As a current employee and ordination candidate of the United Methodist Church in Washington, DC, I was saddened to read your blog post about your recent reaction to the UMC's support of the DREAM Act. I, like many other Methodists, was also deeply angered by your hypocritical, factually inaccurate and otherwise vicious and anti-Christian statements.
I would love the opportunity to sit down and discuss your views with you, but I am well aware from the brief, angry and violent history of the party you lead that you and your followers have no desire to enter into dialogue with those who do not act, think or look like you. This, too, saddens me, since our Founding Fathers desired our country to be a place where all could live peaceably, of one accord. In your quest to "restore honor" to the USA, you have in fact been swinging a hammer at the cornerstones of our nation, and of the Christian faith you claim to uphold - for Jesus also desired this;
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
-Matthew 22:36-40
Therefore, with all due respect and in full Christian love, my brother in Christ, I hope to see you again in Heaven. Until then, perhaps you should spend your time in silence before God, rather than wasting your energy in attempting to drown out God's voice. God's justice "will roll down like mighty rivers", in the words of the prophet Amos - if you do not stand aside, you may be swept away.
Peace,
Kate Mackereth
