Obama ‘Holiday’ Cards Cause Stir

Some U.S. Republican Christians who received Christmas cards from the White House this month are grumbling that something was missing, Christmas.

As in every December since President Barack Obama took office, he sent out cards with a generic message, wishing 1.4 million supporters a happy “holiday season.”

Obama “claims to be a Christian. But he sure doesn’t act like one,” Joseph Farah, editor of the conservative Web site worldnetdaily.com, told The Washington Post. “I threw out my White House card as soon as I got it.”

Other conservatives on the Obamas’ list accused the first couple of giving in to a national push for more secular celebrations.

The cover of the cards, which were paid for by the Republican National Committee, show the presidential pet, Bo, playing in the snow on the White House lawn.

A spokeswoman for Michelle Obama said while the first couple celebrates Christmas themselves, they wanted an inclusive greeting to be respectful of other traditions.

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