Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Colmon Elridge compared Republicans to Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ to death, on the day before Good Friday.
Nineteen protesters were arrested at the Kentucky Capitol on Wednesday amid a protest against a measure that would ban certain gender care for minors. during Christian Holy Week"In the Christian scripture, today is Maundy Thursday. On the evening of this day, Jesus gave his most explicit commandment to love one another as he loved us.
"While many Kentuckians spend this week in quiet and somber reflection on the message of Easter, the message from the chairman of the Kentucky Democrat Party is to compare Kentucky Republicans to Judas Iscariot, the man who betrayed Jesus and handed him over for his cruxifixction," Southard said in a statement.
"Andy Beshear should condemn this hateful rhetoric from his party chairman - especially on Good Friday."
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