
Speaking of Allah
For Democrats who scoff at Ted Cruz’s appeal to deeply religious Christians, and wonder at his appeal, this recent news item might help them understand: many Christians are furious at having their country led by a man who detests their faith and honors the faith of Muslims. I think they feel that they no longer have a place in this country, and that pisses them off. Maybe some Democrats should listen.
Obama, who has a long standing requirement that religious universities (in name, at least) like Georgetown and Notre Dame cover all religious symbols in the rooms where he speaks, was delighted to leave inscriptions of “Allah” uncovered at the Muslim Center he visited this week.
His religious tolerance toward Moslems has not heretofore been in evidence when dealing with Christians:
The LA Times :
“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.”
“The White House,” she added, “wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other policy speeches.”
Turns out, the usual movable drapery barriers were not tall enough to hide the cross and IHS emblem, a traditional Catholic abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ. So the school agreed to cloak the entire wall structure with the religious symbols. (See photos) Our colleague Mark Silva has more details here.
The Democratic White House explained the move as a desire to keep the backdrop for presidential speeches consistent and not distracting to the audience. The president, who has yet to select a local parish for his family in Washington, has described his religion as “Christian.”

Good Lord, what’s next: bibles handed out to staffers?! Never.