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...recent Evangelical Protestant monopoly began in 1989, when George H.W. Bush asked Billy Graham to deliver both the invocation and benediction (the opening and closing prayers) at his Inauguration. Graham did the same for Bill Clinton in 1993 and again in 1997. The decision to delegate the religious role to Graham seemed a reasonable alternative to filling the stage with an ever-growing number of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Hindu and Baha'i clergy. The famous Evangelist regularly topped the list of people Americans most admired, and he prayed in fairly broad terms, referring just to "God" and using...
...every single detail of the ceremony has come under intense scrutiny from supporters and critics alike. Of all the minor controversies that have broken out thus far, the selection of Rick Warren, who has been described as “the most prominent evangelical preacher of the post-Billy Graham generation,” to deliver the invocation at this historic event has been by far the most publicized. While some have charged that Obama is merely pandering to the Religious Right, the truth is that Warren’s selection symbolizes Obama’s hopes to move into...
...first in both of the day’s contests. The 200-yard medley relay team of Diekem, Jones, junior Simone Melillo and senior co-captain David Guernsey posted a winning 1:32.45 finish.The 200-yard freestyle relay team also captured first for the Crimson. Freshmen Nicholas Tan and Graham Frankel, junior Rick McKellar and sophomore Eric Taylor finished with a 1:26.46 time.Harvard seeks to build off of this weekend’s victory as it reaches the culmination of its dual meet season: the men’s team faces Brown in two weeks followed by the crucial...
From 2001 to 2006, the position was held by Harvard professor John D. Graham, the founder of the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, who drew fire from environmental and public-safety organizations for his support of deregulation...
...also striving to avoid any staff layoffs if we possibly can,” Graham said...