FeedRobinson Invocation Cut From Obama’s We Are One
Written by NetBear on January 19, 2009 – 12:48 pm -You can visit HBO.com to watch yesterday’s We Are One concert. But something is missing from the program. Apparently Obama’s Presidential Inaugural Committee made the decision to to exclude the invocation by openly gay bishop Gene Robinson from being televised.
Then, in an updated statement, HBO said it was their fault, saying “It was not an HBO omission. We merely televised the show beginning at 2:30pm. Had the PIC told us upfront that this was to be part of the telecast, it would have been.”
HBO has also given PIC permission to post Rev. Robinson’s prayer on their website, but that has yet to surface. Regardless, we’ve got it here for you.
Many thanks to Sarah Pulliam for Christianity Today magazine for making this moment available to everyone via YouTube.
By BignFuzzy on Jan 19, 2009 3:02:37 PM | Reply
An interesting prayer. Not at all what I expected. His prayer is not rousing but cautious and all inclusive. I like what he says, I just wish he had added a little more “oomph” to it and given it a more celebratory tone.
Still, this is a milestone in history that an openly gay bishop was asked to partake in these celebrations. Let’s all celebrate that fact!