{"id":2353822,"date":"2024-10-11T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gretchen-whitmer-accused-of-mocking-billions-of-christians-with-pro-kamala-communion\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:45:00","slug":"gretchen-whitmer-accused-of-mocking-billions-of-christians-with-pro-kamala-communion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gretchen-whitmer-accused-of-mocking-billions-of-christians-with-pro-kamala-communion\/","title":{"rendered":"Gretchen Whitmer Accused of Mocking Billions of Christians with Pro-Kamala &#8216;Communion&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fgretchen-whitmer-accused-of-mocking-billions-of-christians-with-pro-kamala-communion%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=2353822&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>Michigan Governor\u2063 Gretchen Whitmer \u200dfaced backlash for a controversial \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-no-new-proactive-step-on-tiktok-deal-under-biden\/\" title=\"White House: No New \u2018Proactive Step\u2019 on TikTok Deal Under Biden\">social media video<\/a> in which she \u200dappears to mock the Christian sacrament of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nation-building-101\/\" title=\"Nation-Building 101\">communion<\/a>. In \u200cthe video, Whitmer \u2063feeds a Dorito to podcaster Liz \u2063Plank,\u2064 who receives\u200b it \u2062in a posture reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/archbishop-cordileone-i-had-conversations-with-pro-abortion-pelosi-about-holy-communion\/\" title=\"Archbishop Cordileone: I Had \u2018Conversations\u2019 With Pro-Abortion Pelosi About Holy Communion\">receiving communion<\/a>. Critics have interpreted this act as a blatant disrespect toward Catholics and the Eucharist, labeling \u2062it as anti-Catholic bigotry within\u2063 the Democratic Party. Some defended the \u2063video, suggesting it was \u200dpart of a TikTok trend, while others denounced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">governor<\/a> as insincere and disrespectful. Prominent Catholic organizations and individuals have also voiced their outrage, emphasizing that the\u2064 act\u2063 was a direct mockery of a sacred religious ritual and calling for accountability from Whitmer regarding the implications of\u2063 her actions on the Christian community.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is under fire for a social media video many have interpreted as an out-and-out mockery of the Christian sacrament of communion.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gretchen-whitmer-conveniently-loses-connection-asked-awkward-question-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitmer<\/a> feeds a Dorito to podcaster Liz Plank, who receives it on her knees with her tongue out, in the traditional posture of a Catholic parishioner receiving Holy Communion.<\/p>\n<p>Plank tried to connect the clip to the CHIPS Act, which President Joe Biden has said increases semiconductor production in America.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How else can this be interpreted other than mockery of Catholics and the sacrament of Holy Communion, not to mention the distasteful pornographic innuendo? Gretchen Whitmer is only the latest example of the gross anti-Catholic bigotry festering inside the Democratic Party. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KG1BmHYkJM\">pic.twitter.com\/KG1BmHYkJM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicVote\/status\/1844461842535678202?\">October 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If he won&rsquo;t, Gretchen Whitmer will. Chips aren&rsquo;t just delicious, the CHIPS Act is a game-changer for U.S. tech and manufacturing, boosting domestic production of semiconductors to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers! Donald Trump would put that at risk,&rdquo; Plank wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/feministabulous\/reel\/DA8lS2sP-Rv\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Others argued that the clip was simply a version of a TikTok trend of feeding food to other people, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/michigan-gov-feeds-kneeling-female-podcast-host-doritos-while-wearing-harris-walz-hat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hopefully Catholic voters in Michigan (and beyond) notice that Whitmer is wearing a Harris\/Walz hat while blatantly mocking Jesus Christ. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u9oloqp1Ff\">https:\/\/t.co\/u9oloqp1Ff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Caplis (@DanCaplis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCaplis\/status\/1844506825179455677?\">October 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But that argument was denounced, as was Whitmer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s be clear what&rsquo;s happening in this video. Gov. Whitmer of Michigan is pretending to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-pelosi-ignores-her-archbishops-ban-receives-communion-report\/\" title=\"Pro-Abortion Pelosi Ignores Her Archbishop\u2019s Ban, Receives Communion: Report\">give communion<\/a> to [a] leftist podcaster on her knees, using a Dorito as the Eucharist while wearing a Harris-Walz hat. Do they want ZERO Catholic votes for Harris?&rdquo; conservative Tim Murtaugh <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimMurtaugh\/status\/1844449775992893861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let&rsquo;s be clear what&rsquo;s happening in this video.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Whitmer of Michigan is pretending to give communion to an leftist podcaster on her knees, using a Dorito as the Eucharist while wearing a Harris-Walz hat.<\/p>\n<p>Do they want ZERO Catholic votes for Harris?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/daUTNX9vNn\">pic.twitter.com\/daUTNX9vNn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimMurtaugh\/status\/1844449775992893861?\">October 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insulted Catholics nationwide when she intentionally ridiculed the Eucharist in a video,&rdquo; Bill Donohue wrote on the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicleague.org\/gov-whitmer-mocks-the-eucharist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic League.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no way to understand this stunt other than as an expression of vintage anti-Catholic bigotry,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He said claims that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/office-auditor-general-exposed-serious-problems-gov-whitmers-administration-next-move-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> was part of the TikTok fad or a CHIPs Act promotion are &ldquo;a lie, and it is easy to disprove.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are indeed many clips of people feeding each other on social media, but there is no reference to the CHIPS Act, nor are they eating chips. The typical video on TikTok shows one person sitting at a table, often in a restaurant, being fed&mdash;usually with a fork or spoon&mdash;by a friend,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;None of them are kneeling. None of them are receiving food on the tongue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hi, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWhitmer?\">@GovWhitmer<\/a>.<br \/> 15% of your constituents in Michigan are Christians who value Holy Communion.<\/p>\n<p>Not just Catholics&mdash;Orthodox as well.<\/p>\n<p>People believe your weird ad for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?\">@KamalaHarris<\/a> is a blasphemous mockery of their faith.<\/p>\n<p>Any plans to explain yourself? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X3RtWnlx2w\">pic.twitter.com\/X3RtWnlx2w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bree A Dail (@breeadail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/breeadail\/status\/1844460881754947960?\">October 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What Whitmer did was to deride Holy Communion. There is no wiggle room for her to deny the obvious,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>There are an estimated 2.4 billion Christians in the world, half of them Catholic, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/populationeducation.org\/world-population-by-religion-a-global-tapestry-of-faith\/#:~:text=Demographics%20Of%20Christianity,Oceania%20and%20sub%2DSaharan%20Africa.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Population Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In the video, Whitmer feeds a Dorito to podcaster Liz Plank, who kneels and receives it with her tongue extended, mimicking the way Catholics receive Holy Communion. Plank attempted to link this clip to the CHIPS Act, which President Biden claims will boost semiconductor production in the U.S. Critics argue that this act is nothing short of mockery towards Catholics and their beliefs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2353823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Whitmer-and-Plank.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5695,6733,32517,32438],"class_list":["post-2353822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-christianity","tag-controversy","tag-gretchen-whitmer","tag-kamala-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Whitmer-and-Plank.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}