Barack Obama, Gene Robinson, Inauguration Prayer

Barack Obama has asked New Hampshire Episcopalian openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson to deliver the prayer at the opening of the first inaugural ceremony that the President-elect will attend, Sunday 18 January 2009, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

Quoted in PageOneQ, the Right Reverend Robinson said to the Concord Monitor:

"It's important for any minority to see themselves represented in some way. Whether it be a racial minority, an ethnic minority, or in our case, a sexual minority. Just seeing someone like you up front matters."

Indeed, it does matter.

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