I don’t have a problem with the president giving an economic talk at a Catholic University, it was certainly not inappropriate for Georgetown to welcome him for his speech but I do object to this:
Georgetown University says it covered over the monogram “IHS”–symbolizing the name of Jesus Christ—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.
National Review is not impressed.
What was that verse?
Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.Matt 10:32-33
You know the more I read about Catholic Colleges the better Fitchburg State keeps looking.
Update: There can be only one!
Update 2: Don Surber notices and more importantly (Sorry Don) does Drudge.
Update 3: The Green Room notices and asks…
Imagine if Obama were to give a speech at the Islamic Center of Washington, DC. Would members of that community approve the covering of the Shahada?
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Be careful there! You might be called a right-winged extremist. I am appalled at how our country continually chips away at our Judeo-Christianvalues. What ever happened to good moral values? Oops! I’d better watch it or I’ll be labeled too. (Fine with me. Win them with love, not hate.)
Well I’m not a vet but my father and uncles all were and I am pro life so even if I’m not nailed for being pro-life I’m bound to be nailed for the family linkage.
Our troops know what this administration thinks of them. It will be interesting to see what happens with recruitment over the next few years.
Was symbolism paramount for our president during his campaign? Does symbolism seem to be significant to him in the early months of his presidency? To my eye, symbolism and imaging are highly valued by this president. And it is this that makes the White House’s request to Georgetown officials give me pause.
This follows the President’s recent statement in Turkey, a moderate Islamic nation, that America is not a Christian nation. True, we are not a theocracy. We are not the Holy Roman Empire of medieval Europe. There is unparalleled religious freedom in our nation. It’s one of the things we are the best at. But if we are going to be honest with history, we will realize the unique and special role that Christianity played in the founding of our nation and the shaping of our laws and culture. History is not a fluid thing that can be massaged and reshaped. I had a professor who enjoyed saying, “Wishing so does not make it so”.
Well said. Dealing with history is the way to go. Politically this is the type of thing that can hit you in the gut. Even a lapsed or a cafeteria catholic in his gut knows something is wrong with this.
In fairness it was likely the advance team that did this. I’d like to think the president is smart enough to not to, but it is Georgetown that really should have known better. I blame them much more than the White house on this.