Pastor kicked out of religious freedom event for saying Bible-quote Jeff Sessions didn't like.

[DetlefK]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/29/1808175/-Religious-leaders-interrupt-Sessions-with-Bible-quotes-at-religious-freedom-event-get-thrown-out

“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. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me. Brother Jeff, as a fellow United Methodist, I call on 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.”

And how did Jeff Sessions respond? By accusing the minister of attacking him. How is quoting the Bible, which Jeff Sessions says guides him, attacking Jeff Sessions? As police moved in to quickly escort the minister out, Baptist pastor stood and began defending the minister’s First Amendment rights. One big mouth in the room began shouting down the pastor, yelling for him to ‘Go home!’ Nevertheless, the pastor continued speaking out saying that he was exercising his rights to religious freedom and his right to express himself, loudly telling the crowd they were hypocritical to be throwing him out of an event for religious freedom while ‘throwing him out for that very work.’

[LAS14]

1. Every day it's more and more un-believable. nt

Although I do believe the post, of course.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Throwing a Minister out of a religious freedom event.

That's so Trump. This Minister knows exactly what depraved ideology drives shitheads like Sessions

[msongs]

3. there's a quote dems could use in their ads (edited) -

"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. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me"

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

4. This is why the Founding Fathers didn't want any part of religion in government.

They knew it would always come down to religious freedom meaning freedom for MY religion, not whatever blasphemous claptrap you might be espousing. So you can take all of that love thy neighbor and care for the sick and poor crap and get your ass on out of here! And just for good measure, remember, it is the official position of the US that it is NOT a Christian nation and has been since the founding of the country. One of the first treaties the US signed, ending hostilities with the Barbary Pirates contained this clause:

As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion,-as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen,-and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

I know that's inconvenient for these knuckleheads who want to find some way to interpret the Constitution and the intent to be something else. But they knew exactly what kind of corrosive power religion had in the hands of ambitious politicians.

[2naSalit]

9. +100000000000000000000000000000!

[Fatemah2774]

5. What a crock

He got kicked out for exercising his freedom of speech against the hypocrites who are XINO

Christian in name only.

[smirkymonkey]

11. And for reading a direct quote from the bible!

What kind of fucked up version of Christianity are these right-wingers practicing anyway? They are always talking about the "bible" and "Jesus" yet they completely reject everything that the New Testament and Jesus stand for. They are such raging hypocrites.

[spanone]

6. I hope to whatever God you believe in or not, we vote these bastards out as soon as humanly possible

[Achilleaze]

7. k and r

shame on the republicans for their betrayal of Christ, Christianity, America, and American democracy.

[gratuitous]

8. Espousing his sincerely held religious beliefs

I thought Republicans were four square in favor of that. At least for cake bakers. Not so much for ordained clergy.

Later in the story, Jeff claims he's doing his best every day. Hate to break it to you, Jeff, but your best really sucks.

[2naSalit]

10. He was crossing his fingers behind his back...nt

[TomSlick]

12. Good on the pastor.

The prophetic voice speaking the word of the Lord is vital.