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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 246 points 9 months ago

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

[-] FiremanEdsRevenge@lemmy.world 125 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They want to deport her for hurting his feelings.

Link to the stupidity

[-] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 76 points 9 months ago

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

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 59 points 9 months 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 57 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months 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.

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Sounds familiar :(

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 22 points 9 months 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.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I thought they were banished to Wisconsin or Minnesota.

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Hmmm.... I might have been heretical then. Been a while since I've seen it, maybe I just subliminally associate Kevin Smith with New Jersey for some reason?

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[-] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

It’s code for death camps.

[-] 5in1k@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

The camps they are building soon.

[-] tburkhol@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Much more practical to revoke her church's tax exempt status.

[-] FiremanEdsRevenge@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Still makes no sense. She appealed to empathy, and she should be punished?

[-] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 10 points 9 months ago

If she appealed to punishment, she would get empathy

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[-] Havald@lemmy.world 46 points 9 months 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 9 months 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 19 points 9 months ago

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

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

The nearest airlock is probably at the closest cleanroom. Not very dangerous for him. But likely very dangerous for whatever is inside that cleanroom.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That shows how ignorant they all are, because according to Wikipedia she was born in New Jersey. So it's telling that "deportation" is the first place they go whenever someone says something they don't like.

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago
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[-] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 83 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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

[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 40 points 9 months ago

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

[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 72 points 9 months ago

"Politicizing religion"

Oh the irony

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months 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

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 63 points 9 months ago

Remember when Jesus apologized to the Romans about politicizing religion?

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 52 points 9 months 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 16 points 9 months 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 37 points 9 months ago

Does he need a safe space for his snowflake ego?

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

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[-] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months 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.

[-] donkeybonner@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

Her church is your church you moron.

[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months 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.

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[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months 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.’

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[-] Kaput@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

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

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

Fuck your feelings, snowflake.

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

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 16 points 9 months ago

It was a great speech. Highly recommend

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago

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

sigh

[-] ATDA@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

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

[-] aggelalex@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Awwww, Trump is one special snowflake who cannot take criticism

[-] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago

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

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[-] Embargo@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago

Hey, Donald. Shut the fuck up.

[-] spike4379@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

He asks a priest asking for compassion an act that requires an apology, whilst being silent on Elon doing a fucking nazi salut. NICE PRIORITIES.

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 6 points 9 months ago

He has the emotional maturity of a fucking grape.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 9 months ago

Hey a grape is neutral. This shitstain is actively evil.

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

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

But then again, it's Trump.

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