Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin has accused Matt Drudge of bashing GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz for his Christian faith following a series of irreverent headlines on The Drudge Report.

The main headlines posted to the conservative website on Friday included, ” ‘Ted is the anointed one,’ ” “Holy Ghost video revealed,” “Dad speaking in tongues” and “Supporters ‘lay hands’ on Cruz at rally.”

The fourth headline linked to a Dec. 22 video posted by the liberal website Raw Story showing Tennessee Pastor Gaylon Wiley at a rally blessing Mr. Cruz. When Mr. Cruz was a boy, Mr. Wiley was the pastor who baptized him.

In a video for Conservative Review, Ms. Malkin showed a graphic of Mr. Drudge’s headlines and criticized his editorial decisions.

“As my friend Ted Starnes put it, ‘This is what an anti-Christian smear looks like,’ ” she said.

Ms. Malkin pointed out that “laying of hands” is something millions of Christians and Jews do regularly “to impart blessings, healing and authority.”

“Not only does this cheap tabloid shot expose ignorance and bigotry. It also exposes 100-point font sized double standards,” she said. “Funny, but I don’t remember the armageddon-style headlines about Donald Trump having hands laid on him at his Trump Towers just a couple of months ago by Christian and Jewish leaders.”

She then played a clip from that Trump event.

“Holy hypocrisy, Drudge!” Ms. Malkin exclaimed. “We have enough Christian bashers in the media, Hollywood and the White House. Next time, lay off the ‘laying on’ of the hands.”

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