1/18/07: Bush has chosen Southern Methodist University for his presidential library, and intends to use it to promote and justify the horrors that have gone on under his presidency. But numerous professors at SMU and Methodist ministers across the country are resisting the presidential library plans. Today, Methodist ministers started an online petition against the library, which reads:
We the undersigned express our objection to the prospect of the George
W. Bush library, museum, and think tank being established at Southern
Methodist University. As United Methodists, we believe that the linking
of his presidency with a university bearing the Methodist name is
utterly inappropriate. We urge the Board of Trustees of Southern
Methodist University and the South Central Jurisdiction of The United
Methodist Church to reject this project.
To sign the petition, visit http://protectsmu.org/.
For background on Bush’s presidential library plans and the resistance to it, read “Bush’s Presidential Library Meets Opposition from SMU Professors & Methodist Leaders” on worldcantwait.org.