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In the pulpit, looking toward inauguration

E-mail|Link|Comments (3) Posted by Michael Paulson January 18, 2009 01:03 PM

All across a snowy Massachusetts this weekend, priests and ministers, rabbis and imams are reflecting on the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.

Inspired by the Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project of the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center, the Globe invited local clergy to e-mail the texts of inauguration-related sermons and prayers for posting here on the Articles of Faith religion blog. You can find all of the submissions by clicking on the Inauguration Sermons category in the blog’s right rail. There are several dozen sermons posted already, and more will be added as they come in; we will also have a story in Monday's paper about the scene at multiple area churches, synagogues and mosques.

(Photo above, by Matthew J. Lee of the Globe staff, shows the congregations of the Historic Charles Street AME Church and the Wellesley Congregational Church holding hands during a joint worship service this morning. Photo below, by Bill Greene of the Globe staff, shows worshipers listening to a sermon about the inauguration during Friday worship at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Boston.)

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Why does this article denominate Christianity into Episcopal, Baptist, Catholic, etc but not do the same for Judaism? This either shows a basic lack of understanding that modern Judaism is divided into several categories, Orthodox, Conservative, Reform etc or the author was too lazy to find out or publish which denomination the various Rabbi's belong too, or that it matters what a Catholic priest or a Baptist minister thinks, but a Rabbi is a Rabbi, and clearly they must speak for all of us.

Quite frankly, I'm VERY disappointed in this lack of courtesy. Clearly we're all expected to know and understand the difference between Christian denominations, but not Jewish or Muslim. Perhaps the author will be able to go back and correct this omission

Posted by steveg January 18, 09 11:59 PM

This is the Liberals big day especially the UCC - home of Rev Wright the racist and home to people who support Palestine over Israel and home of gay marriage.

They love to hear themselves bloviate

Posted by The Patriot January 20, 09 09:57 AM

Thank you, Mr. Paulson, for putting together such an incredible commemoration of this moment in history. I am wondering whether you can post a link to Rev. Gene Robinson's address at the opening of inaugural ceremonies yesterday as well.

Posted by JP Gal January 20, 09 10:30 AM

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Michael Paulson covers religion for The Boston Globe. He shared in the Pulitzer Prize in 2003, won the Mike Berger, Templeton and Supple awards in 2008, and is a four-time winner of the Wilbur Award.
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