Jesus Missing From Hussein’s Georgetown SpeechWhite House asked university to cover symbol
See all:A symbol of Jesus was apparently blacked out behind President Barack Obama during his Georgetown speech.Amidst all of the American flags and presidential seals, there was something missing when President Barack Obama gave an economic speech at Georgetown University this week — Jesus.The White House asked Georgetown to cover a monogram symbolizing Jesus’ name in Gaston Hall, which Obama used for his speech, according to cnsnews.com.The gold “IHS” monogram inscribed on a pediment in the hall was covered over by a piece of black-painted plywood, and remained covered over the next day, cnsnews.com reported.The Washington Times’ Belief Blog asked the university about the presidential request:Julie Bataille from the university’s press office e-mailed me that the White House had asked that all university signage and symbols behind the stage in Gaston Hall be covered.”The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other[….]