When politicians act like preachers, we get members of the House of Representatives falling over themselves to sponsor House Resolution 59 condemning Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C. Imagine the House of Representatives taking time away from…
Franklin Graham says Trump ‘stands with truth’
Donald Trump is a truth-teller and Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde is a liar, evangelist Franklin Graham told hosts of the Newsmax show “American Agenda” yesterday. “Trump stands with truth,” Graham declared. “As president, if Trump tells you something, he’s going…
Basham and others link criticism of Budde to threat of female preachers
Conservative outrage over Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde’s appeal to President Donald Trump to show mercy is symptomatic of the heresy afflicting the Southern Baptist Convention, according to social media influencer Megan Basham. In response to Budde’s Tuesday sermon on unity…
A plea for courage
Thank you, Bishop Mariann Budde. Where are the rest of them, the folks who proclaim the Christian faith and yet never would dare stand before the president to ask for mercy for our sisters and brothers who deserve mercy? Where…
Trump at the National Cathedral: We’ve already fought this war
What did Donald Trump think would happen when he showed up at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday morning for the traditional interfaith prayer service attached to most presidential inaugurations since 1933? Did he think the Episcopal Church would change its theology…
When worship becomes an act of cruelty
Why are white evangelicals so conditioned for cruelty? After all, the debacle that was Donald Trump’s first day in office included ending birthright citizenship, erasing transgender and intersex people, threatening to colonize our neighbors, lying about the 2020 election results,…