Warnock hits Johnson for Trans Day of Visibility criticism: 'Opposite of the Christian faith'
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Story by Nick Robertson (31 March 2024)
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) denounced GOP attacks against President Biden for marking Trans Day of Visibility on Sunday, specifically calling out Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) criticisms as the "opposite of the Christian faith."
Trans Day of Visibility is observed every year on March 31, this year coincidentally falling on Easter. Conservatives criticized Biden for the declaration, despite Biden acknowledging the day every year, with Johnson calling it an "outrageous and abhorrent" attack on Christianity.
"Apparently, the Speaker finds trans people abhorrent, and I think he ought to think about that," Warnock said...
Warnock, a reverend who on Sunday gave an Easter sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Jr.'s church in Atlanta, said the criticisms from Johnson, the Trump campaign and other conservatives go against scripture.
"This is just one more instance of folks who do not know how to lead us trying to divide us," Warnock said. "This is the opposite of the Christian faith. Jesus centered the marginalized. He centered the poor."
"And in a moment like this, we need voices, particularly voices of faith, who would use our faith not as a weapon to beat other people down but as a bridge to bring all of us together," he added.