Murdoch on Taking in Refugees: Maybe ‘Special Exception for Proven Christians’

Rupert Murdoch tweeted tonight about exceptions he thinks should be granted for Christian refugees trying to come to the United States:

Obama facing enormous opposition in accepting refugees. Maybe make special exception for proven Christians.

— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) November 16, 2015

President Obama pushed back today against the idea of a religious test for refugees, saying, “That’s shameful. That’s not American. We don’t have religious tests to our compassion.” But some Republicans have expressed sentiments similar to Murdoch’s; Ted Cruz is planning to introduce a bill to ban Muslim Syrian refugees from coming to the United States.

Murdoch, of course, got plenty of blowback for the tweet:

.@rupertmurdoch This can't be a real Tweet. Can it? Somebody must have hacked Murdoch's account.

— Erik Larson (@exlarson) November 16, 2015

.@rupertmurdoch do you have any idea, even the remotest notion, of what Jesus preached?

— chiller (@chiller) November 16, 2015

@rupertmurdoch wish we could get rid of proven arseholes like you

— TuftedTitmouse (@SoTiredzzz) November 16, 2015

@rupertmurdoch a religious test for citizenship says the Sith Lord

— tim neeson (@timneeson) November 16, 2015

.@rupertmurdoch you did NOT just say "proven Christians". This is the most insane phrase of all time.

— Michael (@chelicerata) November 16, 2015

@rupertmurdoch or maybe be kind and don't perpetuate religious intolerance?

— Tobias McGuigan (@tobiasmcg) November 16, 2015

@rupertmurdoch This is about the least Christ like thing i can imagine

— David McMullin (@PreemieD) November 16, 2015

Only let the "proven Christian" refugees in the US, says Rupert Murdoch. Possibly the least Christ-like response possible?

— Rou Reynolds (@RouReynolds) November 17, 2015

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