Sarah Shipman: “The end of federal funding for Episcopal Migration Ministries does not mean an end for EMM — or to the Episcopal Church’s commitment to stand with migrants.”
Bishop Mariann Budde spoke from the pulpit to the president, asking for mercy. How do we talk about serious moral issues, refugee ministry for example, in a way that will be heard?
Bishop Mariann Budde: “I wanted to emphasize respect, honor, and dignity of every human being. Unity requires mercy and compassion. Many people are really scared.”
Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe: “Our help is in the name of the Lord — not a political party, not an institution, not a government, not a person, not a human, but our help is the name of the Lord, of the risen Christ.”
The Bishop of Washington called on a glowering President Trump to be gracious to LGBT people and immigrants in an emotional close to her sermon. “They could do much better,” the president said of the service.
Presiding Bishop Rowe and President of the House of Deputies Ayala Harris decry a series of executive orders signed by the president just after taking office and call for “mercy and compassion” for those threatened with deportation.
Episcopal Church leaders responded to news of a bullet grazing former President Donald Trump's ear at a Pennsylvania campaign rally July 13 with calls to prayer and calming words for a troubled nation.
By Neil Dhingra
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