The United Methodist Church has called for Bush to withdraw troops from Iraq.

The board also issued a strong statement against torture, urging Congress to create an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate detention and interrogation practices at Guantanamo, Iraq and Afghanistan.

"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." [â??Sweet Victory: United Methodist Church Calls For Withdrawalâ? by Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. November 1, 2005 (via Common Dreams NewsCenter)]

Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney must be feeling all warm and cozy hearing their fellow United Methodistsâ?? supplication that those responsible for leading us into this war should be held accountable.

It is heartening to see liberal and conservative UMC members working together.

Perhaps they can continue to work together calling for those responsible for bigotry within the church to be held accountable.