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Georgia Dem Senate candidate U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., waves to supporters as he walks on stage to speak during an election night watch party at the Marriott Marquis on Dec. 6, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Georgia Dem Senate candidate U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., waves to supporters as he walks on stage to speak during an election night watch party at the Marriott Marquis on Dec. 6, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Win McNamee/Getty Images

Raphael Warnock

During a Sunday interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., criticized Johnson’s X post calling the day “abhorrent.”

The senator, who also serves as senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, implied that Johnson finds trans-identified people “abhorrent,” adding that “[Johnson] ought to think about that.” 

Warnock also said that the response from Republican lawmakers marks “just one more instance of folks who do not know how to lead us trying to divide us.”

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“This is the opposite of the Christian faith,” Warnock continued. “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.”

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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