By SUZANNE DOWNING
April 5, 2026 – Two candidates challenging Alaska’s at-large congressional seat have drawn attention to themselves for what they did and did not say on social media concerning Easter, the highest holy day on the Christian calendar.
Matt Schultz, a downtown Anchorage pastor who is a Democrat running against Republican Congressman Nick Begich, posted on Facebook on March 31 recognizing “Transgender Day of Visibility,” writing that “Trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people have always existed” and pledging that in Congress he would fight for a future where “every trans American can live openly, safely, and with joy.” The post appeared on his campaign Facebook page just days before Easter Sunday.
But Schultz did not post an Easter message to his Facebook followers, despite his role as a pastor and the holiday’s significance for Christians.
Another candidate in the race, Bill Hill, running as a Democrat-aligned independent, also did not post an Easter greeting. Instead, Hill earlier in the week highlighted fundraising, announcing April 2 that his campaign had raised more than $780,000 in its first 70 days. The post featured a graphic celebrating the cash haul and thanking supporters while urging them to “take back this seat for working Alaskans.”
He also made a post last week celebrating the Cama’i festival in Bethel. But as for Easter, it was crickets.
By contrast, Begich leaned directly into the Easter holiday. On Easter Sunday, the congressman posted a “He is Risen” message referencing the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The post received more than 2,000 positive reactions on Facebook, according to publicly visible engagement metrics.
The contrast in messaging reveals differing campaign emphases: Schultz, a man of the cloth, chose to highlight Transgender Day of Visibility less than a week before Easter, while remaining silent on the Christian holiday itself. Hill focused on fundraising momentum. Begich centered his message on Easter and faith.
11 thoughts on “Schultz marks Transgender Day of Visibility, silent on Easter, Hill touts fundraising, Begich posts ‘He is Risen’”
Transgender Day. Homosexuals pretending to be of the opposite sex so they can get a taste of heterosexuality from a homosexual’s point of view. These people are messed up from head to toe and want all people otherwise normal to see what they’re missing. God save America.
You got That right. 😖
It is shamefully deceiving how they use one of the most important days of christianity in an attempt to draw attention to their sexual deviation. Halloween would seem to be the more appropriate “transgender day” where confused individuals dress up in spooky deceiving costumes and hand out treats for the kids in exchange for “tricks”.
According to the Bible, and the Word of God, homosexuality and all of its deviant derivatives is Human Sin. It destroys people’s minds, psyche, and their spirituality.
Leviticus 18:22; 20:13
Romans 1:27
1Corinthians 6:9
1Timothy 1:10
1 Timothy 3: 1-5.
Schultz is a pastor? He needs to come into my office, sooner the better. As a pulpit propogandist of transexuality and homosexuality, he is destroying people, not helping them. This man needs lots of psychotherapy and spiritual cleansing. Running for politics is his attempt to ruin as many humans, beyond his pulpit reach, as he possibly can . This outreach must be stopped in its tracks.
The Devil has come out of his closet.
As the mother of a transexual 20-year old, I can attest to Dr. Dan’s statement as true. This is a human sickness of the mind. It hurts everyone. Including the parents of transexual youth. I have to keep my mouth shut and pray for my son’s recovery. But I won’t stand for an agent of sin, as is this pretend pastor, to guide my son to hell.
Someone help me understand what all these extra (no hope of election) people think they are accomplishing. The only thing I can think of is that they get to keep any campaign money raised? Or they’re just hyper narcissists? As for Mr. Schultz, first he says trans/alphabets shouldn’t be politicized then in the next line he says how strongly he’ll do it himself if elected. He wouldn’t be the first guy to don a collar in furtherance of his own agenda…
Schultz is a pastor? For whom? the church of satan? Again, this guy is NOT a Christian. He’s a sick minded leftist using Christianity to push utterly sick ideas. Absolutely blasphemous! I wonder what’s next.. will he put a satan statue in a Christian church?
@M.John.
He will be campaigned against by loving Christians. His kind of candidacy will be revealed in full, along with his so-called church. His words are blasphemy against Christian principles. And against Nature.
His sickness is out in full, for all to observe.