Olive Branch Interfaith Peace Partnership

Here are some of the photos taken at our inauguration eve event Rebirthing King, Rebirthing America. Click here to browse the album at Flickr, or enjoy the slideshow below.

We've been scanning the Internet for mentions of last week's wonderful Rebirthing King, Rebirthing America event (photos coming soon) and came across this interesting blog called The FundamentaList by The American Prospect. They've been tracking the religious right for some time, but are now looking at the religious left as well, as we immediately popped onto their radar!

In addition to noting other inauguration-related items (including the Rev. Rick Warren's comparison of himself to Dr. King!) blogger Sarah Posner attended our event last week and had this to report:

When Barack Obama was elected as our country's first African-American president in November, many peace activists raised our voices in celebration. On the FORpeace blog, we discussed our reactions - a lot of joy mixed with some skepticism - about what changes this might bring to Washington, D.C. and to the nation. Today we observe Martin Luther King Day on the cusp of Obama's inauguration, and the juxtaposition of these two events couldn't be more powerful.

Click to download a PDF of the flyer.

REBIRTHING KING, RE-INAUGURATING AMERICA:  
A COVENANTAL PLEDGE ON JANUARY 19-20, 2009  
 
On this rebirthing day , January 19, 2009, Martin Luther King's Birthday, on the eve of there coming into office a new government to represent the American people, I join in covenant with other Americans: --   
  
I commit myself to give a new birth in America and in the world to the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, to call ourselves and  every nation now to develop an overriding loyalty to humankind as a whole, in order to preserve the best in our individual societies;  
  
I commit myself to work toward a world-wide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond any tribe, race, class, or nation;  to call for an all-embracing and unconditional love for all humanity and for the web of life upon our planet;