Pastor removed after interrupting Sessions speech with Bible verse

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

A pastor on Monday was escorted out of a room after interrupting Attorney General Jeff Sessions's speech with a Bible verse, while calling on the Trump administration official to repent.

"I was hungry and you did not feed me. I was a stranger and you did not welcome me. I was naked and you did not clothe me. I was a stranger and you did not welcome me," the pastor said, quoting a Bible verse while Sessions was giving a speech in Boston on religious liberty. “... I call upon you to repent, to care for those in need, to remember that when you do not care for others, you are wounding the body of Christ," the pastor added.

"Thank you for those remarks and attack but I would just tell you we do our best everyday to fulfill my responsibility to enforce the laws of the United States," Sessions said.

Another person was also removed from the room after standing up and defending the pastor, saying that he was "exercising his free exercise of religion.” As that protester was also being escorted out of the room, he called it "hypocritical" given that Sessions was there for a speech on religious liberty.

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[ck4829]

1. K&R

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. "Gentlemen. You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"

[grantcart]

18. Greatest scene in history of movies

[Initech]

3. Sessions speaking on religious liberty is like Ronald McDonald speaking at a Weight Watchers event.

[cstanleytech]

41. More like its like Donald Trump lecturing real Nobel Peace prize winners on what it takes

to achieve peace.

[PSPS]

4. "remarks and attack"

[louis c]

5. Looks like Sessions was using the Nuremberg defense.

didn't work too well in 1946 either.

[handmade34]

20. ...

[area51]

6. "... and attack ...."?

So now quoting the bible to this administration is an "attack"?

[The Genealogist]

9. Only the parts that are uncomfortable to them

[Dave Starsky]

13. Yeah, like all the parts with Jesus in it.

The really get pissed off when you quote directly from that long-haired hippie freak.

[Corvo Bianco]

16. The GOP's jesus is a murderous white sex machine and

References to the lil bitch jesus are not appreciated

[Racerdog1]

7. Doing your best?

Serving the orange anus, ripping kids from their parents and lying about everything, including your involvement with the Russians. If this is your best you little rat looking fuck, you aren't worth a shit.

[watoos]

8. The time for being civil is long gone.

That preacher and his defender get it. That preacher was being pretty rude after all, interrupting our AG's speech.

Time for a Trump Tweet bashing this preacher?

[knightmaar]

10. Duh. Religious liberty refers to refusing service to homosexuals..

.. and promiscuous women, anyone bearing the mark of Cain, transgender people, etc.

Stuff like that.

Not, you know, being nice to poor people. You keep that shit to yourself.

[The_Counsel]

11. Andrew Gillum Was Right: A Hit Dog Really WILL Holler...LOL

How on earth can Sessions view what the pastor said as an "attack" unless he already knew he was wrong in his actions (and inaction)?

[JudyM]

12. "enforcing the laws" that he and his cronies are establishing.

[blugbox]

14. He daily uses the bible to justify his barbarism...

Yet when someone calls him out and reminds him that the bible (generally) is for helping humanity... that's an "attack" on him?

He was attacked by a bible verse being quoted.

[Power 2 the People]

15. When will the rubes realize that Republicans hate Jesus and despise his teachings?

How can you witness their blatant cruelty and greed and still think they are fighting for Christianity? When will the real preachers and pastors stand up like this man did? Hopefully before it's too late.

[cstanleytech]

42. The thing is the Repugnants that run for office have learned to use the dog whistles of

things like being pro life (which they honestly have never been) and the Repugnant voting base keeps lapping it up like a fly on vomit.

[Hekate]

17. Repent!

Well done, pastor

[geardaddy]

19. Sessions is just a homonculus

[LudwigPastorius]

21. I would go with demon elf....or maybe evil pixie.

[geardaddy]

26. Yeah, that's probably more accurate.

I just like the word homunculus!

[Honeycombe8]

22. "Lock the pastor up!" "Punch him out!" "Carry him out on a stretcher!"

"Wish we didn't have to be nice...so nice...nice."

Then Sanders says, "Trump has brought the country together."

And then the papa bear said to the mama bear....

[keithbvadu2]

23. Republican Jesus says it's good to put children and babies in cages.

Republican Jesus says it's good to put children and babies in cages.


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[Roadside Attraction]

24. I read the Scriptures in my church service once a month . . .

We rotate reading the Scriptures in our church service; yesterday was my time.

I read those very verses:

Matthew 25:35-40 New International Version (NIV)

35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

[Turbineguy]

27. Repubs don't do

the New Testament. And especially the Four Gospels.

[njhoneybadger]

30. When I was a child in Sunday School we sang "Jesus Loves The Little Children"

Whatever Happened


Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red, brown, yellow
Black and white
They are precious in His sight.
Jesus loves the little children
Of the world.

[OriginalGeek]

34. True story time

I was raised in a fundie baptist church in Texas. They thought it was FUNNY to change that one line to "white and white and white and white".

It never occurred to them they were implanting the seeds of atheism in at least one of their kids.

[njhoneybadger]

35. They didn't change the words up north but that same seed got planted here also

[keithbvadu2]

25. For the Bible tells me so

For the Bible tells me so

[rkleinberger]

28. Sessions the Bigot: He is as much a danger as Trump

Sessions only respects the "right kind of Christian - White male heterosexual."

[MyOwnPeace]

29. He read the wrong thing!

That was from Matthew.
He should have read from Donny’s favorite, you know, the Two Corinthians!

[rickyhall]

31. Funny, I thought Keebler works for US

[Renew Deal]

32. Ironic that Sessions turns to a non-religious defense of the law

[aeromanKC]

33. Under God

I guess he forgot the Under God part of his pledge.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

36. Stop it

Sesssions only pretends to read the Bible.

[GulfCoast66]

39. Oh, I have no doubt he reads it.

But like most people he picks and chooses the parts he really believes in.

I was raised in a fundamentalist church. They sincerely believe what they believe and truly believe god is on their side.

I chose to believe in Reason.

[TomSlick]

37. Good for the pastor.

We need more prophetic voices speaking the word of the Lord.

[CousinIT]

38. Sessions "How dare you interrupt my bastardization of Bible verses with their true meaning!" n/t

[ooky]

40. "thank you for those remarks and attack"

A christian calling scripture spoken by Jesus Christ "remarks".

[FiveGoodMen]

43. In practice, "Christian" does not mean "follower of Christ" the way you'd think it does

(or there'd be very few Christians on earth)