[6] It was alleged by Commodore Frank Bainimarama that the 2000 Fijian coup d'état that removed the elected PM Mahendra Chaudhry, was supported by many people within Methodist church.
[8] This has brought Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, leader of the December 2006 coup, into conflict with the Methodist church in the past.
[9] The Methodist church also supported forgiveness to those who plotted the coup in form of so-called "Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill".
The Methodist church general secretary Reverend Ame Tugaue has expressed concern about the practice of Hinduism in Fiji.
[11] Fiji is one of the few countries in the world that officially imposes disabilities on a group that constitutes a large part of the population, on the basis of race,[12][13] and religion.