Pastor to Defy U.S. on Iraq Trip Report

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Isn't Bush a Methodist?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030819/ap_on_re_us/nj_peacemaker_pastor_fines&cid=519&ncid=1473

NEWARK, N.J. - A Methodist pastor who went to Iraq in March to protest the war said he will defy a government order to report his spending there, even under threat of fines or imprisonment.

The Rev. Frederick Boyle said he received a letter about two months ago from the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control. The pastor of Titusville United Methodist Church in Mercer County, Boyle said the letter had been mailed to his ex-wife in New Hampshire, who forwarded it to him in New Jersey.

"They said they were aware of me because of my relatively high profile going to Iraq," said Boyle, 54. "I threw it away or I lost it, because I really didn't have any intention of responding to it."

Boyle said he called the assets control office last week after hearing that another visitor to Iraq, Faith Fillinger of Florida, had received a similar letter. Even though Boyle doesn't know Fillinger, he said he did not want the retired teacher to face the consequences alone.

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1. Believe that's called "standing up". Need more. Why wait? n/t

[Cha]

2. bush is a so called "Methodist" who the media conveniently

forgets was called on to "repent" by the head of the Methodist Church!


For his sins against Humanity, no doubt!

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3. I have a radical idea for the Treasury dept.

how about fixing our economy instead of harrassing Bush's political enemies?

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4. Solidarity

Good for them for standing tall against the cabal! I have been worried about Faith, but less so now.

Thank you Rev. Boyle.

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5. What can they do? Fine him?

My guess is that the most they could do is fine him and that they won't do that because of the bad PR. If they do, it should be a simple matter to pass the hat among progressive thinking people to pay the fine.