Reverend Raphael Warnock, the newly elected Democrat senator from Georgia, deleted an Easter tweet from his account after receiving significant backlash online.
“The meaning of Easter is more transcendent than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whether you are Christian or not, through a commitment to helping others we are able to save ourselves,” said the original tweet, posted to his non-government account Sunday and removed later in the evening.
A source familiar with the tweet told TheWrap that it was posted by staff, without the senator’s approval.
Conservatives, particularly those on the religious right, quickly descended on the tweet.