The Truth About How Christians Should Think About Trump

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

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People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

NP. It's not her opinion, it's the Gospel.

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And apparently the Catholic Bishops agree with her on this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

As an atheist, I agree with you, minus all the God talk and that weird "faith walk" language.

[Anonymous]

My by far most racist neighbor is a Trump supporter who goes to church every Sunday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

NP. It's not her opinion, it's the Gospel.

The Gospel is the BIBLE and only the words written in the Bible. It is NOT a some random lady, religious or not, spouting her opinion of current events.
That’s like saying everything Tammy Faye Bakker said was the Gospel.

[Anonymous]

Conservative Christians are in a tough bind: JC was the OG social justice warrior. Unfortunately running a society that follows his teachings to the letter would disintegrate in about two minutes. Fortunately one of the innovations of Christianity was the separation of church and state so our government is not bound to govern itself based on biblical teachings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

NP. It's not her opinion, it's the Gospel.

The Gospel is the BIBLE and only the words written in the Bible. It is NOT a some random lady, religious or not, spouting her opinion of current events.
That’s like saying everything Tammy Faye Bakker said was the Gospel.

Bishop Budde is not a "random lady" and she was speaking from the Bible at the pulpit of the National Cathedral when she asked President Trump to have Mercy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

The Pope seems to hold roughly similar views. Do you agree with him? Or is his opinion just an opinion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

NP. It's not her opinion, it's the Gospel.

The Gospel is the BIBLE and only the words written in the Bible. It is NOT a some random lady, religious or not, spouting her opinion of current events.
That’s like saying everything Tammy Faye Bakker said was the Gospel.

And what about the words in the Bible on slavery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

NP. It's not her opinion, it's the Gospel.

The Gospel is the BIBLE and only the words written in the Bible. It is NOT a some random lady, religious or not, spouting her opinion of current events.
That’s like saying everything Tammy Faye Bakker said was the Gospel.

In Mark 16:15, Jesus tells the Disciples to go and preach the Gospel to every creature. The Bible didn't exist when he was speaking. It wouldn't exist for decades. He wasn't telling them to go and preach "the BIBLE and only the words written in the Bible," that would be obvious nonsense.

The Gospel is the message of Christ. The words of the Bible are an important source for that message (and indeed, the primary source Bishop Budde is drawing on), but they're not one and the same. When a Christian minister in the name of Christ, teaches us to love our neighbors as ourselves, she's preaching the Gospel. You just happen to disagree with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

NP. It's not her opinion, it's the Gospel.

The Gospel is the BIBLE and only the words written in the Bible. It is NOT a some random lady, religious or not, spouting her opinion of current events.
That’s like saying everything Tammy Faye Bakker said was the Gospel.

In Mark 16:15, Jesus tells the Disciples to go and preach the Gospel to every creature. The Bible didn't exist when he was speaking. It wouldn't exist for decades. He wasn't telling them to go and preach "the BIBLE and only the words written in the Bible," that would be obvious nonsense.

The Gospel is the message of Christ. The words of the Bible are an important source for that message (and indeed, the primary source Bishop Budde is drawing on), but they're not one and the same. When a Christian minister in the name of Christ, teaches us to love our neighbors as ourselves, she's preaching the Gospel. You just happen to disagree with it.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

The Pope seems to hold roughly similar views. Do you agree with him? Or is his opinion just an opinion?

It’s so cute how progressives think that “Christians” think alike on basically anything except Jesus being God. We can’t even agree on whether he is one or three or both at the same time, whether Communion is real, and whether the pope is our leader or the antichrist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

The Pope seems to hold roughly similar views. Do you agree with him? Or is his opinion just an opinion?

It’s so cute how progressives think that “Christians” think alike on basically anything except Jesus being God. We can’t even agree on whether he is one or three or both at the same time, whether Communion is real, and whether the pope is our leader or the antichrist.

It's not just progressives, it's everyone who is religious. Everyone thinks their way is the right way, which is part of the reason that there are so many different religions. It has little or nothing to do with a supreme being and everything to do with people attempting to exert power.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

The Pope seems to hold roughly similar views. Do you agree with him? Or is his opinion just an opinion?

It’s so cute how progressives think that “Christians” think alike on basically anything except Jesus being God. We can’t even agree on whether he is one or three or both at the same time, whether Communion is real, and whether the pope is our leader or the antichrist.

It's not just progressives, it's everyone who is religious. Everyone thinks their way is the right way, which is part of the reason that there are so many different religions. It has little or nothing to do with a supreme being and everything to do with people attempting to exert power.

It is also why this country was founded on a separation between church and state, so I do not impose my religious views on you. The tribe, including several Justices, fail to appreciate that fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My by far most racist neighbor is a Trump supporter who goes to church every Sunday.

Racism is part of Christianity now. People go to church where it's normalized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not the truth, it’s just one lady’s opinion.

+1

People here have a hard time differentiating between opinion and fact, they also think their opinion is the “correct” opinion.

DP

As an Episcopalian, I take issue with dismissing the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde“s homily as “just one lady’s opinion”.

Apart from the sexist undertones, Bishop Budde serves as spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties. She also serves as the chair and president of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.

Many Episcopalians in our diocese have expressed gratitude that she represented our collective values well and spoke humbly about the need for mercy for those who are likely to suffer greatly under the current administration.

There will certainly be some Episcopalians (cradle Episcopalians and more conservative leaning) but I have only heard appreciation for her both from the pulpit and from other parishioners.

She is extremely disciplined, learned and humble in her faith walk. She has a passion for social justice and showing God’s love to all. Her opinion cannot seriously be dismissed so flippantly.

She spoke for many of us.

None of this is relevant to the fact that it’s still just one lady’s opinion.

You just happen to agree with it.

NP. It's not her opinion, it's the Gospel.

The Gospel is the BIBLE and only the words written in the Bible. It is NOT a some random lady, religious or not, spouting her opinion of current events.
That’s like saying everything Tammy Faye Bakker said was the Gospel.

Everything she said is based on the words in the BIBLE and only the BIBLE.