George W. Bush Snubs his Methodist Church
Way back in October 2005 the United Methodist Church (UMC) passed a resolution calling on George W. Bush to withdraw American troops from Iraq.
The United Methodist Church — you know, the Christian church that George W. Bush took an oath to serve and support when he became a member after meeting his future wife, Laura Welch.
The 2005 UMC resolution states in part:
As people of faith, we raise our voice in protest against the tragedy of the unjust war in Iraq. We urge the United States government to develop and implement a plan for the withdrawal of its troops. The U.S. invasion has set in motion a sequence of events which may plunge Iraq into civil war.
Almost a month after the resolution, in November 2005, ninety-five bishops from President Bush’s church publicly repented their “complicity” in the “unjust and immoral” invasion and occupation of Iraq. That statement said:
In the face of the United States administration’s rush toward military action based on misleading information, too many of us were silent.
Holy Bush, Infernal Bush
George W. Bush is America’s third Methodist President. And despite his frequent parading of holier-than-thou Christian values, he has turned his back on his own church (and God?) for the past two years.
During that time, over 1,200 more U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq.
“I feel like God wants me to run for President. I can’t explain it, but I sense my country is going to need me. Something is going to happen… I know it won’t be easy on me or my family, but God wants me to do it.” ~Governor George W. Bush.
“God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam.” ~President George W. Bush.
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