Christ the refugee
Posted by John, December 25th, 2015 - under Asylum seekers, Jesus, Refugees.
A satirical take on the birth of Christ and the response of the capitalist media.
Juan Cole argues Jesus was a Syrian refugee twice and that US Republican presidential candidates would refuse him and his family entry to the United States today. He concludes:
‘These American, Christian politicians would not have admitted the holy family when they fled Herod the Great. They were Jews and that was before Christianity. So they were non-Christian Syrian refugees. Out of luck.
‘ Here is the rest of what the Syrian refugee said in Matthew 25:
41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
‘Maybe they should chisel it above the Capitol building.’
To read his whole article click here. http://www.juancole.com/2015/12/would-syrian-refugee-baby-jesus-be-allowed-to-immigrate-to-the-us.html