Roland Martin (CNN) just said, 'The benediction is more important than the invocation

within the faith context because that's the prayer sending folks forward." (And you know who's giving the benediction.)

Obama is a President for everyone.

you understand that, right?

A lot of people died on 9/11 but we came together as a country.

Thousands of people are homeless because of Katrina but downtown is so much nicer now.

Eight years of Bush are worth it because that elected Obama.

Obama elevates Dominionists but they don't get the last word.

Cool.

Honestly, I couldn't do this board without that feature :)

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But Rev. Lowery, like Coretta Scott King was, is very supportive of gay rights, and sees them as an extension of the same battle for civil rights in which he played such an important part.

Thanks. :hi:

Yes, Rev. Lowery has been a great advocate for LGBT civil rights. He's 86 years old and still going strong. He looks great.

if he doesn't support equality.

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"(And you know who's giving the benediction.)" I didn't say I know who's giving it. :)

Since when?? I was born and raised in Atlanta and have known about Rev. Lowery since I was a child and have never heard this.

Are you perhaps getting him mixed up with Rev. Robinson?? If it's true, just want to make sure. Thanks

ETA: Never mind, just saw your other posts.

The UMC is anti-gay. Officially.

He is a founder of SCLC.

that Warren was the last sound of the Bush administration, the climax.. The benediction is how we go forward.

Many do not want to hear that, but it is how I see it also.

of course they were all shot down. Lowery will be bringing in the future.

it's the most uplifting element. Go forward, be good to your fellow man, and spread the word.

I wonder if anyone who disagrees with him will turn their backs on him when he gives the benediction.

will be beautiful.

beautiful! :hi:

as the invocation in the mind of any liturgics expert on the planet...except Roland Martin. Whose wife helps heal gay people. :eyes:

So, yeah, that's rough.

Joseph Lowery's words are what will be in people's ears as they "go forth". He gets the last say!

The Sound of a Door Closing

That's what we'll hear when Warren speaks on January 20th. Nothing could be a more fitting ending to the most shameful national episode in living memory. How appropriate that Bush's exit will be marked by comments from a voice of self-aggrandizing bigotry, deliberate ignorance, exclusion and self-anointed religious "authority."

In strokes of exquisite contrast the ceremony will begin with the long overdue departure of an evil regime; but it will conclude with a benediction delivered by Rev. Lowery, a soul long dedicated to benefiting the lives of others. The hand of grace thus extended over the nation as Obama's door opens will be worthy of the "amen" that welcomes the restorative energy of hope.

political discourse has really reached new heights.



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Of course, that's a BIG IF when it comes to Warren, who will probably refer to Jesus as "my best bud, Jesus, baby..." :eyes:

Everything else is secondary.

1A. Barack gets sworn in and officially becomes the POTUS.
1B. Barack's speech.

They are equally important. :)

It matters little who gives a prayer or an invocation. What will be remembered most, besides the signing in (which you're right is actually #1) is what Obama says. That is what will be written into the history books.

Sometimes, that's the very best way to survive.

This isn't one of those times, is it?

think is important in my life, even if they are gay.

This is a governmental event, not a religious event. Let's let those that have some sort of religion in their lives just deal with it.

The rest of us can rise above these ceremonial moments, and deal with the realities of our world, hoping the homophobic people find some way to accept Obama as one they can feel comfortable with someday.

to be present at the event. For non-believers, this may not seem like much, but in the faith community, the invocation is WAAAY more important than the benediction. The benediction is a blessing of the people, the invocation invokes the Creator. The invocation is more important. At a good many events, the benediction is treated as an afterthought. Nice of Martin to try to save Obama's bacon in this way, but he's wrong. And I suspect he knows it.

so what he says does not have much credibility.

How is that different from other communications? And what does it mean about the way he approaches journalism?

i would be interested in knowing which classes he took for that.

As long as he's bought a few of her albums. She'd be lecturing gays to volunteer with his church.

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We're just another brand of sinner to him, and unless we walk away from being who we are to live a life of LIES, we are irredeemable, unlike the other "sinners" he mentions.

Prick.

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Witness this OP.

I can't figure how he got this national spotlight. And to think he's a real bigot to boot! Most disturbing.

"My wife, an ordained Baptist minister for 20 years, has counseled many men and women to walk away from the gay lifestyle, and to live a chaste life. She has asked heterosexual men and women to abstain from sex until marriage. For her, the obligation is to her calling as a minister of the Word, rather than bowing to societal pressures. She loves gay and lesbian church members dearly, and prays with them, talks to them, and breaks bread with them. But what she cannot do is compromise the integrity of the teachings of Christ."

I hate this bullshit. I wish these people would just STFU!

A real queen of humanity. :eyes:

Persecution and divisiveness, now, THOSE he expressed opinions about!

http://www.rolandsmartin.com/page/news.cfm?ArticleID=10

There's a choice endorsement for gay rights.

I don't pay much attention to Roland Martin but I really had no idea he had such feelings. I didn't know about his "Christian Communications" masters either. Never heard of such a thing. After reading that article I have a major headache.

the man who equates homosexuality to alcoholism

and inaugural protocol!