{"id":1448322,"date":"2022-04-20T22:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T02:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1448322"},"modified":"2022-04-20T22:01:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T02:01:59","slug":"former-bush-cheney-advisor-jesus-christ-would-be-called-a-groomer-if-he-was-alive-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-bush-cheney-advisor-jesus-christ-would-be-called-a-groomer-if-he-was-alive-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bush-Cheney Advisor: Jesus Christ \u2018Would Be Called A Groomer\u2019 If He \u2018Was Alive\u2019 Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-bush-cheney-advisor-jesus-christ-would-be-called-a-groomer-if-he-was-alive-today%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1448322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-112323789.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Matthew Dowd claimed Wednesday that if Jesus Christ were still living, people might call him a \u201cgroomer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dowd, who served as a top advisor for former President George W. Bush and his Vice President Dick Cheney during the 2004 presidential campaign, made the comments during an appearance on MSNBC\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/nicolle-wallace-accuses-desantis-of-using-dehumanization-as-a-tactic-just-like-the-russian-soldiers-who-rape-children\/\">Deadline White House<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Chief Bush-Cheney advisor: &#8220;If Jesus Christ was alive today, he would be called a groomer&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6he4MCIKhM\">pic.twitter.com\/6he4MCIKhM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \u2626\ufe0f (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1516900460501864457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Easter holidays, the entire message of the Gospels of the Easter holidays was \u2018Love one another,\u2019\u201d Dowd began. \u201cAnd I have said this before, and I\u2019ll say it again: If Jesus Christ was alive today, he would be called a groomer. He would be called woke. And he would be called a socialist, if he was alive today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he was speaking the message he spoke in the Gospels today about treating everybody with dignity \u2014 Jesus Christ hung around with prostitutes and tax collectors,\u201d Dowd continued. \u201cHe was nailed to a cross because he spoke on behalf of the most marginalized people in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the idea that a certain segment of the population has tried to capture the faith and corrupt a message that I [may have been] a follower of since I was baptized and was confirmed and served on the altar in the course of this, is something I think all of us \u2014 it\u2019s not just people of faith, but whether Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, or don\u2019t have a faith, the message of \u2018love conquers hate\u2019 is a message we should be pushing, but especially Christians in the country that can\u2019t stand what happened to our faith,\u201d Dowd concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Dowd announced a bid for the 2022 Lieutenant Governor\u2019s race in Texas, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/12\/07\/matthew-dowd-texas-lieutenant-governor\/\">withdrew from contention<\/a> in the Democratic primary six days before the final filing deadline. He explained in a statement that he was making an exit in order to clear the way for a \u201cmore diverse\u201d candidate to take on the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first announced, the only other candidate was a white male Christian,\u201d Dowd said. \u201cA diverse field is now emerging in the Democratic primary for this office. I do not want to be the one who stands in the way of the greater diversity we need in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Michelle Beckley (D), who announced her own bid for LG, voiced her thanks to Dowd: \u201cWomen have been underrepresented in politics for too long. The Democratic Party is a diverse party and a party that supports the goals and aspirations of women, and in stepping back, Dowd is showing his respect for voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Collier, the other white Christian man in the Lieutenant Governor\u2019s race, did not withdraw from the race, but said he supported Dowd\u2019s decision. \u201cI\u2019m thankful for all that Matthew Dowd has done to demonstrate to the nation the importance of defeating Dan Patrick. With so much on the line, Matthew and I join millions of Texans in committing to do all we can to defeat Dan Patrick in 2022,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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