United Methodist Church members calling for church charges against Jeff Sessions

[ooky]

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/nation-world/hundreds-of-united-methodist-clergy-file-church-charges-against-jeff-sessions/289-565592643

"Sessions is charged with child abuse, immorality, racial discrimination in separating children from their parents."

[RainCaster]

1. It's about time

I hope this goes all the way through the system. Expulsion is the appropriate action for his sense of "family values".

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I didn't know Sessions was a Methodist - thought he was something way nuttier.

Also didn't know Methodists could excommunicate people (sort of). But I hope they do it, and I hope he fries in Hell.

[ooky]

3. I hope the rest of the churches pick up on this and do the same with

all their members in Congress, Senate, and Trump Administration who refuse to condemn Trump's policy.

[yellowdogintexas]

5. there are multiple resolutions against the entire action from:

UMC (in addition to the Letter)
UCC
Lutheran
Presbyterian
All branches of Judaism
Baptists (several varieties)
Muslim
Buddist
Unitarian
Episcopalian
Roman Catholic


The UMC has divisions called conferences. I know specifically of 4 here in Texas that passed resolutions during their Annual Conference Meetings last week. Resolutions are normally tabled 24 hours before brought to vote but first there was a vote to suspend the rules and do it immediately since Conference was ending.

https://riotexas.org/news/2018/6/12/united-methodists-pass-resolution-to-end-immigrant-family-separation-at-annual-gathering

National Council of UMC Bishops also issued a resolution

The Letter though is very personal towards Sessions and I love it.

By sheer chance I managed to sign it

[ooky]

6. Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

[LAS14]

4. K & R