Not surprised.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-capitol-christmas-tree-pays-homage-obama-not-jesus
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US Capitol Christmas Tree Pays Homage to Obama—but Not Jesus
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From the article...
Each year since 1964, Congress has been decorating a Christmas tree on the Capitol Grounds.
The state that sends the tree in any given year, according to the Architect of the Capitol, chooses the theme for the ornaments it will bear. People from that state create the ornaments and donate them to the government.
Although the Capitol Christmas Tree, as it stood on the morning of Dec. 19, included no readily visible ornament that mentioned or depicted Christmas or Jesus, it did include one ornament that pointed to the Bible and Psalm 19. This ornament, made from an aluminum pie tin, shows a miner panning for gold with a Bible behind him. There is a gold cross on the cover of the Bible. Around the interior wall of the pie tin, these words are written with what appears to be a blue marker: “More precious than Gold” and “Psalm 19.”
Each year since 1964, Congress has been decorating a Christmas tree on the Capitol Grounds.
The state that sends the tree in any given year, according to the Architect of the Capitol, chooses the theme for the ornaments it will bear. People from that state create the ornaments and donate them to the government.
Although the Capitol Christmas Tree, as it stood on the morning of Dec. 19, included no readily visible ornament that mentioned or depicted Christmas or Jesus, it did include one ornament that pointed to the Bible and Psalm 19. This ornament, made from an aluminum pie tin, shows a miner panning for gold with a Bible behind him. There is a gold cross on the cover of the Bible. Around the interior wall of the pie tin, these words are written with what appears to be a blue marker: “More precious than Gold” and “Psalm 19.”
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>> near the top of the tree, or they could have been obscured or moved due to wind or weather <<
Thats probably it.
Thats probably it.
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DonnieS - Premium Member
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Much ado about nothing.
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fastpitchdad05 - Premium Member
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I think the point the article makes is that "Christmas" nor "Jesus Christ" is illustrated in any of the ornaments, but Obama is.
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fastpitchdad05 wrote:Much ado about nothing.
Funny how a bunch of nothings inevitably adds up to something
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as the world turns wrote:I think the point the article makes is that "Christmas" nor "Jesus Christ" is illustrated in any of the ornaments, but Obama is.
So...the residents of California who made the ornaments didn't make one about Jesus...and ONE ornament says "I love Obama".
Since there is ONE ornament that quotes the Bible and ONE ornament that loves Obama.....It's not really an HOMAGE TO OBAMA as the OP stated.
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