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===Death Penalty===
===Death Penalty===
The United Methodist Church is officially opposed to [[capital punishment]] and urges its elimination in the world. The church became first officially opposed to the death penalty st its 1956 General Conference in [[Minneapolis]]. They believe that "all human life is sacred and created by God" and that the death penalty limits the possibility of reconciliation with [[Jesus Christ]] <ref>http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2248845/k.5F14/Death_Penalty_Overview.htm</ref>
The United Methodist Church is officially opposed to [[capital punishment]] and urges its elimination in the world. The church became first officially opposed to the death penalty at its 1956 General Conference in [[Minneapolis]]. They believe that "all human life is sacred and created by God" and that the death penalty limits the possibility of reconciliation with [[Jesus Christ]] <ref>http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2248845/k.5F14/Death_Penalty_Overview.htm</ref>
===War===
===War===