Tue Jun 19, 2018, 10:21 AM

ooky (7,874 posts)

United Methodist Church members calling for church charges against Jeff Sessions

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."

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
United Methodist Church members calling for church charges against Jeff Sessions (Original post)	ooky	Jun 2018	OP
It's about time	RainCaster	Jun 2018	#1
I didn't know Sessions was a Methodist - thought he was something way nuttier.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jun 2018	#2
I hope the rest of the churches pick up on this and do the same with	ooky	Jun 2018	#3
there are multiple resolutions against the entire action from:	yellowdogintexas	Jun 2018	#5
Excellent. Thanks for sharing.	ooky	Jun 2018	#6
K & R	LAS14	Jun 2018	#4

Response to ooky (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 10:29 AM

RainCaster (9,324 posts)

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".

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Response to ooky (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 10:29 AM

The Velveteen Ocelot (105,630 posts)

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.

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Response to ooky (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 10:37 AM

ooky (7,874 posts)

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.

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Response to ooky (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 03:32 PM

yellowdogintexas (20,242 posts)

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

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Response to yellowdogintexas (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:19 PM

ooky (7,874 posts)

6. Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

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Response to ooky (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 03:42 PM

LAS14 (12,912 posts)

4. K & R

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