#The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde

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[saywhat-politics]

If you're a Christian and what Bishop Mariann Budde said offended you, then Christ isn't the one you're following.

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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

[bloghrexach]

"This is a picture of a genuine American hero, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde. Remember her face and remember what she did on January 21st, 2025 … and if anything happens to her we know who's responsible." @hrexach

[klbmsw]

Nor should you...

[meret118]

“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Budde, as Trump, Vice President Vance, and their families looked on.

"There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families. Some who fear for their lives. 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."

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) shared the video via X, writing: "The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list."

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Religion News Service national reporter Jack Jenkins replied: "Note: The person giving the sermon in question is Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington. Collins is suggesting deporting a U.S. citizen and bishop for delivering a sermon in accordance with their faith."

[marta-bee]

News of the Week 1/23/25

It sure has been one heck of a week, hasn't it? (... It's Wednesday, Lemon. ...) If you're up to it, click on through for all the news that's fit to print.

Immigration

US House passes immigration bill requiring deportation of any non-citizen convicted of sexual abuse or domestic violence (X) & an explanation for why this bill is bad for DV survivors. The Senate has also now separately passed a similar bill.

Trump signs executive order to end birthright citizenship. (RP) It's being challenged, but it's still upsetting and dangerous it's even being put out there. It also impacts children born to parents on temporary visas, even if they're in the country legally. (RP)

Trump shuts down the CBP One app, which allowed migrants to schedule appointments connected to asylum claims. Stories of the migrants affected. (12ft.io) Trump also cancelled travel of refugees coming from around the world indefinitely, including families of US military fleeing the Taliban.

Immigration officials will be allowed to arrest people for deportation at schools and churches.

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde speaks boldly to President Trump at a prayer service linked to the inauguration (VIDEO), urging him to show kindness and mercy to LGBT people and undocumented immigrants.

Foreign Affairs

It should be up to us: Greenlanders on Trump, Denmark - and their land

Trump to withdraw from Paris Climate Accords. (RP)

Trump to withdraw from World Health Organization. (RP)

Trump announces 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, starting 2/1.

Russia warns Trump against taking back Panama Canal (RP). Aside from Panama's obvious interest in not being bullied out of their own territory, this article draws an interesting parallel with Russia and Ukraine, and they're right: seizing or coercing another country to give up their territorial rights makes it that much harder to call out Russia doing much the same there.

Sec. State Marco Rubio Oversees Pause on Foreign Aid. (RP)

Trump cancels security detail for Michael Bolton, former national security advisor critical of him in first term. (RP)

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and sanctions if they don't end war in Ukraine.

Oligarchy and Autocracy

In his farewell speech, Biden called Elon and the other tech bros' cozying up to Trump an "oligarchy." Experts debate if the term's justified.

Trump plans to reinstate Schedule F, allowing him to fire non-political civil servants more easily. (RP) The article also discusses some truly grisly executive orders on immigration, as well as his plans to pardon the 1/6 traitors.

Trump pardons or commutes sentences for all the January 6th traitors. (RP)

Trump reinstates Schedule F and strips other protections from non-partisan civil servants. (12ft.io)

Trump announces axing of over 1,000 staff, including General Milley, via late-night Truth post. (RP)

Elon Musk makes gesture described as Nazi salute. (RP) Twice, actually.

Russell Vought, the nominated OBM director, is questioned over presidential impoundment. Basically, this would mean the president could simply refuse to distribute funds approved by Congress. (Think when Trump sat on military aid for Ukraine unless they investigated Hunter Biden for him, the scandal behind his first impeachment.)

Gender, LGBT and Abortion-related

Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is "the law of the land," (RP) but doesn't order the US Archivist to publish and certify it. This may kick off a legal battle or add pressure to the Archivist, but doesn't itself amend the Constitution.

Case attempting to limit access to mifepristone in specific red states allowed to proceed. (12ft.io)

Trump signs executive order that federal government will only recognize your gender assigned at birth.

DC Episcopal bishop urges Trump to show mercy to trans people and migrants in prayer service connected to inauguration. The comments were predictable from this particular bishop (though no less true), raising the question of why Trump chose to platform her. It should have been predictable from any Christian minister, though not all would have been so brave: she just said he claimed to be guided by a God of mercy, and urged him to show that same mercy to scared, vulnerable people.

Trump orders the end of all DEI programs, has put all DEI employees on paid leave until they can legally be fired, and has tasked other federal employees to identify co-workers working in DEI whose jobs aren't labelled as such, or face adverse consequences.

Other Stuff

Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for offshore wind farms.

Trump withdraws from Paris Climate Change accords, again.

Trump orders "emergency price relief" on housing by executive order, though it's unclear how he plans to accomplish this. Making undocumented workers, who make up a huge share of the construction industry, and imposing tariffs on Canadian lumber and other building materials seems counter-productive to this goal.

Nazi flag-bearing man gets 8 years in prison for 2023 truck crashing near White House (X) He was also schizophrenic and an Indian immigrant. I'm not sure it's currently all that newsy, but it is fascinating.

Man accused of starting fire at congressional office motivated by TikTok ban, police say. (RP)

Why Trump supporters see sunshine in Trump's dark and foreboding speeches. (RP) Not news, of course, but an interesting and important discussion. It's weird to think of Republicans being disgusted by their own country, and more reason why I need to periodically focus on why I like America.

Trump doubles down on death penalty at the federal level, and pledges to make sure states have access to lethal injection drugs.

Trump administration pauses all external communications to outside health agencies and the public. Meaning if the CDC notes an uptick in avian flu cases, they're not currently allowed to warn us. Because nothing like that's ever been a problem before.

[tomwolfesback]

I believe that she doesn't read or understand the Bible. What she is her only view on paranoidal delusionism, shecropenic unnecessary scare that everyone is after the LBTQ community and she feels that she ia speaking for everyone or the majority both the LBTQ and non LBTQ community as a whole. Overall the majority of society has become tolerant to their beliefs, and desires. What is intollerable and gets everyone under their skin irritated is the imposition of their beliefs, lifestyle and practices, specially to kids, young minds and young people. Well that also includes puberty drug suppressors and a man dress like a woman acting like a rediculous clown telling stories of tinkerbell and barbie dress up for boys and girls as a ken. (What a sick and deranged mind.) Futhernore, the sermon should focus on the true Gospel of Christ, that is love, integrity, justice, peace and harmony. In which was she was talking about is not even a sermon but a lot of hogwash, and scenism to be blunt. I'm totally disgusted to so called religious and so called holy pastors, their bunch of hypocrites. Sorry to say Im flabergasted. Peace be to all. (P.S. And yes I know a lot of LBTQ and Non LBTQ who doesn't express her sentiments, they all get along well.) Peace be to all.

[rhapsodomancer]

i am generally not going to be discussing national politics here for now (because it's making me nauseous to even think about it) but i will say this: god bless and protect the right rev. mariann edgar budde. she did something very brave and i fear the backlash she will face for it.

[saywhat-politics]

Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on LGBTQ issues and immigration within hours of being sworn in as president.

Jan. 21, 2025, 1:25 PM MST

By Matt Lavietes and Tara Prindiville

The bishop leading the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on his constituents, specifically naming LGBTQ people and immigrants.

The sermon by the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, was part of a larger post-Inauguration Day interfaith ceremony at Washington National Cathedral. Trump was seated in the first row alongside first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance during the service, a tradition undertaken by presidents of both parties.

“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Budde, who was looking directly at the president. “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families. Some who fear for their lives.”

She added: "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."

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Lauren Gambino at The Guardian:

In an inaugural prayer service sermon, the Episcopal bishop of Washington appealed directly to Donald Trump to “have mercy upon” communities across the country targeted by the new administration’s immigration and LGBTQ+ policies. Speaking from the pulpit at the Washington national cathedral, the Right Rev Mariann Budde delivered her sermon – and an impassioned plea – as Trump sat stone-faced in the front row, alongside Melania Trump and JD Vance. Asked later about the service, Trump told reporters it was “not too exciting”. “I didn’t think it was a good service, no,” he said as he walked into the White House on Tuesday. “They could do much better.” [...]

Budde’s sermon amounted to a bold public criticism of the new president, who spent his first hours in office signing executive orders rolling back Biden-era protections for transgender Americans and laying the groundwork to carry out his promise of mass deportations. One executive order directed the federal government to recognize only “two sexes – male and female” while his immigration directives moved to dismantle birthright citizenship, send troops to the southern border and suspend the US refugee admissions program. “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in both Democratic, Republican and independent families who fear for their lives,” Budde said, asking his administration to show compassion. She also spoke of immigrants – those who “pick our crops” and “work the night shift in hospitals” – but “may not be citizens or have the proper documentation.

“The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes, and are good neighbors. They are faithful members of our churches, mosques and synagogues, gurdwara and temples,” she said, adding: “Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were once strangers in this land.” When Budde finished her sermon, Trump turned and said something to Vance, who responded with a shake of his head.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivered an epic sermon right in front of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance’s faces with this quote regarding immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities being targeted by 47’s harmful edicts: “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now.”

See Also:

The Advocate: Watch a bishop scold Donald Trump about attacks on LGBTQ+ and immigrants during inaugural prayer service

The Beautiful Mess: MAGA Christianity is Anti-Jesus. Just ask Jesus.

LGBTQ Nation: Bishop begs Donald Trump to his face to have “mercy” on LGBTQ+ people

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Just yesterday, at an inaugural prayer service sermon, an Episcopal bishop addressed President Donald Trump directly and urged him to “have mercy upon” illegal immigrants and LGBTQ+ children.

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, said the following during the concluding moments of her sermon.

"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 meat-packing 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.” “Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were all once strangers in this land.”  

So, what does one make of this?

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Day 2

The Felon President criticizes the Bishop's sermon. Some of his followers send death threats - to a Bishop!

So much for Family Values. So much for Law and Order. The GOP - The Gangster Of Parties.

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Bishop pleads with Trump at inaugural prayer service over LGBTQ and immigration policies

The bishop leading the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to “have mercy” on his constituents, specifically naming LGBTQ people and immigrants. The sermon by the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, was part of a larger post-Inauguration Day interfaith ceremony at Washington National Cathedral. Trump was seated in the first row…