Oakland "Church" Teaches Against Calling Police

[n david]

“We can no longer tolerate the trauma inflicted on our communities by policing,” Torbett, a white church volunteer, said in front of churchgoers who held photos of African Americans shot dead by law enforcement. The church, she promised, would never call the cops again in nearly every circumstance. Dozens of members had agreed to do the same."

"They call it “divesting” from police. The church is part of a tiny but growing movement among liberal houses of worship around the nation making similar vows. They include another church in Oakland, one in San Jose and one in Iowa City, Iowa."

The First Congregational Church of Oakland is a church in name only. It's really a social justice club and not a church.

"Members are largely lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer; about half are white. Its leaders are mostly women, many of whom work in nonprofits, social work and education. Because there’s no paid pastor, members take turns preaching and make all decisions collectively."

Nichola Torbett, one of the women leaders of the club: "“We recognize that Jesus was killed, not for anything he did, but for who he was, and we see the same happening to black and brown people today,”

Hey, good for them and the police. Frees up police resources. Now just wait until Nichola or one of the other members gets assaulted or worse. Then they'll whine about police not being there.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dont-call-police-church-20180530-story.html

[Aquila]

Left-wing churches are just as reprobate as right-wing churches in their political idolatry.

[Esaias]

Left-wing churches are just as reprobate as right-wing churches in their political idolatry.

Right wing churches? Are those the crazy cultists who would not approve of bragging online about naked Cheerio eating with one's "not yet my new replacement wife"?

[Esaias]

“We can no longer tolerate the trauma inflicted on our communities by policing,” Torbett, a white church volunteer, said in front of churchgoers who held photos of African Americans shot dead by law enforcement. The church, she promised, would never call the cops again in nearly every circumstance. Dozens of members had agreed to do the same."

"They call it “divesting” from police. The church is part of a tiny but growing movement among liberal houses of worship around the nation making similar vows. They include another church in Oakland, one in San Jose and one in Iowa City, Iowa."

The First Congregational Church of Oakland is a church in name only. It's really a social justice club and not a church.

"Members are largely lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer; about half are white. Its leaders are mostly women, many of whom work in nonprofits, social work and education. Because there’s no paid pastor, members take turns preaching and make all decisions collectively."

Nichola Torbett, one of the women leaders of the club: "“We recognize that Jesus was killed, not for anything he did, but for who he was, and we see the same happening to black and brown people today,”

Hey, good for them and the police. Frees up police resources. Now just wait until Nichola or one of the other members gets assaulted or worse. Then they'll whine about police not being there.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dont-call-police-church-20180530-story.html

Most paleoconservative types generally don't call the police either, except to report cows on the road or to come cleanup what's left of some city slickers who tried the "home invasion" method of making money.