The White House and Jesus in the book, The Battle for Jesus

The White House and Jesus, who has returned as a journalist, is a major part of the story.

Jesus and Mary Magdalene cover the press room at the White House for The Washington Truth, an influential newspaper owned by Mrs Lydia Eastman, a devout lady who strongly believes in climate change.

The Story is set in 2006 which places it within the tenure of President George W Bush’s White House Administration, but that is about where it ends.

The President is a composite character largely based on Henry II of England who reigned between 1154 and 1189:

Henry II of England had an ongoing dispute with the all-powerful Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas a Beckett. Their relationship became so strained that Henry II, in frustration, was overheard to say the historically infamous words: “Will not someone rid me of this turbulent priest?” His knights, in the belief that they were doing the king’s bidding, galloped off to Canterbury Cathedral and put Thomas a Beckett ‘to the sword’ in front of the alter. This occurred on the 29th of December 1170. The exact spot of Thomas’s demise can still be seen today and has been visited by pilgrims and tourists throughout the ages right up to this day.

Fast-forward to 2006 in Washington. In the story, George W Bush respects Jesus as a tenacious journalist and, indeed, he vocalises this in the Oval Office, but like Henry II he loses patience with Jesus and Mary Magdalene’s continual chiding over his invasion of Iraq and the need for him to address the perils of global warming.

The President is driven to distraction by this unrelenting head-strong journalist and his partner, Mary Magdalene. Understand, he does not know, nor can he be expected to have any inkling that he is actually dealing with the real Jesus and Mary Magdalene of the Holy Land. Inevitably there is a clash causing an unforeseen outcome that reverberates across the world. You will have to read the novel, surreal as it is, to find out what happens!

The pictures below are photos of the White House, north and south, or front and back; an aerial overview of the White House and a photo of the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. All of which are important parts of the story.

Left Photo: The White House, North and South, courtesy of Cezany P (top photo) and MattWade (bottom photo). GNU Free Documentation licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons.

 

Right photo: Aerial photo of the White House in Washington, D.C. by Carol M. Highsmith; courtesy of United States Library of Congress’s prints and photographs division. Wikipedia Commons.

 

Oval Office from panorama at whitehouse.gov .The Resolute Desk in the Oval Office during the George W Bush’s Administration. A domain photo taken in 2005 by White House personnel. Courtesy of White House.gov. Wikimedia Commons. https://www.whitehouse.gov

Note: Neither Jesus, nor Mary Magdalene, nor the Archangels St Michael or St Gabriel, enter the Oval Office. They consider this to be the President’s domain and they show him and his presidential position ‘Heavenly’ respect. The President, wholesome and charismatic, vents his frustration in the Oval Office but the actual altercation is confined to the press room.