This Says It Better Than I Ever Could...

I want to say something about Obama's selection of Ric Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration. Okay, I voted for Obama. I am also a devout Christian who happens to be a lesbian. Yes, that is possible - not always easy or comfortable, but possible.

I did not like it that Obama asked Warren to give the invocation, for a variety of reasons. Mega churches make me nervous and so I prefer nothing be done that draws attention to them. I also believe Warren thinks it is okay to discriminate against the GLBT community because he thinks God does as well. Don't even get me started on that one. I also understand the need for acceptance of all opinions and I understand that often in the GLBT community we struggle to be tolerant of those who are so intolerant of us. The reality though is that those of us who are GLBT represent the last class of people it is still okay to discriminate against in this country. It is darn near considered patriotic.

The choice of Rev. Joseph Lowery to give the benediction thrills me to no end. He is a man who has fought for the civil rights of all people for decades. I guess if I were a 'bigger' person, more spiritual perhaps, having Rev. Lowery give the benediction would be enough for me. But it isn't.

Here is a link to a blog called Daily Kos: State of the Nation and this was the entry for December 21st: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/21/174451/88. Christie expressed what I feel better than I have ever been able to do. I am angry too and I have been for a long, long, long time. I will continue to do all that I can to be loving, tolerant and compassionate. I am still angry though.