Posted on 04/15/2009 6:22:32 PM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: "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."
SNIPPET: "Roman Catholics traditionally use “IHS” as an abbreviation for Jesus’ name."
SNIPPET: "Although the monogram was removed from the wooden pediment on the Gaston Hall stage where it would have been directly above and behind President Obama as he spoke, the letters “IHS” are posted elsewhere around the hall approximately 26 times on shields representing different parts of the United States and the world."
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I can’t decide what I’m most offended by, the request or the compliance to it.
IHS: Is Hussein Stupid?
IHSA monogram of the name of Jesus Christ. From the third century the names of our Saviour are sometimes shortened, particularly in Christian inscriptions (IH and XP, for Jesus and Christus). In the next century the "sigla" (chi-rho) occurs not only as an abbreviation but also as a symbol. From the beginning, however, in Christian inscriptions the nomina sacra, or names of Jesus Christ, were shortened by contraction, thus IC and XC or IHS and XPS for Iesous Christos. These Greek monograms continued to be used in Latin during the Middle Ages. Eventually the right meaning was lost, and erroneous interpretation of IHS led to the faulty orthography "Jhesus". In Latin the learned abbreviation IHC rarely occurs after the Carlovingian era. The monogram became more popular after the twelfth century when St. Bernard insisted much on devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, and the fourteenth, when the founder of the Jesuati, Blessed John Colombini (d. 1367), usually wore it on his breast. Towards the close of the Middle Ages IHS became a symbol, quite like the chi-rho in the Constantinian period. Sometimes above the H appears a cross and underneath three nails, while the whole figure is surrounded by rays. IHS became the accepted iconographical characteristic of St. Vincent Ferrer (d. 1419) and of St. Bernardine of Siena (d. 1444). The latter holy missionary, at the end of his sermons, was wont to exhibit this monogram devoutly to his audience, for which some blamed him; he was even called before Martin V. St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541), and thus it became the emblem of his institute. IHS was sometimes wrongly understood as "Jesus Hominum (or Hierosolymae) Salvator", i.e. Jesus, the Saviour of men (or of Jerusalem=Hierosolyma).
So it’s true that the Muslim-in-chief hates Jesus.
I thought it was iota, eta, sigma, i.e. IHS as an abbreviation of IHSOYS. (Sorry, haven’t got an upsilon, so used a ‘Y’).
“Couldn’t they have just changed it to “IOS”?”
If they were going to change it for Obama, they should have changed it to “IOU”
Shame on the childish Obama . . . and shame on Georgetown
This sounds like something a Muslim might do...
Now why would this symbol offend such a devout Christian first Black President??? Um, could it be that he is really a Muzzie hiding behind the Christian title? Imagine what would be said if Bush made such demand?
The letters are actually the first three letters in the name of Jesus as spelt in the Greek alphabet, which has much in common with the latin alphabet, but differs enough to cause confusion. The first letter is an iota, corresponding nicely to I, and the third is a sigma, corresponding to S. The middle is an eta, a vowel that neither English or Latin has, and in its capital form it looks like an H, but is pronounced nothing like an H. As most people encountering the three letter abbreviation do not think of Greek, alternate explanations have sprung up over the years.
Most likely he was afraid he would spontaneously combust if he was in the presence of Chirst.
Ha haaaaa!!!
That deserves a frothy mug of beer.
Obama can’t look on the name “Jesus.”
If the Jesuits that run Georgetown U. felt as loyally about Our Lord as about the Almighty Obama, they would have told Obama to get stuffed rather than cover up the Holy Name.
This man has gone insane.
Agree. That is precisely what went through my mind as I read the article.
Obama wants, then he can go somewhere where his wants don’t offend. Why should Georgetown have to alter their space for the bastard.
Obama IS A PUBLIC SERVANT for crying out loud!
He’s NOT the GOD he thinks he is.
Buckwheat turned Muslim too. Now he is Kareemowheat
Of course the media roasted Ashcroft for supposedly covering up a statue.
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