Conservatives have long asserted that secular American society is waging an ongoing war on the Christian faith, and in particular, its twomost recognized holidays: Christmas and Easter. The claims are predictable and staleand, more often than not, pass without much notice. But over the past two days,conservative outlets have trumpeted the idea that President Obama has a vendetta against Easter, a claim so outrageous that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney laughed when he was asked about it Monday.
Despite the fact that Obama hosted an Easter prayer breakfast last week, attended aChristian church service on Sunday morning, and hosted the annual White HouseEaster Egg Roll yesterday, conservatives are complaining that Obama chooses to recognize Islamic holidays while ignoring Christianity. Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy was on the case, welcoming inflammatory pastor Richard Jeffress on the show to make the veiled suggestion that Obama is a closeted Muslim who poses a very real threat to American Christians:
Despite the fact that Obama hosted an Easter prayer breakfast last week, attended aChristian church service on Sunday morning, and hosted the annual White HouseEaster Egg Roll yesterday, conservatives are complaining that Obama chooses to recognize Islamic holidays while ignoring Christianity. Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy was on the case, welcoming inflammatory pastor Richard Jeffress on the show to make the veiled suggestion that Obama is a closeted Muslim who poses a very real threat to American Christians:
