A spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump said that Jesus would have been “sinful” and not “our Messiah” if he had broken immigration law when fleeing persecution as a baby with his family.
Televangelist Paula White made the comments to the Christian Broadcasting Network when asked about what biblical scriptures came to mind as she visited a migrant detention center in Bristow, Virginia.
“I think so many people have taken biblical scriptures out of context on this, to say stuff like, ‘Well, Jesus was a refugee,'” White told the news outlet in an interview published Monday. “And yes, he did live in Egypt for three and a half years. But it was not illegal. If he had broke the law, then he would have been sinful and he would not have been our Messiah.”
White also praised the care for the children at the center, saying they received “three square meals” as well as medical and psychiatric care, among other…
