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Shout-out to the nonbelievers

We were debating going to D.C. After seeing the crowds, I'm really glad we didn't. I'm happy to watch from afar as Aretha Franklin belts out "Let freedom ring," and President Obama warns us that there's no room for slackers in this country.

After hearing Rick Warren's opening prayer, I thought about how the country may be ready for a non-white president, but I doubt we're ready for a non-Judeochristian president. So the line that stuck out for me in the inauguration speech was that we are a nation of "Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and," he waved a finger, "nonbelievers."

Quick story from junior high: I went to Sunday school with a friend and was asked to read a psalm out loud. "The way of the wicked shall perish," I recited. "And who are the wicked?" asked the teacher. "Nonbelievers!" squeaked the smallest member of the group. I pasted a smile on my face like a good Christian.

God bless the nonbelievers! (And thanks, President Obama.)

P.S. - The new White House homepage launched at 12:01 a.m.

Full post as published by Magic Cookie on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).