Duffy hangs replica of controversial USMMA Jesus painting in DOT office: 'It looks beautiful'

[Michie]

The 1944 painting "Christ on the Water" by Hunter A. Wood on display in the basement of the chapel of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy


Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that he hung a replica of a controversial Jesus paintingfrom the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy behind his desk at the U.S. Department of Transportation office in Washington.

"What I found fascinating when I was at the academy was that this was a personal affront to the midshipmen at the academy," Duffy said in a video shared with The Christian Post before it will be posted on social media. "That [the painting] was taken from a place of prominence and put in the basement of the chapel actually had them outraged."

Duffy's announcement comes a month after he went viral on social media when midshipmen at the federal service academy in Kings Point, New York, erupted in applause when he called for the school's historic "Christ on the Water" painting to be restored to a prominent place after being removed to a flood-prone basement during the Biden administration.

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Duffy hangs replica of controversial USMMA Jesus painting in DOT office: 'It looks beautiful'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that he hung a replica of a controversial Jesus painting from the U S Merchant Marine Academy behind his desk at the U S Department of

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[Michie]

Son of merchant mariner who painted USMMA Jesus painting 'honored' by Duffy's support

Hunter A Wood II, whose father painted the Jesus painting at the U S Merchant Marine Academy that has repeatedly made headlines, said he is honored by how the midshipmen there have supported the

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[Yarddog]

The 1944 painting "Christ on the Water" by Hunter A. Wood on display in the basement of the chapel of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy


Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that he hung a replica of a controversial Jesus paintingfrom the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy behind his desk at the U.S. Department of Transportation office in Washington.

"What I found fascinating when I was at the academy was that this was a personal affront to the midshipmen at the academy," Duffy said in a video shared with The Christian Post before it will be posted on social media. "That [the painting] was taken from a place of prominence and put in the basement of the chapel actually had them outraged."

Duffy's announcement comes a month after he went viral on social media when midshipmen at the federal service academy in Kings Point, New York, erupted in applause when he called for the school's historic "Christ on the Water" painting to be restored to a prominent place after being removed to a flood-prone basement during the Biden administration.

Continued below.

Duffy hangs replica of controversial USMMA Jesus painting in DOT office: 'It looks beautiful'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that he hung a replica of a controversial Jesus painting from the U S Merchant Marine Academy behind his desk at the U S Department of

www.christianpost.com

I wonder how many will read this and think Biden had something to do with the moving? Hopefully, they will fact check it first.