It seems to me that a committed “Christian,” as the president claims to be, though not always having to be in “spread the word” mode, certainly wouldn’t hide a symbol of the faith they profess to embrace with all their heart and soul.
This wasn’t the case at Georgetown University:
(CNSNews.com) – Georgetown University says it covered over the monogram “IHS‖symbolizing the name of Jesus Christâ€â€because it was inscribed on a pediment on the stage where President Obama spoke at the university on Tuesday and the White House had asked Georgetown to cover up all signs and symbols there.As of Wednesday afternoon, the “IHS†monogram that had previously adorned the stage at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall was still covered up — when the pediment where it had appeared was photographed by CNSNews.com.
NBC News is also reporting the same thing.
It’s explained that this was done to create a generic setting for a “policy speech.” Because who wants any reference to Jesus to get in the way of wealth transfer?
Here are three pictures — the top one is from a photo of the pediment in Gaston Hall that I Googled that was taken long before Obama’s speech, the next picture is the photo of the same pediment that CNS News snapped after Obama’s speech while it was still covered up, and the third is of Obama speaking in front of the covered-up pediment:
Okay, you’re a Christian but want to deliver a “generic” speech, so instead of just finding a secular setting free of any religious symbols at all, you give the speech in religious surroundings and cover up any symbols of Jesus Christ that happen to be in the way? This speaks volumes on the nature of the egos that are in charge, and speaks even larger volumes about this “deeply Christian” president who hasn’t managed to find a church in DC yet and somehow thinks that a Christian symbol impedes on the impact of his policy speeches. Maybe he just didn’t want people to be confused about exactly which lord to follow. Who knows?
