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Summary

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 22 points 7 hours ago

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 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours 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 29 points 9 hours 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.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 hours 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 16 points 16 hours ago

It was a great speech. Highly recommend

[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 26 points 20 hours ago

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 4 points 8 hours ago

Jesus was definitely radical left if he existed.

[-] TurtleSoup@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 hours 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."

[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 72 points 1 day ago

"Politicizing religion"

Oh the irony

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 21 points 15 hours 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

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 243 points 1 day ago

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

[-] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 82 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 40 points 1 day ago

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

[-] ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 day ago

From the maker of the Trump Bible.

[-] Dagnet@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

And yet his diplomat wants give Israel the Westbank based on the bible

[-] FiremanEdsRevenge@lemmy.world 124 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They want to deport her for hurting his feelings.

Link to the stupidity

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 5 points 9 hours ago

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

[-] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 76 points 1 day ago

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

[-] prole 3 points 8 hours ago

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 6 hours ago

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

[-] prole 2 points 6 hours ago

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 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

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 2 points 6 hours 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 58 points 1 day ago

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 56 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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 4 points 9 hours ago

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

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[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 22 points 1 day ago

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 18 points 1 day ago

It’s code for death camps.

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[-] Havald@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago

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

Genuinely scary.

[-] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

It also happened in the 50s with people the USA government decided it didn’t like the thoughts and statements of. Ruined a lot of lives.

[-] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

I want to deport tRump out the nearest airlock. We can all dream.

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[-] donkeybonner@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

Her church is your church you moron.

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 63 points 1 day ago

Remember when Jesus apologized to the Romans about politicizing religion?

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago

Does he need a safe space for his snowflake ego?

If only he was in a retirement home where he should be

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Or a jail cell.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 52 points 1 day ago

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 15 points 1 day 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.

[-] 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

[-] Kaput@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

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

[-] solomon42069@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day 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.

[-] ATDA@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

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

[-] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

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

[-] prole 2 points 8 hours ago
[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 9 hours ago

Not just our rights, public money too.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Fuck your feelings, snowflake.

I think that's the typical magat response when someone's offended, right?

[-] aggelalex@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Awwww, Trump is one special snowflake who cannot take criticism

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