Protesters interrupt Noem hearing with Exorcist line: ‘The power of Christ compels you!’

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Protesters briefly interrupted the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, during a Capitol Hill hearing on Thursday, evoking a quote from the film The Exorcist.

As Noem delivered her opening remarks before the House committee on homeland security, two protesters disrupted the session, with one yelling: “Stop ICE raids! The power of Christ compels you! End deportations, the power of Christ compels you!”

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In the New Testament, there’s plenty of pro immigrant quotes. It’s harder to find the anti-immigrant sentiment (unless you expand to the whole Bible).

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Even then, caring for foreigners is pretty much all over the place.

Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.

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Even in the old testament.

Exodus 22:21

“Don’t abuse or take advantage of strangers; you, remember, were once strangers in Egypt.

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Based, and thank you.

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I thought that line was from Austin Powers

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