#Mariann Edgar Budde

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Just cause I went down a bit of a rabbit hole and thought this was also interesting enough to mention: In 2017, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde oversaw the removal of stained-glass panes from the Washington National Cathedral honoring the Confederacy (which is fucked that those ever existed at all - and were made in 1953?? SIGH - but I digress...) and had them replaced with stained-glass windows honoring the Civil Rights movement, called Now and Forever by Kerry James Marshall.

Underneath the panes are two tablets, into which the poem "American Song" by Elizabeth Alexander has been hand-carved.

I know this decision probably wasn't solely the bishop's, but I just thought it was a really thoughtful replacement, and a beautiful combination of sentiments. The poem is my favorite part. I suppose to most it is a prayer, but I like to think of it as a spell being cast. Which is why it is so powerful, I think. That you can interpret it in your own way. The glass, the poem, the resting place for Matthew...all of it is the kind of message that, in my humble opinion, every house of worship should strive to uphold, if they really meant it. Be a place where even people who don't attend services, who don't practice and never will, feel welcomed in the words, just as much as anyone else.

In case you needed another reason to like her

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[victusinveritas]

Episcopal Bishop, Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, publicly called out Trump to his face today at a service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. This was some next level Jesus-style calling out the powerful that you rarely see exampled anymore.

“Let me make one final plea, Mr. President. Millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives. The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals, they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes and are good neighbors. They are faithful members of our churches and mosques, synagogues, gurdwara, and temples.

I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear their parents will be taken away, and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here. Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were all once strangers in this land. May God grant us the strength and courage to honor the dignity of every human being, to speak the truth to one another in love, and walk humbly with each other and our God, for the good of all people, the good of all people in this nation and the world. Amen.”

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Women are brave.

#ReverendMariannEdgarBudde

This just in; Christians now angry at church bishop for saying church things in a church.

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i am not religious nor am i american but this wonderful woman made me feel very inspired so i did a quick study

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On January 21, 2025, a day after Trump was sworn in, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde presided over service at Washington National Cathedral. At the end of the service, she gave a plea to show mercy and understanding towards the immigrant and queer communities, and to in general "speak the truth to one another in love".

You can just see how much she made them squirm.

And, suffice to say, some did not hesitate to make their displeasure known:

But sure, they aren't a cult.

Of course, besides the fact that one should not be deported for a sermon or speech period, one could fact check him to see that Budde was born in New Jersey.

However, Collins probably already knew this, and it's not a stretch to see them agitate to strip the citizenship of even those who are generational Americans. Even if that doesn't happen, agitation like his is a form of stochastic terror that can have violent consequences.

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Marita Vlachou at HuffPost:

The bishop who drew ire from Donald Trump for calling on him to show “mercy” to the people who are “scared” about him taking office said she won’t apologize for her words, in a new interview with NPR. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump blasted the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde as “a Radical Left hard line Trump hater.” “She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way,” he wrote. But in an interview with NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Budde rejected his characterization. “Well, I’m not a Trump hater. I don’t hate the president, and I pray for him,” she said. “I don’t agree with some of his views of the country and the way — the decisions he makes, but I certainly don’t hate him.” “I’m a 65-year-old grandmother, and I am not those things. So I don’t know what to say except you don’t know me, Mr. President. And I don’t think I portrayed myself in that way in the pulpit,” she continued. In her sermon on Tuesday, Budde addressed Trump, who was in attendance, urging him “to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives,” she said. “The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants.” “They may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals,” she added.

Bishop Budde is right to reject crybully Trump’s demands to apologize to him.

See Also:

The Guardian: Bishop who angered Trump with call for mercy says she will not apologize

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This is what speaking truth to power looks like.

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DID YOU KNOW for 25 years Matthew Shepard had no permanent resting place due to concerns his grave would be vandalized Reverend Budde learned of this, she invited the Shepards to inter him inside the Washington National Cathedral.

She was and is a real hero.

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““Everybody there was shocked and mortified by the disturbing comments from this bishop who chose to weaponize the pulpit,” Leavitt told Fox News. “So the comments by that bishop yesterday were egregious, and she should apologize to President Trump for the lies that she told.”

Trump also demanded an apology from the bishop. On Tuesday night, he went on a Truth Social rant about the “nasty” sermon, calling the bishop a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater.”

“She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She was nasty in tone and not compelling or smart.”

“She failed to mention the large number of illegal migrants that came into our Country and killed people. Many were deposited from jails and mental institutions. It is a giant crime wave that is taking place in the USA,” he continued.

The sermon this week came after Trump signed a slate of executive orders, including to end birthright citizenship and declare that there are only two sexes, that raised alarm for immigrant and LGBTQ people in the country.”

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“Let me make one final plea, Mr. President. Millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives.

The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants, and work the night shifts in hospitals may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes and are good neighbors. They are faithful members of our churches, mosques, synagogues, gurdwaras, and temples.

I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear their parents will be taken away, and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here. Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were all once strangers in this land. May God grant us the strength and courage to honor the dignity of every human being, to speak the truth to one another in love, and walk humbly with each other and our God, for the good of all people, the good of all people in this nation and the world. Amen.”

~Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

If you are a Christian and feel any outrage towards these words, you are NOT a Christian. Jesus called us to love others more than we love ourselves.

[revivefromtheashes]

We have seen what America really thinks about “traditional biblical teachings” and “Christian values” based on the response to Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde speaking truthfully, biblically, and faithfully about the love and mercy of God.

There’s a lot to unpack (politically and religiously) from the last few days. I have chosen to address two issues here: deportation and gender.

Ezekiel tells us that Sodom was destroyed due to her arrogance, gluttony, wastefulness, and being inhospitable to the stranger. [Side note: there is no mention of homosexuality as the reason for destruction.] Referencing Exodus and the story of Lot, the inhabitants of Sodom were inhospitable to two foreigners passing through their city. They were God’s angels. This was a test. They broke the “desert code of hospitality,” which is to give a stranger shelter, food, and safety when passing through your gates. This included potential enemies. Because of Sodom’s sins, God destroyed the city.

Philip was the first missionary and the first to be titled an “evangelist” in the Bible. He encountered an Ethiopian eunuch on the road to Gaza. God sent him there. [Side note: eunuchs in the Bible are neither fully male or fully female. They are outcasts in society and ostracized. Jesus speaks of them in Matthew, stating that some are born this way, some are made this way, and some choose to be this way. Meaning, some are literally born neither male nor female, some are made that way (like as punishment for a crime or because they’re showing they’re “loyal to the royals”), and some choose to be that way (like monks, priests, nuns, or celibacy, preference, health, etc.)]. The eunuch asks about scripture (reading a scroll of parts of the book of Isaiah) and what the writer means. Philip shares the good news of Jesus. The eunuch is saved. They travel the road together and come upon some water. The eunuch asks what is to keep him from being baptized right now? Philip says let’s go and baptizes the eunuch. When they come out of the water, Philip is suddenly raptured by God. The only time this occurs is when there is a higher purpose for the person or they have done so good they get a ticket to Heaven pronto (like with Elijah and his role in the End Times or Enoch because he pleased the Lord - other examples would be Paul, Jesus, etc.). Obviously, Philip did something right. [I would also like to add here that Christianity is the only monotheistic tradition that truly assigns gender to the divine. Judaism and Islam view God as genderless and regard assigning trivial human attributes like gender to God as a sin.] It’s about loving them like God does. Period. An important note here is that the eunuch changed nothing. They were authentically themselves, and they were accepted and received salvation just as any other. Philip didn’t ask questions, he didn’t judge, he didn’t take exception, he didn’t make excuses, he just said yes, you too! This is what Christianity is supposed to look like!

Bishop Budde preached and prayed from the Bible. Everything she pleaded for can be supported by scripture. If you want those verses message me. She spoke Jesus’ words to 47. If any Christian has a problem with that or doesn’t side with Christ then there seems to be a conflict between true faith and bad politics.

Additionally, for 25 years Matthew Shepard had no permanent resting place due to concerns his grave would be vandalized. Reverend Budde learned of this and invited the Shepards to inter him inside the Washington National Cathedral. She co-officiated the service which stated Matthew was now and forever home in the church where he was loved.

I’m not looking to fight. I’m stating facts and where I’m at. If this isn’t where you’re at, either get there with me or see yourself off my page! I’m so exhausted by the hate and the justification of it. There’s no place for it here!

Will you care when it’s me they’re after?

[looses-gooses]

Mariann Edgar Budde, my beloved patron saint of immigrants and LGBTQ citizens , I wish countless joys upon ye for calling shame upon that orange devil and his circle of demons.