Johnston also quoted from the Bible as he spoke to the panel.
“As mayor I have to protect the health and safety of everyone in our city. As a man of faith I have a moral obligation to care for those in need,” he said. “As scripture says, ‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in.’ So that’s what we did.”
When the mayor invokes scripture to justify housing criminal gang members, one must wonder if he missed the part where Jesus didn’t use other people’s money to do so. The moral high ground is hard to maintain when you’re footing the bill for gang activity. Denver’s approach to immigration seems more about virtue signaling than actual safety. Perhaps it’s time to reconsider who we’re really protecting.