Fwd: Bush & Cheney's church demands end to Iraq war

[Guest guest]

" 'As people of faith, we raise our voice in protest against the tragedy of

the unjust war in Iraq,' said a statement issued last week by 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, The Nation reported.

 

" '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.'

 

" '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.' "

 

Full story at:

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/review/article_full_story.asp?service_ID=9998