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RNC denies comparing Trump to Jesus

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© Mark Wilson, Getty Images North America / AFP | Republican president-elect Donald Trump and Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, embrace in the early hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City
© Mark Wilson, Getty Images North America / AFP | Republican president-elect Donald Trump and Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, embrace in the early hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City

A Christmas statement released Sunday by the Republican National Committee (RNC) drew outrage among opponents on Twitter who objected to talk of a “new King.”

“Over two millennia ago, a new hope was born into the world, a Savior who would offer the promise of salvation to all mankind,” RNC chairman Reince Priebus and co-chair Sharon Day said in the statement.

“Just as the three wise men did on that night, this Christmas heralds a time to celebrate the good news of a new King. We hope Americans celebrating Christmas today will enjoy a day of festivities and a renewed closeness with family and friends.”

Democrats, journalists and left-leaning Twitter users interpreted the phrasing about a “new King” as a comparison of President-elect Donald Trump to Jesus Christ. But others defended the RNC and said the line was clearly a reference to Jesus and nothing more.

 

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    5thDrawer

    And yup … many translated THAT the wrong way. Many Ministers delivered sermons using ‘King’ as an adjective – Christians still feel Jesus was the ‘New’, remains so, and state that – Especially the ‘Re-Born’ ones. :-)))
    Saying ‘Christ The King’ has not gone out of ‘fashion’ – It’s just BAD TIMING about ‘elections’ and the on-going idiosyncrasies of minds that can’t separate the two things – even if spouting their ‘secularity’ of government.
    Even Trump would need to be blushing is he thought it meant him.
    errr … wouldn’t he?? :-))))

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