Easter Worshippers
Part of a series on 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Bombings. [View Related Entries]
This submission is currently being researched & evaluated!
You can help confirm this entry by contributing facts, media, and other evidence of notability and mutation.
Overview
Easter Worshippers refers to a label used to describe of some of the victims targeted in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings by prominent Democrats on Twitter, which was subsequently met with criticism by those who felt the victims should have been labeled as Christians.
Background
On April 21st, 2019, Barack Obama condemned the Sari Lanka Easter bombings on Twitter,[1] referring to those who were attending church during the attack as "Easter worshippers" (shown below).
Hours later, Hillary Clinton posted a similar tweet, referring to the event as "horrific attacks on Easter worshippers and travelers in Sri Lanka" (shown below).
Developments
Online Reaction
On April 22nd, @nickmon1112[2] posted a thread about the controversy, highlighting various examples of people using the word "worshippers" when referring to victims in the attack (shown below).
Meanwhile, The Daily Dot[3] published an article about the controversy titled "Obama’s ‘Easter worshippers’ tweet upsets conservatives." Additionally, numerous posts about the tweets reached the front page of various subreddits, including /r/The_Donald,[4] /r/Conservative[5] and /r/conspiracy.[6]
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @BarackObama
[2] Twitter – @nickmon1112
[3] The Daily Dot – Obama’s Easter worshippers tweet upsets conservatives
[4] Reddit – /r/The_Donald
[5] Reddit – /r/Conservative
[6] Reddit – /r/conspiracy
![The Babylon Bee Guide to Alternative Names For World Religions TRADITIONAL CHRISTIAN HINDU MUSLIM BUDDHIST WICCAN JEW MORMON ATHEIST JEHOVAH'S WITNESS SATANIST CROSSFITTER SCIENTOLOGIST UPDATED EASTER WORSHIPER COW AVOIDER HUMMUS ENJOYER NIRVANA FAN HOT TOPIC SHOPPER TINY HAT WEARER POLITE BIKE RIDER TEENAGER LIKE MORMONS BUT ON FOOT DUNGEON MASTER FANATICAL FITNESS EVANGELIZER [removed by our lawyers]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/486/409/2b6.jpg "\"Infographic: Guide To Alternative Names For World Religions\"")
Display Comments