Tea at Trianon: Trump Demands Apology For Easter Blasphemy

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Friday, April 5, 2024

Trump Demands Apology For Easter Blasphemy

From MxM:

Former President Trump has called for an immediate apology from President Biden for marking March 31st, Easter Sunday, as "Transgender Day of Visibility." Trump's national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, described the move as an "assault on the Christian faith," stating that the day should be reserved for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Leavitt's comments reflect the outrage expressed by some Christian groups and individuals over the Biden administration's decision. The controversy follows the White House's decision to ban religious egg designs in its Easter Art Event, a move that has also been criticized by some Christian groups. The art contest is part of the White House's Easter traditions, which include the annual Easter Egg Roll. The flier for the contest states that an Easter egg design submission "must not include any questionable content, religious symbols, overtly religious themes, or partisan political statements." (Read more.)

Mary K said...: Thank you for posting this. I didn't know that there was any serious response to Biden's offenses against Easter.; April 5, 2024 at 1:13:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Yes, I am proud of Trump for speaking out.; April 9, 2024 at 11:08:00 PM EDT