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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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Superfluous text has no place in judgments so there should be no religion in it.
This man is a regressive bigot who thinks he should be free to promote irrelevant personal beliefs within official documents.
They do not belong there, and a man who places his personal interests above justice belongs in no office. He should be disbarred.
Did… did you read any of the article?
(Not you, them)
How does including a bible verse make this judge a “regressive bigot”? You are taking the role of bigot here.
These ubermensch who think their imaginary friend has any place in goverment are always placing themselves above everyone. To promote one's religion in governance is a supreme form of bigotry and arrogance, to place oneself above all of your compatriots. Thus judge is saying that his personal opinions are sacrosant over everyone else's, law be damned.
Chill dude, he isn’t pushing some agenda by putting in a reference to a bible verse. Your own interpretation of the judge’s action aren’t based in reality. Focus on the substance of the issue at hand.
The Bible verses are irrelevant to the case. Pushing agenda is their only purpose in the document.
But all religious people fashion themselves ubermensch that can't be held to to basic standards of civilization and must be allowed force their views where they don't belong.
Shhhh