In the unlikely event you haven’t heard about the most recent controversy at Georgetown University:
Georgetown University says it covered over the monogram “IHS”—symbolizing the name of Jesus Christ—because it was inscribed on a pediment on the stage where President Obama spoke at the university on Tuesday and the White House had asked Georgetown to cover up all signs and symbols there.
How shall we label this little dust-up? Here are the before and after photos .
May I suggest, “The Naked Public Triangle”?
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