Ethics news weekly is presented by the Indianapolis Family Foundation dedicated to its founders at tris tann religion, community development, and education. Additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual, and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. And the corporation for public broadcasting. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. President obama began his second term this week with pomp, circumstance, and some prayer. In longstanding american tradition, religion had a high profile in many inaugural activities. Kim lawton has more. Reporter before mondays public swearingin ceremony, the obamas attended a special Worship Service at st. Johns episcopal church. Protestant, catholic and jewish leaders were part of the service, which was closed to cameras. Then, the public ceremony began with an invocation by myrlie everswilliams, widow of slain civil rights leader medgar evers and the first laywoman to gi
Presented by the Indianapolis Family Foundation dedicated to its founders at tris tann religion, community development, and education. Additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual, and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. And the corporation for public broadcasting. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. President obama began his second term this week with pomp, circumstance, and some prayer. In longstanding american tradition, religion had a high profile in many inaugural activities. Kim lawton has more. Reporter before mondays public swearingin ceremony, the obamas attended a special Worship Service at st. Johns episcopal church. Protestant, catholic and jewish leaders were part of the service, which was closed to cameras. Then, the public ceremony began with an invocation by myrlie everswilliams, widow of slain civil rights leader medgar evers and the first laywoman to give an inaugural prayer
Protest of George Wallaces segregation now, segregation forever a doctoral address. And for the first time they had said its wrong and that was a really notable departure for someone to make a public statement. We listened to that now and it just seems so trivial for somebody to say that but at the time they were really going out on a limb. So when they get this back from king you know they go you are so misunderstood and when i interviewed him in the 80s he was still complaining about how king had made them out to be a bigot. That was what he had taken away from this experience. What the d. Say . I miss some of that. Rabbi was complaining in the 80s when i talk to him that king had made him out to be a bigot and he was really sore about that. If we could collect the written questions now and we will continue but we will go ahead and do that. You may want to research this later. I am Roman Catholic and i would remind you of this. Dr. King when the the United States itself. [inaudible]
Of snow, or the plum blush of dusk, but alwayshome, always under one sky, our sky. And always one moon like a silent drum tapping on every rooftop and every window, of one country all of us facing the stars hope, a new constellation waiting for us to map it, waiting for us to name it together [applause] that is my pleasure to introduce reverend luis leon to deliver the benediction. Let us pray. Gracious and eternal god, as we conclude the second inauguration of president obama we ask for your blessings as we seek to become citizens of a beloved community, loving you and loving our neighbors as ourselves. We pray you will bless us with your presence. With out bus patrons will in fact our hearts. With your blessing we know we can bay region break down the walls that separate us. We pray for your blessings. Without it, mistrust will rule our hearts. With the blessing of your presence, we know we can renew the ties and mutual regard that can best for our civic life. We pray for your blessi
And obamas agenda for america. And good morning, america. Were live to you, right now, across the country. Gma special inauguration coverage. Magnificent morning here, for the celebration of our enduring democracy. Theres the National Mall right there. The crowds starting to gather. Some 800,000 expected today in the shadow of the Washington Monument and the capitol. Theres the view the president will have, from high atop the capitol, right now. Everyone, converging on the center of washington. Theres the president and his family, just after 8 30 this morning. Going to church services, st. Johns episcopal church, across from the white house. Reverend luis leon, the rector right there. Four years ago, the president began his Inauguration Day there, as well. Also today, Martin Luther king day, a dual celebration. Were noting that, as well. The Martin Luther king memorial. The president will have his hand on the bible of Martin Luther king and abraham lincoln, as he reenacts the oath of o