Sessions cites Bible in defense of breaking up families, blames migrant parents

[SummerSnow]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the border, saying that being a parent does not give migrants immunity from prosecution.

Sessions, in a speech to law enforcement officials, blamed migrant parents for putting their children in danger, saying, "They are the ones who broke the law, they are the ones who endangered their own children on their trek." Sessions referred to Paul the Apostle and his admonition to "obey the laws of government because God has ordained them for the purpose of order."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/sessions-cites-bible-defense-breaking-families-blames-migrant-parents-n883296?cid=eml_nbn_20180614

[Wellstone ruled]

1. And these so called Christian's wonder

why millions are leaving Religion.

[Iliyah]

2. Sessions just made religion look heartless

Backfire city.

[Docreed2003]

3. Pretty sure JC trumps St Paul there Jeff

41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

[anarch]

4. pretty sure Jesus Christ himself would punch this smug, self-righteous asshole right in the face

but as long as we're talking about respecting the rule of law....

[FiveGoodMen]

9. Or take a whip to him!

There's precedent for that

[Solly Mack]

5. Only theocrats quote religious text to justify their actions under the law.

Or policy, as in this case.

Doesn't matter what religious texts have to say.

Unless we live in a theocracy.

[BigmanPigman]

6. CALL YOUR REPS!

This is not American, this is fucked up! Here are events, scripts, phone numbers, places to donate, and protests today and June 23rd. "Make America America Again" and don't hide behind hatred.

https://actionnetwork.org/events/lunchtime-for-change-families-belong-together

#FamiliesBelongTogether, which people are using to protest the Trump administration Justice Department’s “zero-tolerance” policy on undocumented immigrants crossing the border into the U.S. Part of the initiative pushed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions (which includes prosecuting even those who have fled their homes seeking asylum from threats of violence) includes separating families at the border, a nightmarish cruelty that has been the subject of growing outrage. Last night, MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff got a glimpse of a government-contracted facility in Brownsville, Texas, that has been housing “unaccompanied minors” who have been separated from their families. In a disturbing report, Soboroff recounted that about 1,500 migrant boys ages 10 to 17 are “effectively” incarcerated at the Casa Padre shelter, a former Walmart that has been pushed to capacity.
https://www.vogue.com/article/immigration-protest-families-belong-together-twitter

[standingtall]

7. The Apostle Paul never taught Christians to obey unjust laws that ran in direct opposition

to the Judeo-Christian scripture otherwise Paul himself would not have spent time in jail for things such as Acts 16:19-21 19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

[OnDoutside]

8. Jesuit Priest has the perfect response

Link to tweet

and

Link to tweet

[madaboutharry]

10. Someone needs to remind this asshole

that the laws in the United States are governed by The United States Constitution, not the Bible.

[scarletlib]

11. To paraphrase Jesus:

What you do to the least of these you do unto me. Suffer the little children to come unto me.
I think Jesus trumps Sessions and I am pretty sure St.Paul would agree with Jesus.

[FiveGoodMen]

12. If these 'christians' really believed that, they wouldn't dare do ANYTHING that they're doing.

They hate -- and disbelieve -- Jesus' teachings.

(But love the name!)