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Georgetown Explains Covering of Religious Symbols For Obama's Speech

By Howard M. Friedman

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President Barack Obama delivered a speech (full text) at Georgetown University on Tuesday. According to The Hoya yesterday, the University has explained that: "In coordinating the logistical arrangements for the event, Georgetown honored the White House staff's request to cover all of the Georgetown University signage and symbols behind the Gaston Hall stage in order to accommodate a backdrop of American flags, consistent with other policy speeches." The "IHS" monogram-- a symbol of Jesus' name-- located directly behind the podium was covered with a piece of wood painted black.

An article in today's Philadelphia Evening Bulletin explains further that the drape placed at the rear of the stage was not high enough to fully cover the IHS and cross above the university seal, so, according to a University spokesman "it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context." However Patrick Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society, said: "It is such a sad commentary that Catholic universities are willingly hiding the most visible signs of their Catholic identity when hosting secular leaders."

Full post as published by Religion Clause on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).

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