"I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others.

~ Mariann Budde

#Trump #BishopBudde #mercy #morality
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https://time.com/7209222/bishop-mariann-budde-trump/

As he reminds us that there's a long history in the US of religious leaders calling out presidents, John Nichols says,

"Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who stirred the wrath of Donald Trump and his conservative allies this week with a National Prayer Service homily that urged the newly inaugurated president “to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” speaks a reflective and compassionate language of faith.

#Trump #BishopBudde #mercy #morality
/11

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mariann-budde-trump-sermon-reaction/

"Remember this moment. Remember that asking for mercy toward scared children and immigrants was enough to trigger a full-scale campaign of intimidation from the highest levels of government and media. Remember that a sitting congressman suggested deporting an American citizen for the crime of asking the president to be kind."

#Trump #BishopBudde #mercy #morality
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"Right-wing media launched an all-out assault on Budde that revealed exactly how power plans to deal with dissent in Trump's second term. …

All of this—the full machinery of right-wing outrage—deployed against a religious leader who simply asked for kindness toward vulnerable people. The disproportionate response tells us exactly what we're dealing with."

~ Parker Molloy

#Trump #BishopBudde #mercy #morality
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https://www.readtpa.com/p/the-price-of-speaking-up-in-trumps

Jennifer Rubin notes that a number of other US and world religious leaders have also spoken out about what Trump and the Republicans are doing, and concludes,

"Trump’s actions are not just lawless; they defy our deepest religious values."

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-actions-are-not-just-lawless

And John Pavolvitz calls on other religious leaders to defend Bishop Budde and speak out.

https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-let-bishop-budde-stand-alone

#Trump #BishopBudde #mercy #morality
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Elizabeth Dias looks at the courageous decision of Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde to speak truth to power in a sermon confronting Trump to his face, and sees two versions of US Christianity confronting each other:

"In a flash, the war over spiritual authority in America burst into a rare public showdown.

The Canterbury Pulpit confronted the bully pulpit on the greatest possible stage."

#Trump #BishopBudde #mercy
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/trump-bishop-plea.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU4.vZzH.i84XXtgL9kFw&smid=url-share

Bishop Budde says people have ‘wished her dead’ after call for mercy sparked right-wing outrage

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/23/bishop-mariann-edgar-budde-trump/

KEWL🌀NEWS

#BUDDE #GOP #MERCY #PRESS

The Most #Remarkable Part of the #Video of a #Bishop #Confronting the #Trump #Family.

Noting how he had told the #nation during his #swearingin that he had “felt the providential hand of a loving #God,” by virtue of his #surviving two #assassination #attempts, Budde invoked the #compassion and #mercy of God as she called on Trump “to have mercy upon the people in our country who are #scared now.”

https://slate.com/life/2025/01/donald-trump-melania-jd-usha-vance-prayer-video.html

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump slams #church #service after #bishop begs him to 'show #mercy to #scared #TransKids'.

His expression did not change as #BishopofWashington Mariann Edgar Budde asked the President to #protect #LGBTQ #kids.

https://www.the-express.com/news/politics/161184/donald-trump-immigrants-trans-service

A #Pastor's #Powerful #Plea For '#Mercy' Drew #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's Ire — And #Faith #Leaders Have Something To Say.

#Bishop #MariannEdgarBudde spoke directly to Trump while delivering an #impassioned #sermon sharing #concern for #immigrant and #LGBTQ #communities. Two #Christian #leaders weigh in.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-bishop-mariann-edgar-budde-faith-leaders-experts_l_6791332ae4b0835f2b833a90

Trump Angered by Female Bishop’s Stunning Criticism Right to His Face

https://newrepublic.com/article/190524/trump-angered-female-bishops-stunning-criticism-right-face

As the Bishop of Washington irks Trump
with a sermon calling for “mercy” toward immigrants, a leading immigration advocate reflects on whether decency can effectively combat authoritarian cruelty.

#MERCY #PRESS

"Donald #Trump may have spent his first days in office granting indulgences to the violent rioters who sacked the Capitol on #Jan6, but God forbid he be asked to show #mercy to the marginalized groups he plans to scapegoat as president.

...the president demanded an apology from Bishop #MariannBudde ... after Budde pleaded with Trump to “have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” & to “honor the dignity of every human being”"
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-demands-apology-bishop-mariann-edgar-budde-1235243342/

#BishopBudde #USA #News