Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde just pleaded for mercy. Trump couldn't handle it. | Letters
The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue: Bishop Mariann Budde's sermon addressing Trump.
Bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants speaks out
President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants during a prayer service marking his inauguration.
Who is Mariann Budde, the bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’?
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, has voiced concern about Donald Trump’s language and conduct for years.
Bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’ would welcome one-on-one talk
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who asked that President Trump “have mercy” on LGBTQ children and immigrants during a prayer service he attended Tuesday morning, said on ABC’s “The View” Wednesday she would welcome a one-on-one conversation with Trump.
Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children
The direct appeal to President Trump on the first full day of his term was a remarkable moment at a National Cathedral event that traditionally has not been political.
In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’
A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or even death.
Bishop who called on Trump to show mercy: ‘I have had people wish me dead’
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said this week she has had “people wish me dead” after she called on President Trump to “have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now” during an inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.
Bishop Budde’s courage is a model of telling truth to power (The Republican Editorials)
Bishop Budde apparently did not read the memo that Trump is now above the law. Above criticism. And above all, not to be challenged by a female bishop.
GOP attacks bishop for telling Trump to 'have mercy.' Don't tell them about Jesus. | Opinion
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Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a ...
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Bishop at inaugural prayer service urges Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ children, immigrants
Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on LGBTQ issues and immigration within hours of being sworn in as president.
‘People around me are almost universally concerned’: Bishop who begged Trump to have ‘mercy’ talks threats
Bishop Mariann Budde previously condemned Trump’s 2020 decision to clear Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Lafayette Square ...
Bishop asks Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ+ people and migrants; Trump demands apology
Trump responds to Bishop Mariann Budd sermon, after she asked him to 'have mercy' on immigrants and gay children during ...