It was Al Sharpton versus conservative Twitter after he argued that Jesus Christ himself was a refugee

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday temporarily banning immigration from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The initial order extended to refugees and green card holders.

Reverend Al Sharpton weighed in on Trump’s executive actions with a tweet and a sermon saying that Jesus Christ himself was once a refugee:

Before you head to church today, remember to thank God for his son, Jesus a refugee who fled to Egypt.

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) January 29, 2017

Sharpton referenced Matthew 2:13 to say that he worshiped a refugee: “Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, ‘Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.'”

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Many conservatives on Twitter were less than receptive of his thoughts:

https://twitter.com/mcolange/status/825681535747637248

https://twitter.com/BryanDavis2014/status/825694780185264128

You are no Reverend. You're a viper who spews poison. An angel of the Lord commanded Joseph to flee to Egypt. Repent, Al.

— Chef Michael Perry (@lcbchefperry) January 29, 2017

Regardless, Sharpton challenged the criticism by reading the definition of a refugee and reviewing his chosen verse from the Bible, drawing a parallel between the two.

My response to those who say Jesus was not a refugee. We can have different opinions, but we can't have different facts! pic.twitter.com/450bQSxDpg

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) January 31, 2017

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