The "correct" answer: no religious ceremony within the inauguration.

[Democrats_win]

There is about a 0% of that happening, but it's good to know there is a correct answer.

[GrizzlyMan]

1. Thank you for posting

You are spot on. I'm no fan of Warren, but I also know there is nobody Obama could have picked to give a prayer that will be forgotten within moments of its conclusion, that would satisfy DU.

The correct answer is none of the above, as you said.

[leftofthedial]

2. bingo!

separate church and state

[SidDithers]

3. It's nice to dream, isn't it...

you're 100% correct, but it'll never happen.
**sigh**

Sid

[BlooInBloo]

5. Or "imagine", as the case may be.

:)

[BlooInBloo]

4. As long as people prefer to will nothingness over not willing at all, that's not an option...

And I think you forgot the word "chance", or possibly "probability".

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

6. No, That's Not The Correct Answer. The Ceremony Is Perfectly Fine.

[GrizzlyMan]

7. Umm, no, it's not perfectly fine.

What about the faiths that will not have their beliefs observed during the "ceremony"? Does their "brand" of religion not matter? The answer is yes, apparently.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

12. Tough Shit On Them. The Ceremony Isn't About Them. All That Matters Is The Faith Of The Person Who

is being honored by the ceremony. If someday an atheist was elected, I doubt they would be forced to go through a religious ceremony. It is voluntary and PERFECTLY acceptable. There is no a thing wrong with the religious ceremony as part of the inauguration, and it is a highly ignorant logic to classify it as otherwise (at least in a legal sense anyway).

[GrizzlyMan]

14. Thanks, brother.

And don't forget to tithe at your mega church this Sunday.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

21. Sorry Kid, I Don't Do Church.

[Bill McBlueState]

8. first rec

The inauguration is for all Americans, not only those whose religious beliefs are validated by the inclusion of prayer.

[Yavapai]

9. Too bad that the Rev. George Carlin isn't available anymore,

I bet he would have given a prayer that would be remembered for decades!

[margotb822]

10. Concur. Swear on the Constitution, not the bible. nt

[Dukkha]

11. seems we always need to cater to the weak minded

if there was no acknowledgment of religion at all there would be no problem

[Fleshdancer]

13. That would be nice

I'm just now reading up on this Rick Warren person and I completely understand why DU has exploded over this. I'm disappointed in this decision.

I just really want to know that my Democratic leaders are taking the current civil rights battles seriously. Warren doesn't fit into that vision.

[DavidDvorkin]

15. Yes, indeed

I wonder when -- or if -- that will happen.

[enlightenment]

16. Thank you. nt

[progressoid]

17. You never know. It might happen.

I still have a few decades left in me. I'm optimistic it might happen before I croak.

[Laelth]

18. Hear, hear! n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[Mosby]

19. I'd be happy with a non-denominational invocation

which is what should be done if the Obama team really wants to be inclusive.

[librechik]

20. Yes indeed.

It's heartbreaking how far The American Experiment has fallen from our origins in the enlightenment.