Ask The United Methodist Church to Excommunicate Bush and Cheney

[Ian David]

Sweet Victory: United Methodist Church Calls For Withdrawal

It's one thing when former high-ranking members of your own Administration come out against your war. It's another thing when two-thirds of the country calls the invasion and occupation a mistake. It's really something when your own church issues a statement urging you to pull out the troops now.

Last week, the United Methodist Church Board of Church and Society--the social action committee of the church that both President Bush and Vice President Cheney belong to--resoundingly passed a resolution calling for withdrawal with only two 'no' votes and one abstention.

"As people of faith, we raise our voice in protest against the tragedy of the unjust war in Iraq," the statement read. "Thousands of lives have been lost and hundreds of billions of dollars wasted in a war the United States initiated and should never have fought.... We grieve for all those whose lives have been lost or destroyed in this needless and avoidable tragedy. Military families have suffered undue hardship from prolonged troop rotations in Iraq and loss of loved ones. It is time to bring them home."

The board also issued a strong statement against torture, urging Congress to create an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate detention and interrogation practices at Guantanamo, Iraq and Afghanistan.


"It is my hope and prayer that our statement against the war in Iraq will be heard loud and clear by our fellow United Methodists, President Bush and Vice President Cheney," said Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the UMC's Board of Church and Society. "Conservative and liberal board members worked together to craft a strong statement calling for the troops to come home and for those responsible for leading us into this disastrous war to be held accountable."

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[JuniperLea]

1. Wow! Actual Christ-like Christians!

This is great on so many levels!

[highnooner]

2. I am UMC

Cool!

[JuniperLea]

3. Good for you!

I went to UMC until my family moved to an AG church... it was all downhill after that:(


Fond memories of very good people at Walteria Methodist! To talk the talk is one thing, but it's pure joy to see someone walking the walk!

[Staph]

4. I am a Methodist, too.

We don't excommunicate.

There are a lot of us Methodists who are wholly and completely ashamed that the little weasel claims to be a member of our church. He gives the rest of us a bad name.

[Ian David]

5. Kick! n/t

[tabasco]

6. I sent them an email telling them how proud I am of their stance.

Christians do not support wars of aggression and greed!

[Meeker Morgan]

7. So? Separation of church and state ...

... only applies to right wing fundies, not to United Methodists?

A curse on all religion, even "liberal" religion. :mad:

[paineinthearse]

8. Wasn't it at an official function in a Methodist church that

Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas said "give me an F-15 and a couple nukes and I'll take out Damascas?

Did the Methodist synoid do anything to him?