Posted on 12/15/2007 5:22:10 PM PST by keats5
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:
“First of all, let me show you the cover of the White House, which is nice and bland…So that’s pleasant enough. This is what interested me, that it is a religious Christmas card. Usually in the past when I have received a Christmas card, it’s been ‘happy holiday’s’ and so on- And this says:
“‘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 gave life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.’
“That’s from Nehemiah in the Old Testament. I don’t remember— and I’m sure people will remind me—getting a religious card. Now does this also go to agnostics and atheists and Muslims and –”
Moderator Whoopie Goldberg and co-host Sherri Shepherd tried to steer clear of controversy by joking that the Scriptures were about Walters, but Walters persisted in her critique, asking, “Don’t you think it’s a little interesting that the president of all the people is sending out a religious Christmas card?”
Walters showed her co-hosts a Christmas card from Elton John and his partner David Furnish that had angels on the cover. She didn’t have similar concerns over the religious imagery as she did about the Scripture printed in the White House card.
Co-host Joy Behar pointed out to Walters that Elton John’s card was “religious,” and Walters responded, “But it doesn’t say anything religious. It says ‘Season’s Greetings.’”
Later in the show Walters did say, “By the way, I don’t want to put down the President of the United States and his wife. I think it’s very nice that they sent me a Christmas card.”
Christmas greetings can be sent to Barbara Walters at the following address. CMI asks that Christmas greetings be worded in the spirit of the season.
Barbara Walters
c/o The View 320 West 66th Street New York, NY 10023
Colleen Raezler is a research assistant at the Culture and Media Institute, a division of the Media Research Center.
LOL!
Babs, you are just a frickin genius. Did it ever occur to you that Christmas is a RELIGIOUS holiday?!
I don't know his either, but, I'm not going to make claims or judgement on his faith or his relationship with God, because only God knows whats inside President Bush's mind and heart.
I'm not going to be so quick to call him or anyone a hypocrit or a fake Christian.
The good old fashion Christmas card search ended in failure. I did not see one card in 4 or 5 large chains I visited (list includes Hallmark) that had a manger scene. I ended up finding a set of cards that were suitable and I personally printed a beautiful manger scene graphic on the personal letter I wrote everyone. If you want a challenge this holiday, go to the stores and see how many cards actually celebrate the birth of Jesus on their front. Times have changed.
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