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Judge quotes Bible and Thomas Jefferson as he orders release of 5-year-old and father detained by ICE
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
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Yeah, the Bible should not enter legal documents and a judge seemingly taking guidance from it should be disbarred.
Leave it to militant atheists to be more concerned about fighting religion than about fighting fascism
The regime uses religion to justify ignoring legal norms. The judge knew exactly what he was doing. Basically, if the Bible matters more than the law, this is STILL wrong.
I agree. It does not matter if it was used in a good way this one time. Next time might be against abortion.
Indeed, let's return a 5 year old child to jail because the judge said a few words from the bible. Grow the fuck up. I grew up in a very conservative Christian family, I never was a believer myself but I do respect each ones beliefs as long as they don't bring any harm.
Wishing for a 5 year old child to return to jail because the judge said a few bible phrases is absolutely macabre.
I didn't say to overturn the judgment. But this could bring him harm. But him being a "Christian" to flaunt his beliefs is more important to this self-absorbed piece of shit judge.
Its more in the sense the maga and the proud boies all cry about the bible and christianity. He spoke in their words and proved their evil. I think he did a fine job with this, honestly. Especially given the whole context.
We need to learn to take off our horse glasses and watch further than religion, especially in times like these.
Excuses "in times like these" is what got USA to this point. Principles that are dropped when the going gets tough aren't principles, they're an aesthetic.
There's a truth in that too.
Have you read the Jefferson Bible? He took all the magic shit out so it's just Jesus the moral philosopher.
Calm the fuck down when people are doing the right thing.
Jeez I swear we will lose every battle ever because leftists are always seeking places to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Edit: reminder people, there are very real agents against better outcomes who are paid to make these kinds of takes to make people like us, the ones opposing fascism, to argue and fight about stupid shit like this. It's objectively stupid to argue that a judge who did a good thing and is fighting for liberty be disbarred for slipping two bible references in his signature, it's nonsense.
So more likely than not, this user is one of the many, many trolls from troll farms across the world dedicated to making people fight each other, not the powers that want to shove ALL of you in a camp. Clap them back but then block and move on. There are too many impressionable people here who will read a whole thread of back and forth and despair that they don't know who's right.
Not caring "how" while being okay with the "what" is how we are losing the rule of law. I echo OP's sentiment on the importance of the separation of church and state. A judge citing the Bible should be discouraged, even if we agree with his ruling. Sounds like he was trying to point out the hypocrisy of Trump's rhetoric, but even that, I'd argue, is not his role.
Well said, thank you!
Perhaps, but, I won’t complain about Christian theology being used against Christofascists, of which I suspect many ICE agents are. Donald Trump has been known to wave a Bible around. Turnabout is fair play.
They are not, most are zionist jews that are part of ICE and try to rally the moronic Christopats like sheep. Here is a good example of it: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DRXjgkriEfB/ (Yea, fuck instagram, its just the first result that popped)
I doubt that just based on the number of rabidly Zionist Jews relative to their Christian counterparts. I suspect many “Proud/Boogaloo Boy” types comprise a significant portion of their ranks. Like 50% or greater, and veterans, jobless young ones who are still quite impressionable.
Number wise, the proud boogalo boys are definitely bigger. But despite that, most significant rallies and movements were mostly initiated by jewish zionists. Actually quite a few "white supremacy christian" groups were funded by jewish zionists. Nonetheless, both groups deserve exactly the same thing. Neither the zionists are true jews and neither those so called "christians" have anything to do with Christianity.
And why are you making multiple comments about it? Give it a rest already.
I think it’s cute how mad this guy got lol. Wait til he finds out ICE murders people.
Enjoy your regressive shithole, you've all earned it with your hard work keeping it that way.
He quoted “Jesus wept.” Hardly inappropriate.
No religion belongs in the courtroom. It is by definition inappropriate and he should be punished for this.
Grow up, bud.
Why our country is doomed and its downfall will wreck the whole world along the way, summed up in one sentence.
Honestly, its mind numbing. Good intent should be respected no matter from which culture or religion is coming from. Divided we fall, united we stand.
You act like there's ever been separation of church and state. There has not.
All states so indeed still have some theocratic elements. That is precisely why religion should be given no quarter, it already more prominence in goverment than it ever deserved.
Freedom of religion in most states is just placing religious people above rules that bind everyone else, religious people don't need the addition of lax enforcement of the few guidelines that exist to expand their extreme unearned privilege.