Reply #90: you *are* missing something [View All]

There shouldn't be a global prohibition against all "church people" expressing their opinions on political matters. The line gets crossed when it comes from the pulpit in worship services, or from the pastor of a church to his/her "flock" in a church newsletter. This was a speech made by an officer of an administrative wing of the denomination that's specifically involved in issue advocacy ("lobbying" if you will), made at an ecumenical gathering. In other words, he wasn't telling all Methodists that they should impeach Il Dunce...he was expressing that as part of a solution to ending war, and expressing it to other church leaders.

Would you have wanted Dietrich Bonhoeffer to remain quiet about Hitler?

DT