Thursday, April 16, 2009

Obama, Blasphemy

From CNS News.
"CNSNews.com) - 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."
CNSNews.com - Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request


From Dictionary.com.

"blas⋅phe⋅my
   /ˈblæsfəmi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [blas-fuh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies.
1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
2. Judaism.
a. an act of cursing or reviling God."
blasphemy definition | Dictionary.com

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