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During a National Prayer Service, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde urged Donald Trump to show mercy to immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community, prompting Trump to criticize her on Truth Social as a “Radical left hard line Trump hater.”

Trump dismissed the service as “boring” and accused Budde of politicizing religion.

Budde, known for her advocacy on justice issues, later explained her appeal aimed to encourage broader compassion.

Despite her message, Trump demanded a public apology, claiming her remarks were ungracious and uninspiring.

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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Leviticus 19:33-34 When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 24:22 You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.

1 John 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

Proverbs 31:8-9 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Deuteronomy 15:11 For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’

[–] JPSound@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Homeboy signed that thang with, "I am the LORD," too. I'm not a Christian but if I were, I'd understand that there's no two ways about whats being demandad and evern required as a follower of the Christian faith from numerous uno, the Don himself, in plane black and white.

I feel and live this way without such demands from the centerpiece of a religion and it's the easiest and best way to live. Life is so messy and brutally hard sometimes and the last thing any of us need is having to haul around a worthless 200lb sack of hate over our shoulder every step we take. Let it go and you're life will change radically for the better.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

The Trump crowd being upset at a pastor for saying show mercy and leave trans people alone just shows how they use religion for aesthetics only.

There is no way these people legit think they have any chance of reaching the gates of heaven.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 253 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How dare a priest call for compassion towards others. Jesus would be outraged.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

He could have he disagrees and that would be it. He's demanding an apology.

But then again, it's Trump.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 17 points 1 day ago

It was a great speech. Highly recommend

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 74 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Politicizing religion"

Oh the irony

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

he literally signed bibles like he's the fucking author despite not having read a single word of it. not a single word. when they asked him if there was any part of the Bible he liked he couldn't say anything. not even "the lord is my shepherd", just blank.

to be fair though if he uttered any of the words he would probably catch on fire

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He called her a radical left Trump hater. Like Jesus wasn't radical left and pretty sure he would've hated Trump too. But I guess that tracks since some right wingers are calling Jesus's teachings weak. I'm surprised they haven't called him "woke" yet.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Jesus was definitely radical left if he existed.

[–] TurtleSoup@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Reminds me of that scene from Castlevania between the Bishop and the Demon. You can guess who's who.

"My life's work, was in his name!"

"Your life's work makes him puke."

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 90 points 2 days ago

"Politicizing Religion"?

Did she publish her own personal bibles or have the military take over a church for a photo-op?

[–] greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works 162 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 81 points 2 days ago

Republicans are fine with it as long as religious leaders agree with them.

That's why they love the smaller evangelical churches, there's no higher authority and plenty of grifters who will always back them in return for "donations".

They want to lead a religion, not be told what they're doing isn't religious.

[–] ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 days ago

From the maker of the Trump Bible.

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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 88 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

She just asked for him to show mercy. How is that hurting anyone's feeling? What a snowflake.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 41 points 2 days ago

You should know that asking trump to show mercy is almost as cruel as asking a legless person to stand.

[–] FiremanEdsRevenge@lemmy.world 131 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

They want to deport her for hurting his feelings.

Link to the stupidity

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Trump has no feelings. He's just a Markov process of assholery.

[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 79 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Deport her where? Honestly these people allegedly so freedom of speech are such snowflakes.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Please take the next logical step... Where do they send the people they "deport," yet who have no "home country" to be sent to?

[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That was my point, this woman is American….where are they gonna send her?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You are so close... I'm pretty sure others have since made my point.

The federal government has already purchased land in Texas and New Jersey (massive disappointment, NJ) for concentration camps.

[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You know you can just state the obvious don’t you?

In my life time we’ve tried to deport one person.

Edit; I’ve had the answer multiple times and much more politely. I was just explaining why I asked what I asked. The levels these people are prepared to go to is scary.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Well sometimes it's helpful to come to the conclusion yourself rather than have it spoonfed to you, in my experience.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 60 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Doesn't matter. First step would be an immigration detention facility. If there's no country to deport her to, she just stays there, I guess. And while she's there, might as well dig a hole, build a wall, or assemble furniture or something to cover the cost of housing her or some shit.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

immigration detention facility

I think we can go ahead and call them concentration camps at this point. That's what they will build on those 1400 acres in Texas, and that's how they'll be used. Convenient bureaucratic mix-ups will enable them to contain immigrants, targeted minorities and political opponents.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

The fact that it's in Texas already makes it cruel and unusual punishment.

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[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 22 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Looks like she is from New Jersey originally? I guess being banished to new jersey is biblically accurate if you consider the movie Dogma to be canon.

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[–] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

It’s code for death camps.

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[–] Havald@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hm, Putting people that openly criticise the party on "a list". Where have I heard this before?

Genuinely scary.

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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 65 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Remember when Jesus apologized to the Romans about politicizing religion?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jesus also said to pay your taxes, and was super against charging interest for loans....

It changed to "don't charge Christians interest" to "charge everyone interest" over the years as the wealthy kept re-writting the Bible.

Then there's the stuff about taking care of the poor and sick, which also isn't a priority anymore.

It's why I hate when Christians say they're forced to be anti-LGBTQ due to their religion, but never fight for the stuff their religion says to do to help people. They just want to use religion as a sword, never a shield.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I still go back to Jesus’s golden rule: do unto others as you would have done to you.

He says that rule sums up all of his teachings.

You can 100% be Christian and treat LGBTQ people with respect. In fact, I’m pretty sure that’s what Jesus would want. You don’t even have to read the whole bible to know that, that’s Jesus’ own cliff notes version!

Organized religions that for thousands of years oppressed people will read the bible as they may, but you’re not a Christian if you don’t recognize the new covenant and hear Jesus words.

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 54 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump dismissed the service as “boring” and accused Budde of politicizing religion.

BWAHAHAHAHA ah yes, after thousands of pristine years of religion being apolitical, all it took was one woman with the balls to speak truth to power and now it's been besmirched forever.

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

All it took is for one woman to say "have mercy" because that sentiment could only be political and was never part of Christianity.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Does he need a safe space for his snowflake ego?

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[–] donkeybonner@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

Her church is your church you moron.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

I don't give a rat's ass about religion, any of them. I also applaud that woman's bravery.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

I'm so glad the government isn't trying to control speech now that Biden is out.

sigh

[–] solomon42069@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

To be honest she's probably lucky this is week one and not a year in, when Trump would have her shot as an enemy of the president and criminal of the state.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Yup, anyone who disagrees with Trump about treating people like garbage is a radical leftist. Sounds about right. I'm so siked for a decade of this.

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Politicizing... If he projects any harder he's going to start burning shit with his eyeballs like god damn cyclops.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He's trying to steal our rights, his petty bullshit is just distraction

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Not just our rights, public money too.

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