
Ah, Rupert. You take to social media and prove who you really are, don’t you?
Yes, 20th Century Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch is getting his head handed to him again for this tweet he posted:
Obama facing enormous opposition in accepting refugees. Maybe make special exception for proven Christians.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) November 16, 2015
Hmm…only the proven Christians, huh? So what’s to keep all the refugees from claiming to be Christian? And could Murdoch pass his own litmus test? Seems unlikely when you consider his posting, doesn’t it?
But allow me to step aside and show you what fellow Twitter users said in response to Rupert:
@rupertmurdoch This is about the least Christ like thing i can imagine
— David McMullin (@PreemieD) November 16, 2015
@rupertmurdoch Is Rupert Murdoch a Christian? If so, prove it.
— TheTributeAct (@TheTributeAct) November 16, 2015
@rupertmurdoch wish we could get rid of proven arseholes like you
— Special Kebab (@SoTiredzzz) November 16, 2015
Others wondered how you would test to prove one’s Christianity:
@rupertmurdoch Check for stigmata?
— Mikey Campbell (@mikeycampbell81) November 16, 2015
.@rupertmurdoch what's the test for "proven Christians?" A recent case of stigmata? Able to show documented proof of slave ownership?
— Anti Glib – A Real American Hero (@AntiGlib) November 16, 2015
@rupertmurdoch Homeland Security: Quick – what's 23 Psalm? Refugee: Um.. Homeland Security: Off to the camps with this one!
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) November 17, 2015
@rupertmurdoch I would have thought a "proven Christian" would make no distinction between people in dire need
— Patrick Heren (@PatrickHeren) November 16, 2015
Conservatives okay w/ selling AK-47s to people w/o asking if they have criminal or mental issue but refugees must prove they're Christians.
— Greg Mitchell (@GregMitch) November 17, 2015
@rupertmurdoch yeah because Christians don't shoot up schools or do anything else bad !!!
— Rob Nichols (@TheRealRobN) November 16, 2015
Let us not forget that Rupert Murdoch was born in Australia. Didn’t the British once send many of their prisoners to Australia to get them off the European continent and as far away as possible? Can Murdoch prove that he is not related to a former Australian prisoner? Can he show us papers that say he is not a threat to our way of life?
And can he possibly understand these words from Christ himself? I wonder:
“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.” (Matthew 25:35)
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