On Easter morning, I attended church services and enjoyed a sermon celebrating the Glorious Resurrection of Jesus Christ and what that means for all of Christendom. I’m pretty certain I didn’t hear anything remotely similar to this discussed…
As The Blaze reports, “…while the media rushed to report on the first family’s attendance of the predominately black congregation (and the family’s outfits), what it failed to mention was the views held by the church’s pastor. And while those views are not delivered in the same fiery manner as Obama’s former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, they sound eerily familiar.”
You can say that again!
This sermon lacked in religious context on the same level that Obama’s Easter proclamation lacked in…existence! That’s right, folks, as Fox Nation reports, we didn’t get one:
President Obama failed to release a statement or a proclamation recognizing the national observance of Easter Sunday, Christianity's most sacred holiday.
By comparison, the White House has released statements recognizing the observance of major Muslim holidays and released statements in 2010 on Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Hajj, and Eid-ul-Adha.
The White House also failed to release a statement marking Good Friday. However, they did release an eight-paragraph statement heralding Earth Day. Likewise, the president's weekend address mentioned neither Good Friday or Easter.
And Weasel Zippers appropriately declares, “Hey, it’s not like Easter is the holiest of all Christian holidays . . . no, wait?” So no Easter proclamation, well, unless you consider his “There’s something about the Resurrection” comments at Tuesday’s WH Easter breakfast as his ‘proclamation’.
To be fair, Obama did recount as historically accurate facts surrounding the Crucifixion and Resurrection as his speechwriters were capable of conveying, so surely that’s commendable. “Our Son…[doh]…His Son.” But not quite as formal or focused as his muslim proclamations, like this, or this, or his description of the Islamic Call to Prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset"...but beggers can't be choosers, right?
Love him or hate him (I fall more into the ‘disagreed with his establishment brand’ category), Bush 43, in all his flustered speaking glory, gave some arguably more personal messages to the nation:
In 2007, he said, “The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important event of the Christian faith.” “On this powerful day, let us join together and give thanks to the Almighty for the glory of His grace,” he added.
In his 2008 Easter message, President Bush said: “The Resurrection of Jesus Christ reminds people around the world of the presence of a faithful God who offers a love more powerful than death. Easter commemorates our Savior's triumph over sin, and we take joy in spending this special time with family and friends and reflecting on the many blessings that fill our lives. During this season of renewal, let us come together and give thanks to the Almighty who made us in His image and redeemed us in His love.”
Whatever…let’s just laugh it off with the rest of the White House…
