Mad Priest Receives an Email

And it reads:

We received this email from Bishop Robinson this morning:

I am writing to tell you that President-Elect Obama and the Inaugural Committee have invited me to give the invocation at the opening event of the Inaugural Week activities, "We are One," to be held at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, January 18, at 2:00 pm. It will be an enormous honor to offer prayers for the country and the new president, standing on the holy ground where the "I have a dream speech" was delivered by Dr. King, surrounded by the inspiring and reconciling words of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It is also an indication of the new president's commitment to being the President of ALL the people. I am humbled and overjoyed at this invitation, and it will be my great honor to be there representing the Episcopal Church, the people of New Hampshire, and all of us in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.

+Gene

MP adds:

COMMENT: Well, you can spend your presidency trying not to offend anybody (the Grand Tufti option) or you can upset absolutely everybody before you even begin and then have the freedom to get on with the work that needs doing. Hang on, folks, it's going to be a bumpy ride but, hey, this magical mystery tour may just end up somewhere worth traveling to.

From his mouth to God's ear. Pay him a visit.

And so it goes.
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