equals. What a fake, he's just like the others-a bigot. But then again, what does he know about being discriminated? Clueless. It’s a sad day to see a bigot who is using his religion and the Bible to exclude certain Americans. Rick Warren claims to “love gays” but not to the point of treating GLBTs as equals. What a fake, he’s just like the others-a bigot. But then again, what does he know about being discriminated? Clueless.

]]> By: Elliott http://www.365gay.com/news/prayers-protests-in-lead-up-to-inauguration/comment-page-1/#comment-39671 Elliott Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:45:35 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4903#comment-39671 I am dismayed and angered by the failure to telecast the prayer of Bishop Robinson. Surely this was intentional and not just an oversight. Not after all the outrage over Reverend Warren's participation. What corrective action will the Obama team take? Of course, I believe that either Robinson should be asked to repeat this prayer during the actual inaugural ceremony on Tuesday along with Warren and the other Reverend OR Not televise the participation of any religious leaders at all on Tuesday. I am dismayed and angered by the failure to telecast the prayer of Bishop Robinson. Surely this was intentional and not just an oversight. Not after all the outrage over Reverend Warren’s participation. What corrective action will the Obama team take? Of course, I believe that either Robinson should be asked to repeat this prayer during the actual inaugural ceremony on Tuesday along with Warren and the other Reverend OR Not televise the participation of any religious leaders at all on Tuesday.

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