“Woke 2.0 Will Be Worse”: Christians Warn as Equality Caucus Celebrates Record LGBT Representation
November 9, 2026
The Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) is sparking criticism from Christian leaders and conservative lawmakers after celebrating what it described as “the gayest Congress in American history” following election victories by openly LGBT candidates across the United States.
Christianity Daily reports the CEC declared in a social media post which included an American flag, pride flag and transgender flag emojis, “The American people have made their voices heard. The 120th Congress will officially be the GAYEST Congress in history! (that we know of).”
Last week’s election results are expected to bring a record number of openly LGBT lawmakers to the 120th Congress, with two senators and 15 representatives, all affiliated with the Democratic Party, slated to serve.
Several Christian commentators and Republican officials expressed concern over the caucus’ celebration as well as Evangelical participation in the elections and the political direction of the incoming Congress.
Korean-American Christian podcaster Kangmin Lee summarized his concerns about the election results, stating, “Woke 2.0 will be worse than Woke 1.0.”
Evangelist Sean Feucht had criticism for Christians who failed to participate in the election, warning, “When Christians stay home on Election Day, evil doesn’t take a day off.”
Republican Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana also voiced concern, sharing a meme suggesting that Democrats had emphasized economic issues, including affordability and gasoline prices, during their campaigns while pursuing a broader political agenda centered on LGBT ideology.
According to Christianity Daily, prominent election winners include Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, who secured a U.S. Senate seat and will serve alongside Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.
The incoming House will also include six newly elected openly gay representatives alongside nine returning incumbents.
The newcomers are Cait Conley of New York, JD Ford of Indiana, JoAnna Mendoza of Arizona, Jeremy Moss of Michigan, and California Democrats Marni von Wilpert and Scott Wiener.
The elections also brought victories for transgender and nonbinary candidates in state and federal legislative contests.
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