{"id":2213090,"date":"2024-04-04T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-your-truth-queen-the-daily-show-mocks-jesus-in-defense-of-trans-day-of-visibility\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T14:34:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:34:24","slug":"live-your-truth-queen-the-daily-show-mocks-jesus-in-defense-of-trans-day-of-visibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-your-truth-queen-the-daily-show-mocks-jesus-in-defense-of-trans-day-of-visibility\/","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Show&#8217; humorously references Jesus to support &#8216;Trans Day of Visibility"},"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\">24<\/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%2Flive-your-truth-queen-the-daily-show-mocks-jesus-in-defense-of-trans-day-of-visibility%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=2213090&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--><p>&#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; senior correspondent Desi Lydic drew attention for humorously referencing Jesus while\u200b defending the White House&#8217;s decision to recognize the &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; on Easter Sunday. The satire played\u2064 on the concept of the\u2063 triune God in Christianity,\u200c sparking debates on the intersection of religious beliefs and\u200b gender identities.\u200c Conservatives expressed mixed reactions to the move.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Daily Show\u201d senior correspondent Desi Lydic mocked Jesus in her defense of the White House\u2019s decision to move forward with recognizing the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/joe-biden-honors-trans-day-of-visibility-on-easter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transgender Day of Visibility<\/a>\u201d despite the fact that it coincided with Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Lydic appeared to be arguing that because Christians believe in a triune God \u2014 the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit \u2014 they were essentially worshipping a being that embraced multiple identities and that was the same as embracing radical gender ideology.<\/p>\n<p>Grabien founder Tom Elliott shared several clips on the subject, beginning with an MSNBC panel discussion claiming that \u201cthe Jesus [Christians] celebrate today would have been inclusive of the transgender community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Comedy Central&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DesiLydic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DesiLydic<\/a>: &#8220;By total coincidence, Trans Visibility Day happened to fall on Easter this year. Which seemed like, I don\u2019t know, a good fit to me. I mean, Jesus did identify as the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. Live your truth, queen!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PER4YlN1cb\">pic.twitter.com\/PER4YlN1cb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1775849064518537706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elliott followed with a clip of Lydic addressing the topic: \u201cBy total coincidence, Trans Visibility Day happened to fall on Easter this year. Which seemed like, I don\u2019t know, a good fit to me. I mean, Jesus did identify as the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. Live your truth, queen!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, you wouldn\u2019t think that Easter falling on a holiday that\u2019s been March 31st for 15 years would be that big of a deal,\u201d Lydic continued. \u201cBut conservatives processed this like a child meeting the Easter Bunny: by losing their f**king minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A number of conservatives did criticize Biden for going ahead with Trans Visibility Day despite the fact that it fell on what is arguably the holiest day in the Christian calendar \u2014 particularly when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-blasted-for-proclaiming-trans-people-made-in-the-image-of-god-on-easter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went out of his way<\/a> to post several times on X in support of the trans community while his administration only mentioned the Easter holiday in passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to all trans Americans: I see you. You are made in the image of God, and you\u2019re worthy of respect and dignity,\u201d one such post read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to all trans Americans:<\/p>\n<p>I see you.<\/p>\n<p>You are made in the image of God, and you&#8217;re worthy of respect and dignity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihvsJrXEyd\">pic.twitter.com\/ihvsJrXEyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1774511985700352189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCorrectly saying trans people are made in the image of God while simultaneously celebrating these same people for altering God\u2019s perfect &#038; intentional creation is 100% blasphemous. On EASTER nonetheless \u2026 \u2018Be not deceived; God is not mocked,&#8217;\u201d Riley Gaines posted in response.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Correctly saying trans people are made in the image of God while simultaneously celebrating these same people for altering God&#8217;s perfect &#038; intentional creation is 100% blasphemous. <\/p>\n<p>On EASTER nonetheless\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Be not deceived; God is not mocked&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2UaW63Sh3x\">https:\/\/t.co\/2UaW63Sh3x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1774643561885003954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a controversial move, &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; senior correspondent Desi Lydic defended the White House&#8217;s choice to acknowledge the &#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility&#8221; on Easter Sunday. 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