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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:18 PM Jun 2018

'Don't You Have Any Empathy?': Sarah Huckabee Sanders Confronted Over Families Separated at Border

Source: The Daily Beast



The White House press secretary on Thursday was forced to defend as sound policy the separation of babies from their mothers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

MATT WILSTEIN
06.14.18 4:09 PM ET

It started with a question from CNN’s Jim Acosta. “Where does it say in the Bible that it's moral to take children away from their mothers?” he asked White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders during Thursday’s briefing.

Acosta was referring to a justification put forward by Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier in the day during a meeting with religious leaders in Indiana for the administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border.

"Illegal entry into the United States is a crime—as it should be. Persons who violate the law of our nation are subject to prosecution,” Sessions said. “I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained them for the purpose of order.”

While Sanders said she was “not aware” of Sessions’ comments, she answered: “I can say that it is very Biblical to enforce the law. That is actually repeated a number of times throughout the Bible.”




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'Don't You Have Any Empathy?': Sarah Huckabee Sanders Confronted Over Families Separated at Border (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP
Vile and impious creature nt Xipe Totec Jun 2018 #1
So they are using the bible Mr.Bill Jun 2018 #2
"Thou shalt throw babies into concentration camps." I'm sure that's in there somewhere... lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #13
It's somewherein the King Don version. n/t cloudbase Jun 2018 #27
Since when do we govern all people by one religion Wwcd Jun 2018 #3
Just wait until we have President Pence Hekate Jun 2018 #6
Yup. He addressed some Latino prayer breakfast today. Wwcd Jun 2018 #11
Dominionist, as in God's Dominion. If you want to have nightmares, look them up online... Hekate Jun 2018 #12
I've read enough of them to beware. Kellyanne Conway is also a dominist Wwcd Jun 2018 #16
This is what happens when you put Mr.Bill Jun 2018 #4
I seem to recall another "Law" that involved separating parents and children... brooklynite Jun 2018 #5
Oh yeah, and took them away for baths. OTOH, they also had one "show camp", Terezin... Hekate Jun 2018 #10
She is soulless SallyHemmings Jun 2018 #7
Looks like Sarah is saying that the Nazi government of NCjack Jun 2018 #8
I bet she'd defend the Egyptians in Moses' time sakabatou Jun 2018 #9
People like Sanders have always and will always Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #14
They are going to end up making people flee from religion BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #15
Agreed...and FFR is a great organization! Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #17
It should not be a crime treestar Jun 2018 #18
What. The. Serious. Fuck. angrychair Jun 2018 #19
No empathy, no heart, and a dead soul. Canoe52 Jun 2018 #20
So tired of them pushing a theocracy every chance they get. Lars39 Jun 2018 #21
Perfect example of the necessity of separation of church and state backtoblue Jun 2018 #22
Holy.... kentuck Jun 2018 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Raine Jun 2018 #24
She is a racist piece oof shit that enjoys non white kids being harmed JI7 Jun 2018 #25
One of the reporter's should have avebury Jun 2018 #26
She was particularly nasty today. 3catwoman3 Jun 2018 #28
Yuck. enid602 Jun 2018 #29
Her heart is as black as her outfit The Genealogist Jun 2018 #30
Josephine Goebbels at work...... lastlib Jun 2018 #31
And how the duck is it the Democrat's fault? mwooldri Jun 2018 #32

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
13. "Thou shalt throw babies into concentration camps." I'm sure that's in there somewhere...
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:56 PM
Jun 2018

...along with all the fornication, murder, incest, and fairly tales.

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
3. Since when do we govern all people by one religion
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:24 PM
Jun 2018

My religion says this decision is from the "damned to hell" part of the bible.

Now we're adopting a govt of the bible of Sessions & Pence?
And no other idealogy or religion matters anymore?

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
11. Yup. He addressed some Latino prayer breakfast today.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:40 PM
Jun 2018

I'm sure he's using his godly powers to convince the Latino community that the children's closely guarded encampments are for teaching the word of Pence's dominist god to all the new children.
Just so they'll all be on board with the new world order if they're ever released someday.

Brainwashing the good little soldiers in the name of dominism, i think it's called.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
12. Dominionist, as in God's Dominion. If you want to have nightmares, look them up online...
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:54 PM
Jun 2018

look up Dominionism also known as Christian Reconstructionism.

Right Wing Watch used to be my go-to source, and they link to a lot of what we in scholarship call primary sources, that is, what the crazies say about themselves. However, I notice there are a lot more links today -- you can even go to Wikipedia to start with.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
10. Oh yeah, and took them away for baths. OTOH, they also had one "show camp", Terezin...
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:37 PM
Jun 2018

... where the little children played outside in the sun (behind barbed wire), and drew pictures and wrote poems (look up the book "I Never Saw Another Butterfly". ). Until the end.

I am just so sickened.

Not in my name, goddamit.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
8. Looks like Sarah is saying that the Nazi government of
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 04:30 PM
Jun 2018

Germany in the 1930s and 40s was smiled upon by the heavenly father, as they murdered millions of children.

Docreed2003

(16,863 posts)
14. People like Sanders have always and will always
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:22 PM
Jun 2018

Use and abuse their Bible in any way necessary to support whatever bullshit cause they feel like, no matter how egregious and disgusting. The Southern Baptist convention was founded on that type of logic!

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
15. They are going to end up making people flee from religion
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:37 PM
Jun 2018

if they continue to twist it to suit their own needs. I donate to FFR ....Freedom From Religion in politics...like Ron Reagan Jr says, "I am not afraid of burning in Hell".
https://ffrf.org/about

angrychair

(8,702 posts)
19. What. The. Serious. Fuck.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 06:12 PM
Jun 2018

Why is the media sitting idle as the damn DOJ uses the Bible to justify ANYTHING!!!!
When did we become the Holy Trumpian Empire?!?

backtoblue

(11,343 posts)
22. Perfect example of the necessity of separation of church and state
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:17 PM
Jun 2018

This is all so damned ridiculous and unconstitutional. I'm so pissed off today. This is not my president and not my ignorant stooges.

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

avebury

(10,952 posts)
26. One of the reporter's should have
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 08:50 PM
Jun 2018

pointed out to Sanders that Biblical law is not the law of the land in the US.

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
30. Her heart is as black as her outfit
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 09:54 PM
Jun 2018

And fun fact, any kook can find justification for pretty much any kooky idea they have in the Bible.

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
32. And how the duck is it the Democrat's fault?
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:56 PM
Jun 2018

Remind me again please who has the majority in Congress. Who are stacking the courts in their favour? Who holds the executive office?

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