Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request

CNS NEWS.com ^ | Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | By Edwin Mora

[Cindy]

SNIPPET: "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."

SNIPPET: "Roman Catholics traditionally use “IHS” as an abbreviation for Jesus’ name."

SNIPPET: "Although the monogram was removed from the wooden pediment on the Gaston Hall stage where it would have been directly above and behind President Obama as he spoke, the letters “IHS” are posted elsewhere around the hall approximately 26 times on shields representing different parts of the United States and the world."

[culpeper]

“Frankly, the pipe and drape wasn’t high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.”

Respectful? To what? Islam ? As a Christian I’m offended you bolshevik scum.

[Liz]

N-i-c-e job. Bravo.

[Cicero]

Wow. That is one scary image. And it’s put out by “toursaudiarabia.com”? No thanks, I think I’ll give that tour a miss.

[TaraP]

Jesus said: *By their fruits we shall know them*

Obama is a Closeted Muslim or a flat out Atheist.
He is the wolf in sheep’s clothing.....

[kellynla]

Happy to do it!

And sorry that such a blasphemous stunt was pulled by Georgetown!

[Liz]

Georgetown alumni who receive the magazine might also notify them you will be telling friends and family to boycott advertisers.

[FreedomNotSafety]

Who to get mad at? Obamessiah? The Catholic church? I'm not Catholic and this infuriates me and if good Catholics don't respond with true outrage I will never convert! There is much I disagree with in the Catholic Church but I always admired their defense of the faith. John Paul is crying.

[NYer]

There’s a legend among Georgetown alumni:

The professor tells alum that “new students arriving at Georgetown do not know it is a Catholic college.”

The alum reply, “Do they know when they leave.”

Now that's funny! Guess we now know the response.

It's time to remove the president of Georgetown!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

He views it as the name of a competitor,.....

[Frantzie]

I agree. I was born and raised but I think we should speak out. The American Catholic Church has become a cess pit filled with libs harming the church. I am not attacking the church - I am attacking the stinking liberal bishops and priests infiltrating the church.

Anyone supporting someone who supports partial birth abortion and post birth murder like Hussein - is someone I will not support (Notre Dame, Georgetown, St. Johns & Boston College-Billy Ayres).

The Church just getting along with O? Catholics like Pope John Paul and Lech Walensa plus Christians like Pres. Reagan did not “get along” with the USSR. They stood up to the USSR. You would think the Church could stand up to the Kenyan-born Islamic pro-abortionist fraud.

Note: This is what destroyed the Episcopal Church. It is seeping into the Presbies, Lutherans and Methodists. Even Baptists are starting to pander to illegals.

10% to the church and at least 15% of your taxes to give illegals endless freebies. No thanks.

The evangelicals also have phonies like Osteen and Rick Warren - Obama loving frauds.

I think the Mormons have it right. Some charity but a lot of self reliance. I am not sure about their stand on illegal immigration.

Leftist govts lead to tyranny and LESS religious freedom.

[Frantzie]

Did brave Catholics like Pope John Paul and Lech Walensa backdown to the USSR? Neither did Christian Ronald Reagan.

Politicians who support partial boirth abortion and post birth murder are in the same league. Especially when they are closely connected to islam and are named Hussein.

The Catholic Church knows all about Islam - see Vienna 1683 AD. If the Pope had not signed a pact with brave King Jan Sobeiski of Poland then Europe and America would be Muslim today.

[LilRhody]

No, I guess his MUSLIM colors are showing!

[mathurine]

I never heard of the other explanation; Jesuit spin-doctoring?

If Obama didn’t want Christian decor for his speech, why go to a Catholic Institution; aren’t there any mosques available in D.C. Isn’t there a zoo building or a firehouse or a bar or a whorehouse where there would not be any IHS or other suggestions of Christian tradition. Where is the outrage that this pandering to a president who is anti-catholic by Jesuits, the Order of the Holy Cross and others continues. Leftist sentiment trumps religion for the typical democrat.

[Poe White Trash]

It wouldn’t surprise me if the statue fell off the dome the day after Prez O delivers the commencement speech.

[baa39]

I’m sorry but you’re wrong. This has nothing to do with Georgetown, but with the Society of Jesus, founded several hundred years earlier. The Jesuits, as I stated, have always used the first three initials of the name of Jesus, IN GREEK (regardless of their being “Roman” Catholics, irrelevant; St. Ignatius was a Spaniard so why not Spanish), which are IHS. For centuries now “IHS” has been a Christian symbol for “Christ”.

That’s very cute that the Latin for Constantine’s famous words happen to be the same letters, “By This Sign (You Shall Conquer)”, a quaint historical anomoly but nothing whatsoever to do with the FACT of what I state above.

However, since the numerous conflicting arguments on this post AND on the internet threw me into momentary doubt, I just consulted a source whose knowledge is certainly superior to mine and yours. I called a family friend who has been a Jesuit priest for over 60 years (an orthodox one), holds a PhD in History, and has lectured at Georgetown among numerous other Catholic universities around the world. If that doesn’t settle the argument for you, feel free to persist in your error.

[SoldierDad]

He also did not have any problems bowing down before the King of Saudi Arabia

[SkyPilot]

Man, that photo shop is really scary.

Not sure if Obama is the Anti-Christ, False Prophet (as spoken of in Revelation), or what. All I know is the Holy Spirit gives discernment to see what is evil. Let me put it this way, if Obama really did follow Christ, he would not support the slaughter of the unborn, and moreover, he would have disavowed these ridiculous messianic comparisons and shouted from the rooftops that only Christ deserves such praise.

In fact, Obama loves the praise and worship. It is a sign that he is not one of Christ's sheep.

I had a few disagreements about GW Bush, but say what you will, he put loved Christ.

I heard an interesting thing on the radio this week (concerning your picture). They said that the Anti-Christ will actually take on a supernatural and different physical appearance at some point during his reign.

[cricket]

'Obama does not own this University'. He was a guest there. . .

Was this venue chosen so that he could send an additional 'silent' message; along with all the others sent just this week as to 'who' America's enemies are. Is there a 'ground being prepared here' and this is simply the beginning of 'defensive' messages?

Forget that 'Obama asked' for this exception - the bigger question is WHY, WHY, WHY. . .did Georgetown acquiese?

[cricket]

It looks menacing ‘real’. . .i.e.; rings ‘authentic’ - finally.

[Big_Monkey]

"...It’s almost like that rumor that he’s a Muslim ...

The only image he worships is the one he sees in the mirror every morning.