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Iraq War 'Unjustifiable', says Bush's Church Head
"All attempts at a 'dialogue' between the President and his own church over the war had fallen on deaf ears at the White House. "
The church vs the right wing??
The church vs the right wing??
Published on Sunday, October 20, 2002 by the Observer/UK
Iraq War 'Unjustifiable', says Bush's Church Head
by Ed Vulliamy in New York
President George Bush's own Methodist church has launched a scathing attack on his preparations for war against Iraq, saying they are 'without any justification according to the teachings of Christ'.
Jim Winkler, head of social policy for United Methodists, added that all attempts at a 'dialogue' between the President and his own church over the war had fallen on deaf ears at the White House.
His remarks came as the US continued its efforts to achieve agreement on a UN resolution that would open the way for a tough program of weapons inspections in Iraq. France is believed to be concerned that the current draft resolution might still act as a trigger for military intervention without a full Security Council debate if Iraq fails to comply.
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Iraq War 'Unjustifiable', says Bush's Church Head
by Ed Vulliamy in New York
President George Bush's own Methodist church has launched a scathing attack on his preparations for war against Iraq, saying they are 'without any justification according to the teachings of Christ'.
Jim Winkler, head of social policy for United Methodists, added that all attempts at a 'dialogue' between the President and his own church over the war had fallen on deaf ears at the White House.
His remarks came as the US continued its efforts to achieve agreement on a UN resolution that would open the way for a tough program of weapons inspections in Iraq. France is believed to be concerned that the current draft resolution might still act as a trigger for military intervention without a full Security Council debate if Iraq fails to comply.
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the min-shrub only listens to his minister--of War, the Don that never met a carpet bomber he didn't like Rumps-felt!
Just got this message from the Almighty himself, the Lord God on High. Apparently, he's got an AOL account now and just loves indymedia.
Anyway, God says:
"Pesky little Methodists are always mucking things up. For the record, I'm all for the war. It's going to have lots of cool explosions and stuff just like in the Old Testament and those movies with Charlton Heston.
If it really gets out of hand, I'll just send my kid down for the second time to straighten things out once and for all, just like in those anti-Semitic books, the Gospels. Founding a whole religion based on hating Jews was a little much, but those Christians just couldn't be stopped!"
Anyway, God says:
"Pesky little Methodists are always mucking things up. For the record, I'm all for the war. It's going to have lots of cool explosions and stuff just like in the Old Testament and those movies with Charlton Heston.
If it really gets out of hand, I'll just send my kid down for the second time to straighten things out once and for all, just like in those anti-Semitic books, the Gospels. Founding a whole religion based on hating Jews was a little much, but those Christians just couldn't be stopped!"
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