ABC's Barbara Walters Slams White House Christmas Card for including Scripture

www.lifesite.net ^ | 12-14-07 | Colleen Raezler

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LOS ANGELES, CA, December 14, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Barbara Walters likes to receive Christmas greetings from high-profile celebrities and leaders, but apparently not if they refer to the Bible.

On Thursday's episode of ABC's The View, Walters expressed dismay that President and Mrs. Bush would send out greetings containing Scripture.

During the segment, Walters showed the other gals some of the "highfalutin Christmas cards," and explained the White House card:

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Send email to Babawawa

I suggest everyone send Barbara an E-Christmas card.

[mojo114]

Just sent a very nice email, unfortunately her mailbox is not responding.

[oldvike]

Can't say what I'm thinking.

Here ya go...I'll say if for you:

F%$K YOU BARBARA!!!

[ChessExpert]

Did you want the Jewish person to acknowledge your holiday? Did you want them to thank you for being such a great person?

Next time a Muslim person gives a gift in honor of the prophet Muhammad you sure as shooting better accept it or you too will be deemed ungrateful.

If I were in a Muslim country and was given a gift in "good faith," I would try to accept it gracefully. It is not likely that I would be confused with an Arab. Of course, if I could pass, then there would be even less reason to take offense. Why shouldn't that thinking apply here?

[Kenny500c]

This is actually an attack on Huckabee, even this nitwit dried-out prune knows Pres. Bush is not running for re-election.

As Huckabee rises in the polls look for even more MSM attacks against Chistianity.

No, Huckabee is not my first choice, but I would vote for him in the general election.

[poinq]

I would accept such a gift no matter what country I was in. And if I liked and respected the person I would accept the gift regardless of the religion. (I think you can go to some wild extremes here. But most religions I know.)

[Doctor Don]

Barbara W. complaining about George W.? That pagan wench is so much in love with her ego..... how would she interview God? Probably even He could not escape criticism from this fading celebrity!

[SaveTheChief]

Shame on the White House for trying to put religion into the holiday season!

[DouglasKC]

“Did you want them to thank you for being such a great person?” A simple thank you would have sufficed. What would you do?

I am a Christian who doesn't observe Christmas because it's not a biblical holy day.

If I were offered a Christmas gift I too would decline it respectfully and gracefully. I might say "I appreciate your thoughtfulness and intentions, but I have to decline it because it goes against my beliefs."

If pressed, I might say that it should go to someone who really needs it and can't afford it.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

I got one of this year's cards.

The front of the card is a color print of a painting of the East Colonnade at the White House. The view is from a snowy outside, beside a water pool, looking through a large window into the White House at a lighted and decorated Christmas tree.

Inside the card, it says, (under a gold presidential seal)

"You alone are the LORD, You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them, You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. NEHEMIAH 9:6 (NIV)

Below that, in a cursive typeface, it reads: "May the joy of all creation fill your heart this blessed season. 2007" It is signed "George Bush ....Laura Bush."

[seeingthroughtheblur]

Oh well....I tried to submit an email to wish her a Merry CHRISTmas but the server timed out. Think she pulled the plug?

[dynachrome]

"when the Pres lights the National Christmas Tree nondenominational winter solstice tree.

[Steve_Seattle]

Is that lisping idiot still around? Heaven forbid that a card about a religious holiday should have a religious message.

[italianquaker]

why are they sending this slag a card anyway

[ropin71]

Just sent her an e-mail wishing her a merry CHRISTx

[Conservative4Ever]

yeah..but being Jewish, she probably doesn’t give a rip. IMHO she could have been a little more gracious about the card.

[BamaDi]

I just got my WH Christmas card yesterday and loved it...this is the 5th one I’ve got,....have had them all framed and hung in my foyer....and all of them have a quote from the Bible...Merry Christmas

[DouglasKC]

I accept the sticky cakes with a thank you on Chinese New Year when offered even though I had never heard of the celebration or custom until recently. I don't think that it's too much to accept a Christmas card if you don't celebrate.

So it's okay for someone to compromise their beliefs because of what you think?

[Aria]

I’m going to send her a religious Christmas card.

grrrrr

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What an idiot...