Fwd: Felony charges for a Good Samaritan

[Virginia Douglas]

For your consideration............

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From: Michael Sherrard, Faithful America <ma...@faithfulamerica.org>
To: Ms Virginia Douglas <ginn...@aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Oct 29, 2018 10:08 am
Subject: Felony charges for a Good Samaritan

Trump administration is targeting a church group that provides water, food, and first aid to migrants along the border.

Dear Faithful America member,

The Trump administration is pursuing felony criminal charges against a volunteer with a church group that provides water, food, socks, blankets, and emergency first-aid treatments to migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Scott Warren volunteers with No More Deaths—a ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson—and he’s on trial for “harboring” two undocumented immigrants.

Warren’s legal team is arguing his actions should be protected under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Warren’s legal team is arguing his actions should be protected under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. But while Jeff Sessions has no problem with religious freedom being invoked to excuse discrimination against LGBT people, DOJ lawyers are arguing that aiding migrants "is not required by his beliefs.” 

The case is receiving national media attention, showing how a crackdown on church ministries to the most vulnerable is a genuine threat to religious freedom.

Tell the Department of Justice: Drop charges against church group volunteer.

Thanks!

- Michael

P.S. Faithful America depends on the support of members like you to continue mobilizing Christians to challenge the religious right and its dangerous alliance with Donald Trump. Can you chip in to support our work?

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