United Methodist Church urges Sessions to halt migrant family separations

The church also specifically called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions — who is Methodist — to “immediately reverse these decisions.”

In a statement written by the Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, the church’s general secretary, the Methodist denomination argued that the policies are “antithetical to the teachings of Christ” and criticized the Trump administration for using the Bible to justify the policies.

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“Jesus is our way, our truth, our life. The Christ we follow would have no part in ripping children from their mothers’ arms or shunning those fleeing violence. It is unimaginable that faith leaders even have to say that these policies are antithetical to the teachings of Christ,” Henry-Crowe wrote.

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