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| Peter Montgomery |
The episode is further evidence that the supposed guardians of truth have little actual regard for it.
The manufactured outrage about President Biden’s supposed efforts to “cancel” and “replace” Easter had two targets: the rules for a White House egg decorating contest and the happenstance that the annual March 31 Transgender Day of Visibility fell on the same date as Easter this year.
First, the eggs. Some conservatives railed against a flyer with rules for a White House egg decorating contest for children of National Guard members, which said that artwork “must not include any questionable content, religious symbols, overtly religious themes, or partisan political statements.” NBC News did some truth-telling about these rules, citing the American Egg Board’s confirmation that the same guideline language has been in use for 45 years. So it is utterly dishonest to portray those rules as an attack on faith concocted by the Biden administration.
The manufactured outrage about President Biden’s supposed efforts to “cancel” and “replace” Easter had two targets: the rules for a White House egg decorating contest and the happenstance that the annual March 31 Transgender Day of Visibility fell on the same date as Easter this year.
First, the eggs. Some conservatives railed against a flyer with rules for a White House egg decorating contest for children of National Guard members, which said that artwork “must not include any questionable content, religious symbols, overtly religious themes, or partisan political statements.” NBC News did some truth-telling about these rules, citing the American Egg Board’s confirmation that the same guideline language has been in use for 45 years. So it is utterly dishonest to portray those rules as an attack on faith concocted by the Biden administration.
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