Religious leaders against the war

Despite the fact that the President seems to think that a pre-emptive war against Iraq is sanctioned by Divine Providence, it appears that most mainstream religious leaders are steadfastly opposed to the whole thing, included the leader of the President's own Church.

I'm not particularly devout, but I did pick this up over the course of weekly Sunday School classes: the New Testament is about peace and forgiveness and turning the other cheek. This is the part of the Bible upon which Christianity, to which the President professes belief, is based. If you want fire, brimstone, and vengeance, you have to go to the Old Testament. The whole point of the New Testament, and Christianity is that God is loving...and we should be, too.

Maybe I'm missing something?