Mr. President -
As a United Methodist, I read daily the Upper Room. Yesterday's was very powerful - The key sentence was, "How we do what we do is as much a witness to Christ as what we seek to do.
Or, to put it differently: Our end doesn't justify the means if the means is wrong. Our means must be consistent with the way, truth, and life of Christ."
Please pray on this wisdom, when you decide whether or not to allow the United States of America to commit torture. Waterboarding is Torture, and Torture is against the United Methodist Social Principles. The ends do not justify the means. Ever.
Be Christ in your Presidency and the legacy of your Administration will be love.
See http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=2&day=24&year=2008&x=107&y=10
Monday, February 25, 2008
Email to President Bush today - Our Means must be Christ-centered
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