by Greta Christina
Why do the prayers of a church belong in the single most important ceremony of our state? Obama is not God’s servant, he’s ours.
Yes. Okay. Pride; hope; history; immense joy; inexpressible relief.
Yes. Sure. Absolutely.
But also this.
I was watching the Inauguration, with pride and hope and history and joy and relief. And the message I kept hearing was, “We are one country. This country belongs to everybody in it. Everybody has a voice. Everybody has a part to play. Everybody’s experience matters.
“Everybody — except you.
“Everybody except you and the roughly 15% of Americans who don’t believe in God.
“Not you. You’re not part of this. This isn’t for you.”
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(submitted by Shahabuddin Haji)