I guess it offends him
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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.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the “IHS” monogram that had previously adorned the stage at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall was still covered up—when the pediment where it had appeared was photographed by CNSNews.com.
“In coordinating the logistical arrangements for yesterday’s event, Georgetown honored the White House staff’s request to cover all of the Georgetown University signage and symbols behind Gaston Hall stage,” Julie Green Bataille, associate vice president for communications at Georgetown, told CNSNews.com.
“The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other policy speeches,” she added. “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.”
On Wednesday, CNSNews.com inspected the pediment embedded in the wall at the back of the stage in Gaston Hall, where Obama delivered his speech. The letters “IHS” were not to be found. They appeared to be shrouded with a triangle of black-painted plywood.
Pictures of the wooden pediment prior to Obama’s speech show the letters “IHS in gold. Many photos posted on the Internet of other events at Gaston Hall show the letters clearly.
The White House did not respond to a request from CNSNews.com to comment on the covering up of Jesus’ name at Gaston Hall.
Roman Catholics traditionally use “IHS” as an abbreviation for Jesus’ name. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541) and thus became the emblem of his institute.” The Society of Jesus is the formal name for the Jesuits.
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.
Couldn’t they have just changed it to “IOS”?
Is that like holding up a cross in front of Dracula or something?
Will there be an uproar from the Left ala John Aschroft and covered statuary in the hall?
WTH???
Mat 10:32 “Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my FATHER in heaven.
Mat 10:33 But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my FATHER in heaven.
How many ways will catholics be insulted before they stop playing door mat to people who disrespect them by their mere presence?
In that case, just change it to "POS" and all would be well.
It’s almost like that rumor that he’s a Muslim ... naw, that can’t be, he would’ve told us during the campaign when he released his birth certificate, medical, voting & school records and financials.
There’s nothing about 0 that’s IHS.
He didn’t have any trouble visiting the Blue Mosque.
I hope they can live with themselves when they go to meet Him. “Sorry I covered you up Jesus, but you know I didn’t want to offend a mere MAN”.
Barry Soetoro converted to Islam and became Barrack Hussein Obama.
But from the fruit he bears, I find it very hard to believe this piece of narcissistic scum considers Jesus Christ his personal savior and the lead he is to follow.
It makes sense, since Chairman Obama decreed that we are not a Christian nation.
Georgetown, Notra Dame, Saint Mary’s would sell their institution to the devil if they thought it would please 0bama.
Who writes this stuff for CBS—a three-year-old? IHS stands for In Hoc Signum, by or in this sign, the sign being the cross, or the crossed letters of Chi (”X”), Rho (our “P”), the first two Greek letters of the word Christ.
Aside from that, I’m surprised Georgetown wasn’t the party insisting on the letters’ removal from the podium occupied by Obama.
It must have offended his Muslim sensibilities.