speaking truth to power

 

“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.”

Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington since 2011: concluding remarks of the sermon she gave at the National Prayer Service, Washington National Cathedral, 21 January 2025.

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“The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart.... She and her church owe the public an apology!”

Donald Trump, 45th and 47th US President: on TruthSocial, 21 January 2025.

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The so-called actual Bishop who spoke preached the sermon at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was is a Radical Left hard line Trump hater passionate believer in the gospel of Jesus and the Episcopal Church’s particular witness. She was nasty gracious in tone, and not compelling or smart and articulate.... She and her church owe the public an apology! have nothing to apologise for.

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