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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May 20th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Perhaps a journey down memory lane using The Kinks lyrics would be appropriate….
The - Destroyer
Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place
Feelin’ guilty, feelin’ scared, hidden cameras everywhere
Stop! Hold on. Stay in control
Girl, I want you here with me
But I’m really not as cool as I’d like to be
‘Cause there’s a red, under my bed
And there’s a little yellow man in my head
And there’s a true blue inside of me
That keeps stoppin’ me, touchin’ ya, watchin’ ya, lovin’ ya
Paranoia, the destroyer.
Paranoia, the destroyer.
Well I fell asleep, then I woke feelin’ kinda’ queer
Lola looked at me and said, “ooh you look so weird.”
She said, “man, there’s really something wrong with you.
One day you’re gonna’ self-destruct.
You’re up, you’re down, I can’t work you out
You get a good thing goin’ then you blow yourself out.”
Silly boy ya’ self-destroyer. Silly boy ya’ self-destroyer
Silly boy you got so much to live for
So much to aim for, so much to try for
You blowing it all with paranoia
You’re so insecure you self-destroyer
(And it goes like this, here it goes)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(Here it goes again)
Paranoia, the destroyer
Doctor, Doctor help me please, I know you’ll understand
There’s a time device inside of me, I’m a self-destructin’ man
There’s a red, under my bed
And there’s a little green man in my head
And he said, “you’re not goin’ crazy, you’re just a bit sad
‘Cause there’s a man in ya, gnawin’ ya, tearin’ ya into two.”
Silly boy ya’ self-destroyer.
Paranoia, the destroyer
Self-destroyer, wreck your health
Destroy friends, destroy yourself
The time device of self-destruction
Light the fuse and start eruption
(Yea, it goes like this, here it goes)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(Here’s to paranoia)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(Hey hey, here it goes)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(And it goes like this)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(And it goes like this.)
May 20th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I guess George believes in the old, do as I say not as I do. Nice to use God for your convenience.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Xman: Ray Davies (I’m guessin’ he wrote it as well as sang it?) has channelled the shallow depths of Georgie’s brain better than most psychiatrists could ever hope to, except instead of reds, al-Qaeda’s sleeping under his bed now…
Pete: I think you’re right, and “do as I say not as I do” has another name, too: hypocrite.
May 20th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Love the lyrics.
George is convinced that only he can talk to God. The rest of us mortals don’t have that power.
May 21st, 2007 at 7:27 am
Not only that he can talk to god but that he’s been specially ordained by god, and shouldn’t even be questioned.
I believe it’s what’s known as the Divine Right of Kings.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:41 am
WOW…glad to see a blog spew hate and religion…what a joke
May 21st, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Hey Joe, The 11:41 statement wasn’t me. I think your reply section sometimes imprints the last visitor.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:13 pm
La Sirena: Thanks for the headsup; marked that previous post as anonymous.
June 4th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks