Media mogul Rupert Murdoch sparked outrage online after tweeting on Monday that only refugees who are "proven Christians" should be allowed into the United States from Syria.
Obama facing enormous opposition in accepting refugees. Maybe make special exception for proven Christians.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) November 16, 2015
Murdoch -- the chairman and CEO of News Corporation, which owns Fox News -- didn't offer details as to how refugees might "prove" themselves to be Christian.
His suggestion came after a number of U.S. governors pledged not to allow Syrian refugees into their states following attacks in Paris last week that left 129 people dead. The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Twitter users responded to Murdoch with a resounding "WTF?"
Good of you to insist on ‘proving’ faith, @rupertmurdoch. Guess who else does that?
ISIS.
https://t.co/td3wanifiu pic.twitter.com/4pBI0yXAVu
— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) November 17, 2015
.@rupertmurdoch Sure. Perhaps we should also mark the non-Christians with some kind of symbol, and send them to special 'zones' or 'camps'?
— James Martin (@Pundamentalism) November 17, 2015
@rupertmurdoch a religious test for citizenship says the Sith Lord
— tim neeson (@timneeson) November 16, 2015
@rupertmurdoch or maybe be kind and don't perpetuate religious intolerance?
— Tobias McGuigan (@tobiasmcg) November 16, 2015
.@rupertmurdoch We can toss them in water and see which ones float!
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) November 17, 2015
.@rupertmurdoch do you have any idea, even the remotest notion, of what Jesus preached?
— chiller (@chiller) November 16, 2015
@chiller @rupertmurdoch 'proven' Christians. Lolz. Some sort of bible quiz on the borders, then? That'll be a hit with Passport Control.
— Mike Hoffman (@MikeHoffman1) November 16, 2015
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