THUD: Resistance drags Jeff Sessions for bringing Bible quotes into public policy, trips HARD over Obama (AND Lincoln, MLK Jr.)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been criticized, mocked and slammed by Resistance Dems for quoting the Bible in defense of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Here are some examples:

Unbelievably the Bible is now being cited to justify this policy of separating kids from parents. This is a policy change this Administration put in place that is cruel and inhumane. Where are Republican voices in opposition? You own this. https://t.co/6eWh5zsWfX

— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) June 14, 2018

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert slams Attorney General Jeff Sessions for citing Bible in border policy https://t.co/EjXl1MfRiw pic.twitter.com/ShtSKvN2ka

— CNN (@CNN) June 15, 2018

Dear people citing The Bible:
It’s a cool book with some wonderful passages but it also has ghost sex & giants & super babies & demons. It’s why we don’t make laws based on Game of Thrones, My Little Pony or Legend of Zelda.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) June 15, 2018

Using the Bible as a shield to justify the most heinous crimes against humanity is the oldest trick in the book for the most evil people in all of human civilization. Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, and Sarah Sanders are going down that road, and it’s horrifying.

— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) June 14, 2018

While some are pointing to the specific quote Sessions used, when it comes to those slamming him for using the Bible to defend the administration’s policies on immigration, that’s hardly something unique to the Trump administration. Flashback to 2014:

Obama: Back Immigration Action Because of Christmas, Bible http://t.co/gddem7YE8i via @StevenTDennis

— Roll Call (@rollcall) December 10, 2014

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Obama quotes the Bible: "Scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger…" #immigration

— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) November 21, 2014

For bonus points, Obama misquoted the Bible trying to defend his administration’s immigration actions:

Obama misquotes the Bible defending immigration action http://t.co/HsaeQMje37

— Elizabeth Dias (@elizabethjdias) December 10, 2014

Here’s the video from 2014:

Washington Post editorial editor Ruth Marcus also took a swipe at Sessions’ citing the Bible, as quoted by Andrea Mitchell:

.@RuthMarcus: I think the notion of using biblical verses to justify this are morally wrong. Biblical verses don’t have a place in public policy. #AMR

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) June 15, 2018

For some, criticizing Bible quotes when it comes to public policy is a selective endeavor.

[purges the speeches of Abraham Lincoln & Martin Luther King from American history] https://t.co/vK0bjxilt0

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/1007666167622881280
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1007672744358621184