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."

[patriciaruth]

IHS is abbreviation of Latin for In hoc signe, meaning "in this sign" (the cross) will you conquer and prevail.

Not a symbol for the name of Jesus, but a symbol pertaining to the cross of Jesus.

[silent_jonny]

Is that like holding up a cross in front of Dracula or something?

Sounds like it.

These are interesting times.

[goodnesswins]

Better be careful what you say....Muzzies have been destroying Christian statues, etc in Europe/Asia for years....wouldn’t be surprised if they start here....

[Quix]

He will deeply regret . . . probably eternally . . . ever having the thought; insisting on the action.

Hideous to the max.

Decisions and actions from hell bear serious consequences directly from God Almighty—without any human agency between.

[444Flyer]

“Is that like holding up a cross in front of Dracula or something?”

ROTFL!!!!!!!

[silent_jonny]

Buckwheat turned Muslim too. Now he is Kareemowheat

HAHA!

[timestax]

bttt

[Gordon Greene]

“Couldn’t they have just changed it to “IOS”?”

What about “IOU” or my favorite, “POC” (politically correct version).

[patriciaruth]

There seems to be disagreement, but I was taught that Constantine saw the cross in the sky and heard the words, “In this sign shall you conquer”

He was on the battlefield and he converted to Christianity and the next day won his war to take over the Roman Empire.

[Semper Mark]

What exactly does it mean, Double A?

I've seen it all of my life but never gave it much thought.

[goodnesswins]

"Somebody please throw a shoe at this poseur."

NOW that would be something!!! Maybe we need a bunch of people to do this as a protest somewhere....

[444Flyer]

Ping.

[Salvation]

BTTT, but why did they do it with paint? Couldn’t they just have covered it with a piece of cloth?

[eastsider]

Thanks for the laugh, P-Marlowe. Classic!

[P-Marlowe]

The picture at post 136 is the new and improved version.

[eastsider]

That’s going on my refrigerator door : )

[Oztrich Boy]

Iman Hussein Soetoro

[fatima]

They are a joke.

[RasterMaster]

If they were going to change it for Obama, they should have changed it to “IOU”

I'd prefer FUBO

[holden]

In no way would a Christian do such a thing. A communist self-idolater, yes. A Black Liberation adherent, hell yes. A Christian, no.

HF