So, why is some church who puts stock in all that "blessed are the peacemakers" claptrap newsworthy? Because George W. Bush is a member.
US President George W. Bush’s own church has called for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and is urging direct action to end the war.
Writes Mark Schoeff Jr: United Methodist Church leaders helped launch a week of protest and civil disobedience against the war in Iraq by signing a declaration of peace in the capital, urging President Bush to pull US troops out of the country.
Direct action? That sounds a lot like civil disobedience to me. Maybe we could have the spectacle of the president abducting and torturing the leaders of his own church in the name of national security.
I look forward to all pundits everywhere to talk about how good Methodists can only vote for anti-war candidates or be faced with excommunication.
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Not quite. A hundred United Methodist protestors called for a withdraw from Iraq. Only the Council of Bishops or the General Conference can claim to speak for the United Methodist Church.
"Cut and run" from the pulpit?
Sheesh. Next thing you know, they'll be telling people to turn the other cheek, and crazy stuff like that.
Well, the methodists are also against the death penalty. methinks W follows the NFL more closely than he does the UMC.
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