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President Donald Trump said in a new interview Friday that persecuted Christians will be given priority over other refugees seeking to enter the United States, saying they have been "horribly treated."

According to a report by the non-partisan Pew Research Center, however, 99% of the nearly 12,600 Syrians granted refugee status last year were Muslims. Less than 1% were Christian. Syria's population is 87% Muslim and 10% Christian, according to the CIA World Fact Book.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/trump-christian-refugees/




EDIT:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316586-trump-persecuted-christian-refugees-are-priority

Has the actual quotes. No idea why the Reuters article is so brief.

ORIGINAL:

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Syrian Christians will be given priority when it comes to applying for refugee status in the United States.

"If you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible and the reason that was so unfair, everybody was persecuted in all fairness, but they were chopping off the heads of everybody but more so the Christians," Trump said in an excerpt of an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network.

Pew Research Center said last October 38,901 Muslim refugees entered the United States in fiscal year 2016 from all countries - almost the same number of Christian refugees, 37,521.

Trump was expected to sign an executive order on Friday that would temporarily halt refugees from some Muslim-majority nations, a White House official said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-syria-christians-idUSKBN15B29M?il=0

 

[OnPoint]

Jesus Christ.

 

[ezekial45]

This guy is a fucking piece of shit.

 

[Kurtofan]

Jesus Christ.

Yes

 

[YuriLowell]

Couldn't they just say they were Christian?
How are you going to prove it?

 

[Trace]

I'm not even surprised anymore. We are so far down the rabbit hole I can't see the sun.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Jesus Christ.

would be ashamed of America

 

[yanipheonu]

I'm not even sure that makes sense from a racist point of view.

 

[International Iron Man]

Jesus Christ.

Exactly what Trump wants to hear.

 

[Sami+]

Fuck off.

Shit stain waste of space.

 

[Shiv47]

Like Trump gives a shit. Gotta pander to his base of god botherers.

 

[WiiredShawn]

Couldn't they just say they were Christian?
How are you going to prove it?

By answering a single question:

"Who has better hair: Donald Trump or Jesus Christ?"

Best part is, no matter what you answer, you get in!



Unless you're brown.

 

[Antialias]

Is this not clearly unconstitutional?

 

[BriGuy]

I used to complain incessantly about the George W. Bush administration and its shenanigans, but I would trade my left nut to have them back in charge right now. They did some shady, evil shit, but it was at least within the bounds of normal.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

Didn't they deny it had nothing to do with religion, but areas of the world where (in their mind) terrorists come from?


Yup:

Kellyanne Conway, President-elect Donald Trump's former campaign manager and newly named White House aide, said Thursday the new administration would not pursue a ban on Muslims solely based on their religion.

Asked repeatedly if an individual's religious affiliation would trigger heightened scrutiny, Conway said, "No."
Instead, Trump will focus more on the country of origin, Conway said.

Link

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Ah, yes, the good ol' religious test for permission to enter this increasingly ass-backwards Country.

Remember when people said "oh, stop taking him so literally" though?

 

[HvySky]

Openly admitting to your discrimination as if it's no big deal. Sure, why not.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Little does he know the xenophobes he's whipped into a frenzy won't be able to tell the difference and will deride them just the same.

 

[Instro]

Are the Christian Syrians a group that is more at risk of violence? I guess I could understand the logic of giving priority to people who are more likely to be targeted, although I don't think that is the reasoning here.

 

[Guevara]

It's not a ban! It's just that muslim refugees are always in the back of the line.

And the line isn't moving.

And new people can cut the line.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Welp, there goes a chance for peace in my kids' lifetimes.

 

[Eyeh4wk]

Couldn't they just say they were Christian?
How are you going to prove it?

My guess

 

[Dan]

Where's the quote that supports the Reuters title?

 

[Extra Sauce]

Ah, yes, the good ol' religious test for permission to enter this increasingly ass-backwards Country.

Remember when people said "oh, stop taking him so literally" though?

Remember when he was the douchebag host of a reality TV show?

 

[Hyun Sai]

Jesus Christ.

No, Mr OnPoint, Pierce Morehouse Patchett.

 

[Steejee]

Well the average Syrian probably knows more about Christianity than mister 'Two Corinthians'.

 

[Glix]

Are the Christian Syrians a group that is more at risk of violence? I guess I could understand the logic of giving priority to people who are more likely to be targeted, although I don't think that is the reasoning here.

No more then kurds or Druze, thats for sure.

 

[Ravensmash]

Where's the quote that supports the Reuters title?

Just noticed that also.

I really really don't like Trump, but I'm having to second check a lot of news articles recently.

Still a stupid comment, because I'm pretty sure the previous administration didn't ask people for their religion...

 

[Game-Biz]

Supposing this is true....giving priority to Christians to only going to antagonize non-Christians. So, yeah, fuck Trump for the 1000th time.

 

[gaugebozo]

They'll be doing the normal extended background checks that they would be anyway, so they can tell of someone isn't really Christian. The bigger issue is, we are doing extended background checks for countries with Muslim populations unless you are a set of approved religions. What incredible bullshit.

 

[Steejee]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316586-trump-persecuted-christian-refugees-are-priority

Has the actual quotes. No idea why the Reuters article is so brief.

 

[adj_noun]

"I am a recently converted Christian."

 

[Game-Biz]

Just noticed that also.

I really really don't like Trump, but I'm having to second check a lot of news articles recently.

Still a stupid comment, because I'm pretty sure the previous administration didn't ask people for their religion...

Well here's this: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politic...n-in-america-says-vp-pence-in-historic-speech
I haven't read the transcript yet so I don't know....

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316586-trump-persecuted-christian-refugees-are-priority

Has the actual quotes. No idea why the Reuters article is so brief.

When asked by Brody if he. saw helping persecuted Christians abroad as a ”priority," Trump promptly replied, ”yes."
Welp

 

[LookAtMeGo]

So this will probably create more terrorists, no?

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

I'm a Christian and this pisses me off.

 

[Fox318]

Couldn't they just say they were Christian?
How are you going to prove it?

shibboleth

 

[SilentRacoon]

I'm sure ISIS is loving this shit.

 

[MaKTaiL]

I did not understand one word from the second half of his quote on the first post. Seriously.

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

I'm a Christian and this pisses me off.

As it should for various reasons. This is blatant discrimination, and it is absolutely pointless. I'm an atheist, if I was trying to leave Syria and heard this guess what I would just tell you I'm a Christian.

Ugh...there isn't a quote to back up the article title.

 

[sirap]

No problem fam, we love Isa (aka Jesus) too.

 

[RinsFury]

Racist piece of fucking shit.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

Trumps religious test is for them to explain "two corinthians".

Racist piece of fucking shit.

I assume syrian christians are of brown skin?

 

[Dierce]

Shit like this will actually make it easier for terrorist to get in. Fucking republican scumbags.

 

[CopperPuppy]

Jesus Christ.

You're in.

 

[Dan]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316586-trump-persecuted-christian-refugees-are-priority

Has the actual quotes. No idea why the Reuters article is so brief.

This is closer, but this and the video still don't quite equate to him saying Syrian Christian refugees will be given priority [over others]. He says helping them will be "a priority".

 

[SURGEdude]

I'm opposed to giving any religion or its followers any benefit at all from the state. That includes everything from tax exempt status to immigration.

The only way I could even see priority given is if you can find a way to categorize people by the threat they face in the home nation. But that wouldn't be a religious test either.

As it stands it's obviously just a bigot doing his thing.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

This is closer, but this and the video still don't quite equate to him saying Syrian Christian refugees will be given priority [over others]. He says helping them will be "a priority".

Isnt that the same thing?

 

[Glix]

Couldn't they just say they were Christian?
How are you going to prove it?

I can actually imagine a pork eating test. Thats how insane this all is. Week 1, motherfuckers.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

also, this dude can't stop talking about heads being chopped off.

 

[Ravensmash]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316586-trump-persecuted-christian-refugees-are-priority

Has the actual quotes. No idea why the Reuters article is so brief.

Thank you, at least that has a bit more context.

It still doesn't match that headline though because the question itself is fairly pointed:

"When asked by Brody if he saw helping persecuted Christians abroad as a “priority,” Trump promptly replied, “yes.”"

A priority doesn't mean the priority.

Its still shitty, and I'm probably just jumpy because there's a lot of very poor reporting and framing going on everywhere right now.

Edit: and not relating specifically to this, but I think there are some very serious things happening in the US that don't get the appropriate headline coverage because they're not just snippets from a quote etc.