Many gods were invoked at the Inauguration service

Many gods were invoked at the Inauguration service January 23, 2017

320px-The_Washinton_National_CatheralThe traditional Inauguration Service at the National Cathedral was an interfaith service featuring Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Baha’is, Native American religion, Jews, and Christians–including Catholics, Orthodox, mainline Protestants, and evangelicals–who aren’t bothered by syncretism.

After the jump, a list of the participants, with a link to a story about the event.

UPDATE:  For a description of the service, go here.

From Praying at the inaugural service: An imam, a rabbi, a Hindu priest and an abundance of pastors – The Washington Post:

Hon. Carlyle Begay
Navajo Nation

Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington
Episcopal Church

Rt. Rev. James B. Magness, Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries
Episcopal Church

Rev. Randall Marshall Hollerith, Dean, Washington National Cathedral
Episcopal Church

Cantor Mikhail Manevich
Washington Hebrew Congregation

Rabbi Fred Raskind
Temple Bet Yam, St. Augustine, Fla.

Alveda King
Pastoral Associate, Priests for Life, Atlanta, Ga.

Bishop Harry Jackson
Hope Christian Church, Beltsville, Md.

Priest Narayanachar L. Dialakote
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Lanham, Md.

Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Imam Mohamed Magid
All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center, Sterling, Va.

Sajid Tarar
Baltimore

Pastor Greg Laurie
Harvest Christian Fellowship, Riverside, Calif.

Jack Graham
Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Tex.

His Eminence Geron Archbishop Demetrios of America
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan, Canon of Worship, Washington National Cathedral
Episcopal Church

David Jeremiah
Shadow Mountain Community Church, El Cajon, Calif.

Rev. Ronnie Floyd
Cross Church, Springdale, Ark.

David Swanson
First Presbyterian Church, Orlando

Jesse Singh
Chairman of the Board of Sikh Associations of Baltimore

Ian McIlraith
Soka Gakkai International — USA, Los Angeles

Anthony Vance
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States

Cissie Graham Lynch
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Charlotte, N.C.

Pastor Ramiro Pena
Christ the King Baptist Church, Waco, Tex.

Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
Roman Catholic Church

Rev. Darrell Scott
New Spirit Revival Center, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

And read the accompanying story.

 

Photo of National Cathedral interior by Mina Elias – I (Mpk240 (talk)) created this work entirely by myself., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28717285

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