America can come together “if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”
President Donald Trump
Looking Ahead to the Biden Administration
Five department heads from the Episcopal Church gathered virtually on January 11 for a webinar titled “Mr. Biden Goes to Washington: What a New Administration Means for the Church.” The short answer is that it means quite a lot.
Bp. Budde: ‘Too Dangerous for Anything but Truth’
A benediction quoting William Sloane Coffin, with aspirations for unity, justice, and peace.
Bishop Budde to Give Benediction at DNC Tuesday
The Bishop of Washington previously took President Trump to task for clearing Black Lives Matter protesters with tear gas, to enable him to stage a photo op at St. John’s Church.
Curry: ‘He Didn’t Say a Prayer,’ It Was ‘A Photo Op’
“If people of goodwill and human decency come together and say, ‘we’re going to be a people of love … we’re going to be a people worthy of the name American’, then, we will be a shining city upon a hill.”
Bishops Criticize Trump for Photo Op at Church
The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde: “”The president just used a Bible, the most sacred text of the Judeo-Christian tradition … as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus,”
Episcopal Groups Join Suit Against Border Wall
The Diocese of Western Massachusetts and the Diocese of Long Island filed friend of the court briefs in a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Followup on Washington Bishop’s Trump Remarks
The president’s words “have dangerous potential to encourage others, both to speak and then to act with condoned violence. That’s why we spoke.”