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The choice of Rick Warren to give the Inaugural Invocation was seen by many as an afront to homosexuals and a betrayal of Obama's principles. Of course, atheists would argue that invoking supernatural beings at the Presidential Inauguration is silly outmoded superstition and a violation of First Amendment principles. Instead I present you with an alternative, humanist, invocation.

At this time, this year, liberals are in a mental flux. The curtain is about to come down on the eight nightmarish years of Bush-Cheney - surely a time to rejoice. A new guard is poised to take over but the fate of liberalism under the coming administration is uncertain.Therefore it's premature to celebrate too exuberantly. The economy has gone Humpty Dumpty, wars are raging and people are nervous. After a bruising Democratic primary and a nasty general election campaign, I am not surprised that the minutiae of domestic politics are not on the minds of many bloggers. They are probably exhausted and are in a "wait and see" mode. The majority of the posts featured here dwell on broad liberal issues, mostly independent of who is in power. A couple of bloggers have a bit of fun with fantasy and one presents us with a slice of political history.

The very first Mark E. Souder Memorial Foot In Mouth Award for Incredibly Stupid Public Remarks Concerning Atheists By A Public Servant goes to Florida Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart.

A Catholic school teacher is fired for marrying a divorced man.

FreeThought Fort Wayne's most popular blog posts from 2008.

Damn it. There are some people that should live forever. At least the people that inhabit our dreams should. Unfortunately, that's not so and early this morning one more person responsible for creating that wonderful dream called Star Trek passed away.