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2013-01-22T21:11:41-05:00

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The Prayer of Myrlie Evers-Williams

Last updated on: January 22, 2013 at 9:11 pm By Chris Henrichsen

I wrote last week about the historical significance of Myrlie Ever-Williams delivering the invocation at President Obama’s Second Inauguration. In our open thread, I mentioned loving it. Here it is: America, we are here, our nation’s Capitol on this January the 21st 2013, the inauguration of our 45th [editor’s note, should be 44th] president Barack Obama. We come at this time to ask blessings upon our leaders, the president, vice president, members of Congress, all elected and appointed officials of... Read more

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2013-01-22T15:40:38-05:00

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My MLK

Last updated on: January 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm By Chris Henrichsen

I originally wrote the following for BCC back on January 18, 2010. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my very favorite figures in the history of American politics and social thought. I have always had a special respect for the civil rights movement, even during my days as a conservative. But King himself holds a special place in my thinking today. I think this is largely because King represented a form of left- leaning liberalism that died in American... Read more

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2013-01-21T17:21:29-05:00

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“Bless us with the humility to accept logic and evidence.” An Inaugural Prayer from Germany. #myinauguralprayer

Last updated on: January 21, 2013 at 5:21 pm By Chris Henrichsen

Our next installment in our inaugural prayer series comes from Hellmut Lotz. He is a political scientist and campaign consultant living in Germany. He also lived in Utah and Maryland for a total of 17 years. Here is Hellmut’s prayer for today’s Inauguration: Bless us with the humility to accept logic and evidence. Bless us with the generosity to cooperate with one another. Bless us with the courage to defend the rights of the few and the unpopular. And bless... Read more

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2013-01-21T11:18:36-05:00

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Inauguration Open Thread/Live Blog

Last updated on: January 21, 2013 at 11:18 am By Chris Henrichsen

UPDATE: Let’s get started! Comments and thoughts will be shared in the comment section below. All perspectives are welcome. Disagreement ail happen and that is good. Standard rules about language and rudeness apply. Having written a bit about the inaugural prayers, I am looking forward to the the actually show on Monday. Join me here for an open thread discussion of the ceremonies. I will be joined by Dwight Welch, and United Church of Christ Minister from Sheridan, WY. I... Read more

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2013-03-24T09:59:22-05:00

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A Theory of Justice: The Musical!

Last updated on: March 24, 2013 at 9:59 am By Chris Henrichsen

I have not seen The Book of Mormon: The Musical. To be honest, I have not seen any musicals that are not at a local high school or community college. Often while wondering about musicals about sacred texts, I have wondered a few times about the possibilities of a musical version of my favorite book…the book that is the focus of my academic work….the book which changed my life. As it turns out, that musical is already in... Read more

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2013-01-16T12:38:31-05:00

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“We come before thee at a very important time…” An Inaugural Prayer from an Engineer. #myinauguralprayer

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 12:38 pm By Chris Henrichsen

The first prayer in our inaugural prayer series comes from Eric Nielson. Eric is an mechanical engineer and he lives in the Midwest. I want to thank him for not only getting us started, but also for writing a thoughtful prayer. He is introduces himself as follows: My name is Eric Nielson. I am a lifelong faithful Latter-day Saint. My political views are quite conservative and I would consider myself far right. Yet, I am not confident that my political... Read more

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2013-01-15T11:49:17-05:00

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CFP: Call for Prayers–Share with us your Inaugural Prayer #myinauguralprayer

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 11:49 am By Chris Henrichsen

With all of the focus on the inaugural prayers, I wanted to invite all of you to consider what you might say if you were an inaugural prayer speaker. I would also invite you to share your prayer with us here at Faith-Promoting Rumor and Patheos. Email me your prayer at [email protected]. I will start sharing the prayers as they start coming in and through Inauguration Day on Monday. We want prayers from those of all faiths and religions. Non-believers... Read more

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2013-01-14T12:54:07-05:00

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@askmormongirl Joanna Brooks should say the Inaugural Benediction.

Last updated on: January 14, 2013 at 12:54 pm By Chris Henrichsen

The invocation at President Obama’s Second Inauguration will be delivered by civil rights hero Myrlie Eger-Williams. The benediction is going to be offered by…well…we do not know, yet. Rev. Louie Giglio was scheduled to deliver the benediction, but because of controversy of his past comments about homosexuality he withdrew from the program. This has raised some important questions: 1. Is the large segment of society which believes that homosexuality is a sin being ostracized from the public square? 2. Who... Read more

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2013-03-24T10:03:11-05:00

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Faith as a Relationship

Last updated on: March 24, 2013 at 10:03 am By Chris Henrichsen

I recently heard somebody refer to faith as a verb. While many verbs are involved in faith, I would say that faith is itself not a verb, but it is a noun. Faith in Jesus Christ is not believing in Christ. Having faith in Christ is having a relationship with Him. A relationship is a noun. What then does this thing involve? That is a more complex issue. What does any relationship require? We could probably come up with a... Read more

2013-01-08T15:53:39-05:00

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Public Prayer: Myrlie Evers-Williams to Pray at Inauguration

Last updated on: January 8, 2013 at 3:53 pm By Chris Henrichsen

The Obama inauguration team has announced that Myrlie Evers-Williams will be delivering the invocation at the public swearing-in of the President on January 21. Evers-Williams is the former chairwoman of the NAACP. She is also the widow of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader who was gunned down in front of their home in Mississippi in 1963. (I am including a brief video of her talking about their work below). While the choice of Evers-Williams is historical because of who... Read more

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