The gutless Georgetown Jesuits

I wish this were shocking:

When President Obama gave his economics speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday, several folks noticed something was missing.

That "something" was an ancient monogram -- the letters IHS -- that symbolizes the name of Jesus. It was missing from a wooden archway above the dais in Gaston Hall where the president delivered his 45-minute speech.

The gold-lettered monogram appeared near a painting of three female figures -- symbolizing morality, faith and patriotism -- and decorative edging along the wall that spelled out the Jesuit motto "Ad majorem Dei gloriam"--"To the greater glory of God." Georgetown was founded by the Jesuits.

Some of them may have been turning in their graves in the cemetery across campus at the sight of the missing monogram which looked like a blacked-out space above a blue backdrop and a row of American flags flanking the nation's chief executive. Was Georgetown selling short its Catholic heritage, we wondered.

According to Georgetown, the president asked them to cover up the Christian symbolism for his speech. Naturally, that gutless bunch agreed. What is wrong with them? I mean, really: What the freak is wrong with them? Caesar wants you to cover up the Christian symbolism in your, ahem, Christian university before he speaks there, you tell Caesar to go find somewhere else to speak. How hard is that? For Georgetown, impossible, it appears.

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