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Horrifying Republican response to Bishop's sermon

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JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 03:20

These are tweets from Matt Walsh on X about Bishop Marian Budde and her sermon earlier today in Washington, attacking her womanhood and ability in a sexist and ageist tirade. It seems the clarion call has gone out to the rest of the Trump X minions, as they are all tweeting the same sentiments - including Kellie-Jay Keen and Donald Trump Jnr. Rep. Mike Collins całłed for her deportation, although she is American. Do you still support Trump after this?

“A liberal woman over the age of 50 with a lesbian haircut is guaranteed to support the most evil ideas and policies that mankind has ever conceived.”

“Just take one look at this witch and you know everything you need to know about her, even before she starts talking.”

“Of course this grotesque display is coming from a female “priest.” You will only ever hear heresy and inanity from someone whose whole existence is blasphemous.”

And another tweet from Bo Loudon: “🚨BREAKING: A bishop at the National Cathedrol just urged President Trump to protect transgender children and not deport illegal aliens because "they're not criminals."

Pure class from President Trump as he sat through this despicable politicization of the prayer service.”

Speech text:
““In the Name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” Budde stated. “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 meat-packing 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.”

Budde asked Trump “to have mercy” on people “in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away and that you help those who are fleeing warzones 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,” she continued. “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.”

Earlier in her message, Budde stressed the importance of unity, of respectfully disagreeing with one another, but also expressed concern over what she called “the culture of contempt” and feared “the loss of equality” for some who lose in political debates.

What a horrible, divisive message this is! 🙄 Personally, I think Budde's message is courageous and beautiful, and clearly deeply Christian at its core.

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AlisonDonut · 22/01/2025 12:49

ADifferentSong · 22/01/2025 11:48

I don’t identify with the feminist board and I’m not liberal about immigration. But I agree with freedom of speech and the bishop had every right to speak she did and it sounded perfectly reasonable and respectable to me. Trump is vile and that he can say things like this as president of the USA and get away with it is terrifying.

Did anyone stop her?

What do you mean you don't 'identify with the feminist board'? What does that even mean?

AccountCreateUsername · 22/01/2025 12:45

MrsSkylerWhite · 22/01/2025 11:29

Brave woman. I’d like to think I’d have had the same courage. Not sure I would …

Also thought it was interesting that Michelle Obama was not at the inauguration.

She wasn’t at Jimmy Carter’s funeral
either.

AliceNutterWasAWoman · 22/01/2025 12:42

TRAs: bloody religious nutjobs
Also TRAs: not that one
😂

TooBigForMyBoots · 22/01/2025 12:22

I was in the kitchen when I heard the requests for mercy and rushed into the living room to see who was this brave woman.

When I realised the context, I was heartened. Bishop Mariann Budde carried out her Christian duty beautifully, brilliantly and bravely. I am not surprised at the response from Trumpians.🙄

Good job Mariann Budde, Bishop of Washington.👏👏👏🤎

Jacquette · 22/01/2025 12:15

It’s going to be a hellish 4 years.

Floppyzebra · 22/01/2025 12:09

It's like she just wanted to be on her soapbox and get a pat on the back. I can see why people are fed up of those in positions of power like her.

Newsenmum · 22/01/2025 12:05

RhannionKPSS · 22/01/2025 11:52

she was appallingly rude , nasty full of lies and scaremongering

She’s asked for compassion 😂

RhannionKPSS · 22/01/2025 11:52

she was appallingly rude , nasty full of lies and scaremongering

Niminy · 22/01/2025 11:52

On the one hand it takes some bravery to stand up and tell someone to their face that you think they're wrong. Though I don't like her framing (Trump is #unkind) and the self-righteous and passive agressive tone of the sermon. I hope I (as a priest) don't preach like that. But I give her credit for saying it to his face. On the other hand, I've seen that sermon lauded by loads of clergy, and I expect she represents the mainstream opinion in the American Episcopal Church, so it's not as if she was going out on a limb with the audience that really mattered to her -- ie progressives.

rumred · 22/01/2025 11:51

Lots of baby and bathwater comments here. You don't have to agree with everything she said to know it was courageous of her. We need people to speak out. The line up of billionaires at the inauguration was scary.

ADifferentSong · 22/01/2025 11:48

I don’t identify with the feminist board and I’m not liberal about immigration. But I agree with freedom of speech and the bishop had every right to speak she did and it sounded perfectly reasonable and respectable to me. Trump is vile and that he can say things like this as president of the USA and get away with it is terrifying.

NotBadConsidering · 22/01/2025 11:45

JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 11:25

@NotBadConsidering

There is what? 🤣

Casual harshness towards a brave woman. "I have no problem with her speaking to power if it was accurate. Speaking of “transgender children” fearing for their lives because of an executive order that establishes biological reality isn’t that. I bet she hasn’t even read it." Classless and unnecessary.

Casual harshness?!🤣 Expecting someone with a massive platform for a literal sermon to actually know what she’s talking about?

You said yourself you agree with the executive order. Which part of it means “transgender children” should fear for their lives?

Why is it brave to state such an untruth but classless to call out someone who states such an untruth?

MalagaNights · 22/01/2025 11:43

Why would God want your kids to have extensive cosmetic surgery? None. This is why gender idoelogy is evil and this pastor is an idiot.

Have you thought this through? I have.

MalagaNights · 22/01/2025 11:41

You should become a Christian @JessaWoo you have the pious vibe that some Christians love. especially those that like to pass judgement who is a good and bad Christian.

(everyone is a bad Christian btw)

It does make me laugh though when non Christians scold Christians for not doing it right though 😂😂

JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 11:37

MalagaNights · 22/01/2025 11:34

You lack class @NotBadConsidering

I am a bad Christian.

That's us told by the Kind People.

Well 🤷🏻‍♀️

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JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 11:35

@MalagaNights

Is it 😂?

It's the one that thinks children shouldn't be confused and mutilated and that it's reasonable for a country to decide who gets to come in and live there.

Which sort do you practice?

.....Ah, she like a prophet who is here to convey that unless we tell children there are 200 genders ,and you can change sex, and that if you get extensive cosmetic surgery you can become your true authentic self.*
*
That's what God wants for you kids, and anyone who tells you this is a dangerous lie is trying to kill you and you must hate them.

This new Christianity is so Good. These new prophets so Righteous with their Truth to Power.

I presume you are all now rushing out of find one of these Holy new Churches?

I said I'm not religious. And if you are truly a Christian, and your posts above reflect that, then I'm quite happy about my status.

Why would God want your kids to have extensive cosmetic surgery? Have you thought this through?

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MalagaNights · 22/01/2025 11:34

You lack class @NotBadConsidering

I am a bad Christian.

That's us told by the Kind People.

MrsSkylerWhite · 22/01/2025 11:29

Brave woman. I’d like to think I’d have had the same courage. Not sure I would …

Also thought it was interesting that Michelle Obama was not at the inauguration.

JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 11:25

@NotBadConsidering

There is what? 🤣

Casual harshness towards a brave woman. "I have no problem with her speaking to power if it was accurate. Speaking of “transgender children” fearing for their lives because of an executive order that establishes biological reality isn’t that. I bet she hasn’t even read it." Classless and unnecessary.

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MalagaNights · 22/01/2025 10:12

NotBadConsidering · 22/01/2025 10:01

There is what? 🤣

I’m still waiting for you to explain “support Trump” which you haven’t defined, and now you’ve moved on to other vagaries of language. Hard to follow what you’re even bothered about really.

I think they are bothered by the fact that there are some people on twitter who are religious anti feminist provocateurs.

You'd have thought the fact that Catholics don't support women priests shouldn't be news? But I guess every day is a school day for some people.

NotBadConsidering · 22/01/2025 10:05

I, too, the ideas behind the EO to be just fine.

The person/ideology that has pre-empted it No

So you’re just like the rest of us then. Good to know. Thread done.

NotBadConsidering · 22/01/2025 10:01

JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 09:55

There it is.

There is what? 🤣

I’m still waiting for you to explain “support Trump” which you haven’t defined, and now you’ve moved on to other vagaries of language. Hard to follow what you’re even bothered about really.

JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 09:55

NotBadConsidering · 22/01/2025 09:13

I have no problem with her speaking to power if it was accurate. Speaking of “transgender children” fearing for their lives because of an executive order that establishes biological reality isn’t that. I bet she hasn’t even read it.

There it is.

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JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 09:54

@RoyalCorgi

OP, I don't support Trump. I think he is a dangerous demagogue, bordering on the fascist.

I do, however, support this particular executive order, which I think is a very clear, unambiguous statement of scientific facts. After many years in which Democrats have stamped all over scientific reality in favour of a deranged form of postmodernist anti-truth ideology, it is very welcome.

I'm sorry if you find this hard to grasp.

It's statements like this that I find irritating.

I, too, the ideas behind the EO to be just fine.

The person/ideology that has pre-empted it? No. It's a base, populist appeal. It leads to statements like your "After many years in which Democrats have stamped all over scientific reality in favour of a deranged form of postmodernist anti-truth ideology, it is very welcome". Really?

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MalagaNights · 22/01/2025 09:46

JessaWoo · 22/01/2025 09:42

Interesting type of 'Christianity' you practise.

Is it 😂?

It's the one that thinks children shouldn't be confused and mutilated and that it's reasonable for a country to decide who gets to come in and live there.

Which sort do you practice?

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