{"id":870,"date":"2019-12-31T10:33:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T15:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=870"},"modified":"2019-12-31T10:33:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T15:33:56","slug":"pete-buttigieg-faces-backlash-for-saying-baby-jesus-was-a-refugee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2019\/12\/pete-buttigieg-faces-backlash-for-saying-baby-jesus-was-a-refugee.html","title":{"rendered":"Pete Buttigieg Faces Backlash For Saying Baby Jesus Was a Refugee"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-873\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-873\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2019\/12\/48012595347_961626fc9a_c-e1577806317447.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Buttigieg\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gage Skidmore\/Flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Many Christians are not happy about the continuous political misuse and mischaracterization of Jesus\u2019s life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Pete Buttigieg is facing criticism following a tweet he made on Christmas Day suggesting that Jesus entered the world as a refugee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today I join millions around the world in celebrating the arrival of divinity on earth, who came into this world not in riches but in poverty, not as a citizen but as a refugee,&#8221; the South Bend, Ind., Mayor tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today I join millions around the world in celebrating the arrival of divinity on earth, who came into this world not in riches but in poverty, not as a citizen but as a refugee.<\/p>\n<p>No matter where or how we celebrate, merry Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg\/status\/1209833386459750400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many Christians are not happy about the tweet, not only because it\u2019s not in accordance with history but also because they are tired of politicians using Jesus for their political agendas.<\/p>\n<p>Countless people were quick to point out the errors in the claims about Jesus being born a refugee including conservative commentator Matt Walsh.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joseph and Mary went to their ancestral home in Bethlehem for a census,&#8221; Walsh tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[I]n no sense did Jesus &#8216;come into this world as a refugee.&#8217; There\u2019s also no reason to think that Joseph was particularly impoverished. So nothing about this tweet is correct,&#8221; he also added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And no He wasn\u2019t a refugee in Egypt either. Egypt was a Roman territory at the time. The Holy Family was fleeing the persecution of the client king of Judea, not the Roman Emperor.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1209997709752619009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some called out the inaccuracy but acknowledged that Jesus was born in humble surroundings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jesus was not born a refugee. Read the text.<\/p>\n<p>But indeed he was God incarnate born in humble surroundings, in fulfillment of prophecy, on mission to save all mankind. Merry Christmas! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KmofiTmNNs\">https:\/\/t.co\/KmofiTmNNs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminSWatson\/status\/1209978141516664834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The tweet also comes days after the 2020 presidential candidate released his plan calling for a significant increase in refugee admissions and setting an admissions minimum of 95,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Christians are not happy about the continuous political misuse and mischaracterization of Jesus\u2019s life. 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