What a world we live in… ABC’s Barbara Walters Slams White House Christmas Card for including Scripture.
Barbara Walters likes to receive Christmas greetings from high-profile celebrities and leaders, but apparently not if they refer to the Bible.
On Thursday’s episode of ABC’s The View, Walters expressed dismay that President and Mrs. Bush would send out greetings containing Scripture.
During the segment, Walters showed the other gals some of the “highfalutin Christmas cards,” and explained the White House card:
“First of all, let me show you the cover of the White House, which is nice and bland…So that’s pleasant enough. This is what interested me, that it is a religious Christmas card. Usually in the past when I have received a Christmas card, it’s been ‘happy holiday’s’ and so on- And this says:
“‘You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You gave life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.’
“That’s from Nehemiah in the Old Testament. I don’t remember- and I’m sure people will remind me-getting a religious card. Now does this also go to agnostics and atheists and Muslims and -”
Moderator Whoopie Goldberg and co-host Sherri Shepherd tried to steer clear of controversy by joking that the Scriptures were about Walters, but Walters persisted in her critique, asking, “Don’t you think it’s a little interesting that the president of all the people is sending out a religious Christmas card?”
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"If the professed convert distinctly and deliberately declares that he knows the Lord's will but does not mean to attend to it, you are not to pamper his presumption, but it is your duty to assure him that he is not saved. Do not suppose that the Gospel is magnified or God glorified by going to the worldlings and telling them that they may be saved at this moment by simply accepting Christ as their Savior, while they are wedded to their idols, and their hearts are still in love with sin. If I do so I tell them a lie, pervert the Gospel , insult Christ, and turn the grace of God into lasciviousness."
“Now does this also go to agnostics and atheists and Muslims and -”
I’d have no problem saying Merry Christmas to “agnostics, atheists and Muslims – what are we supposed to say, “Hope ya have a really miserable Christmas…”?
AHA! I have to say Mark, when i came across Barbara Walters comments i laughed at the pure ignorance of her statements.
Did you ever think you’d live to see the day when its considered ‘bad form’ for the president of the United States to send out Christmas cards with (GOD FORBID!) scripture in them?
And we wonder about judgment coming upon this fallen away nation…
When it comes its not going to be because of some “one” or a few people in Washington actively working with the leaders in the middle east to give a parcel of land to a people to live on…its going to come because we, as a nation, have fallen into apostasy and dwell on evil constantly.
The Atheists have a holiday April 1st a fool sys in his/her heart there is no God thus says the Lord of all creation!
Merry Christmas. Jesus is the reason for the season!
Merry Christmas to you too Stephen…
May the Lord bless you in the coming year…
pj