Violations

Violations of Our Social Principles
(Listed by paragraph number from the 2000 Discipline)

160 I. The Natural World

    ...Therefore, let us recognize the responsibility of the church and its members to place a high priority on changes in economic, political, social, and technological lifestyles to support a more ecologically equitable and sustainable world leading to a higher quality of life for all of God's creation."

From pushing for drilling in ANWAR to deregulating polluting industries and cutting funding for toxic waste cleanup, the Bush administration has consistently been an anti-environment administration. These policies show their level of care for God's creation.

162 III. The Social Community

    I) Population. ...People have the duty to consider the impact on the total world community of their decisions regarding childbearing and should have access to information and appropriate means to limit their fertility, including voluntary sterilization.

George W. Bush has vetoed Federal funding directed toward family planning in third world countries, saying that the funding is used to support the killing of infants in China. His claim is false.

164 V. The Political Community

    A.) Basic Freedoms and Human Rights-We hold governments responsible for...the guarantee of the rights to adequate food, clothing, shelter, education, and health care.

Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress have cut funding for social programs that guarantee these rights and diverted it toward war and huge tax cuts for corporations and the super-wealthy.