Thursday, April 16, 2009

Georgetown University Removes Name Of Jesus

Quickie link to this post by Pastorius at Infidel Bloggers Alliance.

Excerpt from the above posting:
...And so it came to pass, beneath Gaston Hall's beautiful painting of Morality, Faith, and Patriotism, with gold letters on the wall behind him spelling the Jesuit motto "Ad majorem Dei gloriam"—"To the greater glory of God"—Obama shared his prosperity gospel at the nation's oldest Catholic university.

But there was one thing missing: Jesus' name.

I'm not just talking about Obama's failing to mention Jesus—though he did pointedly fail to mention the name of the One—that is, for him, the other "One"—who first told the "parable" he shared.

No, Jesus' very name, in the form of the ancient monogram IHS, which had been in gold lettering on the wooden archway above Gaston Hall's dais, was painted over (or otherwise expertly camouflaged) prior to Obama's arrival. Apparently, the Name that is above every other name is not permitted to be above Obama....

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CNS News says that it was at the request of the White House that the name of Jesus was removed...
Read the rest and see the photos HERE.

Addendum: See the high-resolution photos HERE.

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posted by Always On Watch @ 4/16/2009 07:46:00 PM  

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