Bush & Cheney's Methodist church calls Iraq conflict "unjust and immoral"

[bigtree]

Methodist group calls Iraq war 'unjust, immoral'
Religious divide over war: Many churches say White House won't listen

Wednesday, January 25, 2006
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/01/25/churches.iraq.reut/

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- Some U.S. religious leaders are stepping up pressure on Washington to end the nearly 3-year-old Iraq war. But the influence of those who oppose the conflict has been weak so far and the faith community, like U.S. public opinion, is divided.

A statement of conscience calling the war "an unjust and immoral invasion and occupation of Iraq" has been signed by 99 bishops and more than 5,000 members of the United Methodist Church, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the land.

President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are both Methodists, but leaders of the 11-million-member church say they have had no response from the White House.

[Hubert Flottz]

1. Bush can use their votes and cash, but he can't use their input.

Dictators are like that with churches.

[melissinha]

2. My Methodist Pastor was totally a democrat

I am not surprised by this, personally the association with the POTUS and VPOTUS is not good for them, my old pastor back home was always at the Democratic Caucus.....

[libodem]

3. Hope the IRS

stays off their backs...they could be jeopardizing their tax exempt status.

[Zambero]

4. He also "listened" to the Pope's pleas to avoid waging war in Iraq

And immediately blew him off. At least he got in a good photo op or two, in order to bolster the Catholic vote.

[TheFarseer]

5. excommunication!

If it's good enough for John Kerry, it's good enough for Darth Cheney and the Chimperor.