
Bishop Gene Robinson Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, an openly gay priest and vocal gay rights leader, opened President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration with a prayer on Sunday’s kick-off event—‘ We are One’ concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Unfortunately, due to technical malfunction—some say political conspiracy—the bishop’s prayer was not broadcast. It was a good prayer, worthy of preservation and reflection. He invoked the “God of our many understandings” and asked that our communal Deity would… •