Obama Team Apologies, May Play Robinson Tape At Inauguration

Ah, the power of teh gay.Via The Feed:

The officials who planned Sunday's inaugural music celebration, We Are One, have apologized for a error that resulted in excluding the invocation by openly gay Episcopal bishop, the Rev. Gene Robinson, from the televised portion of the program. They also say the bishop's prayer may be broadcast on the big screens before Tuesday's inauguration program begins.

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There is talk that Robinson's invocation will be shown early tomorrow and the inauguration committee may post video of his prayer on its channel within the video-sharing Web site YouTube. But the committee has not yet confirmed that to me.

What's the bet on this really happening? As I've mentioned here many times, I don't think any religious message should be allowed in a government ceremony. While I'm aware of the contradiction inherent in rooting for Bishop Robinson, what we're witnessing here is very probably a harbinger of how the Obama administration will handle LGBT issues going forward. That alone makes this otherwise trifling issue important.