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NÅ KAN DU UNDERSKRIVE BREVET TIL OBAMA!

Nå kan metodister - og alle andre  mennesker av god vile - som ønsker det, ”underskrive” brevet som 77 united metodist-biskoper har skrevet til president Obama med oppfordring om å trekke USAs militære styrker ut av Afghanistan i løpet av 2010. Vår kirkes internasjonale råd for kirke og samfunn (Board of Church and Society) har iverksatt underskriftskampanjen ”Peace for Afghanistan”, blant annet under henvisning til United Methodist Church's sosiale prinipper hvor det heter at ”krig er uforenlig med Jesu lære og eksempel”.  Men hva med de norske og danske styrkene i Afghanistan?

Fra Church and Societys hjemmeside kan du følge med hvem og hvor mange som støtter underskriftskampanjen og biskopenes brev. http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/kb/cs/contactsearch.asp?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=5604933&raw=

Dette er ordlyden i brevet du eventuelt velger å støtte:

"Dear President Obama,

We greet you in the name of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.

We, Bishops of The United Methodist Church, whose names appear below, are deeply concerned about the escalating war in Afghanistan.

We call upon you to set a timetable for the withdrawal of all coalition forces by the end of 2010

The war has now lasted over 7 years, and there is no end in sight. During that time, 911 members of the US military and 591 coalition forces have been killed. October was the deadliest month since the war began. Tens of thousands of Afghans have been killed in the war.

The position of The United Methodist Church is that "war is incompatible with the teachings of Christ." Our vision is a world in which people live together in peace and with mutual respect. Our Church, the third largest religious denomination in the United States, has 11 million members with 40,000 local congregations in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States.

We pray that you will take our concerns seriously. Several years ago, more than 120 Bishops issued a "Statement of Repentance" for our failure to speak out early against the war in Iraq. We do not want to make that mistake again of remaining silent in the face of another widening war.

We believe there is no path to military victory in Afghanistan. We believe that human values must outweigh military claims as governments determine their priorities.

We know that issues you face are difficult and complex. We pledge to uphold you with our prayers as you seek a just and peaceful resolution to the tragic war in Afghanistan.

God bless you.

Respectfully....."