Glen Rock, New Jersey Councilwoman Paula Gilligan is facing calls to resign after she shared a post on social media mocking Easter with references to abortion and drag.
A local New Jersey Democrat is facing calls to resign from her post after she shared a meme on social media mocking Easter with references to drag and abortion. 'Easter eggs are aborted chicken babies that are painted in drag for small children to worship,' said the meme shared by Glen Rock Borough Councilwoman Paula Gilligan on Instagram last week.
Gilligan later apologized in a statement released on social media and on the council's website, claiming her posting of the meme was intended to express her views on abortion and trans issues, but notably made no mention of Easter. 'It has come to my attention that there are constituents in Glen Rock that have concerns with a meme on my personal Instagram story.
We have been made aware of a post that appeared on one of our Council Member’s personal Instagram stories. This post invoked Easter, the holiest day of the year in the Christian calendar, in a point about two issues that have nothing to do with Easter,' the statement said. 'We all feel very strongly that everyone’s religious beliefs and traditions must be treated with respect. They should not be the subject of jokes or inflammatory social media posts.
You want someone on a council who people look up to, who has answers for them, who you believe in because you voted for them and trusted them. To come out two weeks after the March 9th meeting and be divisive with something like this is just blatant hypocrisy,' he said. 'I think betrayed is a good word,' he added.
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