Stewart on Inaugural Address
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, January 24, 2009 11:36 AM
In case you missed it, Jon Stewart on the Inaugural Address.
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Barack Shuns Catholic Prayers
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:44 PM
Barack Obama waves during a presidential candidates forum on faith, values and poverty in Washington in June 2007. (CNS/Reuters)
Steven Waldman of Beliefnet.com notes that Catholic clergy are conspicuously absent from Barack Obama’s selection of religious leaders invited to participate in his inauguration.
We’ve reported already on two of the people invited by Obama: Evangelical pastor Rick Warren and homosexual Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson.
Obama’s third pick is Rev. Sharon Watkins, president and general... READ MORE
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Obama Invites Bishop Robinson
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, January 12, 2009 5:17 PM
(CNS)
Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, who is openly homosexual, will deliver the invocation at a Jan. 18 pre-inaugural event at the Lincoln Memorial.
President-elect Barack Obama’s invitation of Robinson is seen by some as a bid to placate homosexual activists, who were enraged by Obama’s earlier selection of Evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the... READ MORE
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An Annoying Atheist
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:02 AM
Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Bible. (CNS)
Michael Newdow doesn’t care about everyone’s rights.
But the litigious California atheist is obsessed with imposing his own alleged “right,” and that of other atheists, to purge America’s public square of any references to religion.
Newdow is spearheading a lawsuit that seeks to remove references to God and religion from next month’s inaugural ceremony. According to CNN, Newdow and... READ MORE
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What Makes Obama ‘Proud’
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, December 12, 2008 10:15 AM
President-elect Barack Obama says he is “proud” to have invited a homosexual marching band to perform in his inaugural parade.
The Lesbian and Gay Band Association, N.Y., is among the 70 marching bands and other groups that have accepted invitations to participate in the parade, as of Dec. 11.
“This is the first time that an LGBT group will be represented in a Presidential Inaugural... READ MORE
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