In this Nov. 16, 2008 file photo, Rev. Dean Snyder speaks to his congregation at the Foundry United Methodist Church during a service, in Washington. The church will contribute to a collection of sermons and orations relating to the 2009 presidential inauguration, being gathered by the Library of Congress. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)
"...The folks at the library's American Folklife Center (click title to entry - thank you) are soliciting churches, synagogues, mosques and others for copies of sermons or passionate speeches that focus on the significance of the Jan. 20 inauguration of Obama as the country's first black president...."