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carpetbagger

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7. The mainline leaders have come out against it

Reply to wcmagumba (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

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The leadership of the main Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregationalist, Lutheran, and Episcopal denominations have all voiced concerns and opposition to the war. I don't think those statements resonate with their laity in the way that Catholic antiwar sentiment does.

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