I guess I owe you a follow-up on the post yesterday on the various prayers of the inauguration, so here are some highlights.
You can view a video that shows you Rick Warren's prayer, while this site breaks it down very skillfully, showing that while it was a richly biblical, yet pretty "inclusive" as well. Of course, that's not the way everyone sees it.
Rev. Joseph Lowery, pastor and civil rights leader who closed the ceremony, began his prayer with the final verse of the song that some have called the "African-American national anthem: "Lift Every Voice and Sing." You can learn more about the song here and here.
And, from the Sunday afternoon event, Bishop Gene Robinson prayed this (video at top, scroll down to read text). Here's some analysis-- not comprehensive, but he has some good points to make about Robinson's prayer.
And this, well, it doesn't have any religious significance, but it's pretty cool. Make sure to go full screen.
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