By Ed Randazzo
At the Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 4/25/2011 the next to last question (from Kara Rowland of the Washington Times) was:
” You guys traditionally put out statements or proclamations on various religious holidays and I don’t think I saw one from the President on Easter yesterday and was just wondering if there’s any reason one didn’t go out.”
Amazingly the following exchange ensued:
Jay Carney: You know, the President went to the church yesterday; it was well covered. I’m not sure if we put out a statement or not, but he obviously personally celebrated Easter with his family and went to church to celebrate that. And — *
Kara: Wait a minute. The highest Christian holiday and you don’t know if he put out a statement?
The truth is no statement was issued by the president. I guess the most important holiday of the Christian calendar, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, wasn’t important enough for a White House statement.
However, I did notice that Obama did issue a statement on 4/23/2011 on Armenian Remembrance Day.
Maybe the President thought “Christians” might forgive him for his oversight. Afterall, forgiveness is the crux of Christianity. Or maybe he’s really a Muslim in disguise, waiting for just the right moment to launch a jihad against Christians in America.
I didn’t think you considered other ideas than your own. Good thinkin’, Inde.
Oh boo hoo. The President didn’t acknowledge our anniversary or my daughter’s birthday, either, but those days remain special and meaningful. If your Christianity isn’t tough enough to stand without constant reinforcement from public officials, then it’s not real Christianity. Jesus didn’t need Pontius’s acknowledgment (well, he did for the grand plan, but that’s theologically complicated to explain… and do you really want that kind of acknowledgment?); neither do you.
And what if the President did issue the statement for which you pine? Would Easter be more meaningful? Would you give the President any credit for sharing your Christian faith? I doubt it.
It really riles you when your idol screws up doesn’t it.