Just Say No
My copy of the 2008 Book of Discipline arrived recently. If you buy the Book of Resolutions with the Discipline, it's only $10 more for the combo pack, so I thought what the hey. I splurged, and what a bargain it turned out to be. In the Book of Resolutions you get 1084 pages of the United Methodist Church telling you what you (and many cases Congress) should do about everything from East Timor (don't know where that is? Look it up) to Smithfield Hams (which are absolutely yummy, BTW). That's not to say that it is all politics. There are six resolutions (5 of 1084 pages) on spirituality. There's even one resolution opposing the Gideons - you know, the nice gentlemen who donate their time and money to put Bibles in the hands of those who need them. How could you possibly be a Christian without this book? Those of you who aren't part of the United Methodist family may not know what I'm talking about. Let me illustrate. The book on the left is the Holy Bible ....