Pastor Calls on Sessions to Repent for Immigration Stance.
BERMAN: There was a dramatic confrontation between the attorney general of the United States and two religious leaders, pastors. It was over the issue of immigration. It happened in Boston as the attorney general was addressing a crowd about religious freedom. Watch.</s>GREEN: I was hungry, and you did not feed me. I was a stranger, and you did not welcome me. I was naked, and you did not clothe me. Brother Jeff, as a fellow United Methodist, I call upon you to repent. To care for those in need. To remember that when you do not care for others, you are wounding the body of Christ.</s>JEFF SESSIONS, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL: Well, thank you for those remarks and attack.</s>BERMAN: Joining me now is Reverend Will Green of Ballardvale United Church in Andover, Massachusetts. Sir, thank you very much for being with us. I appreciate it. What inspired you to stand up at that event and confront the attorney general of the United States?</s>GREEN: Thank you so much. Good morning. It's great to be here. I really appreciate the time to share with you. So three things I want to share about yesterday and the interaction with the attorney general. The first is that I think people saw that those of us engaging in the disruptive action are people who are grounded in our beliefs, in our religious beliefs, in our values, in what they believe in, what we stand by, what we're rooted in. I think it's a scary disorienting time for a lot of people. It's hard to figure out which way is up. It can be hard for us, it seems, to remember what we believe in and who we are. So we were acting yesterday grounded and rooted in love. That was the inspiration. Secondly, there is a video of me standing up by myself, but I was not alone. I was with Reverend Hamilton who also stood up, other people who were out on the streets. This action came out of deep community, people who are organized, people who work together doing a lot of good. And the third thing yesterday that I hope people were inspired by when seeing the video and seeing our witness is an invitation for other people to get involved: to mobilize, to organize, to stand up, to speak out, to return to their values, to what people believe in and what we know is true.</s>BERMAN: Why did you choose that specific passage?</s>GREEN: Thank you. This is from the 25th chapter of the gospel according to Matthew. I chose it -- I'm a United Methodist pastor. I'm a Christian. I'm a Bible reader. I am rooted in scripture. The 25th chapter of Matthew, this story, is a wonderful tool for us to use to examine our lives. It's a wonderful way for us to hold our lives up against the teachings of Christ, up to the witness of Jesus and to really look within, to get honest and to say how are we doing? How are we treating others? How are we living out our values in the world? I would really invite anyone who feels so called to return to those words, literally, to read the Bible, the 25th chapter of Matthew, to talk about it with their friends, with their pastors --