Obama at National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
In a speech at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday night, President Obama did not mention Jesus by name but said the meaning of Jesus’s story is embraced by all people “around the world, regardless of how they pray, or whether they pray at all.”
“But while lighting the tree has entered into the 21st century, the story that we remember this season dates back more than 2,000 years,” Obama said.