Bishop Budde and Her Pointed Message to President Trump Is a Bright Spot in a Dark Week

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We’ve reached the end of another week. But before we clock out for the weekend, we’re giving credit where it's due. Bishop Budde is the latest champion in our series.Bishop Budde and her respectful leadership couldn't have come at a better time.If you'll recall, the day after President Trump took office the first time, an agenda they predicted—correctly, it turned out—would do serious damage to civil rights in this country.

This time, response has been more muted, not because the country is any less polarized (it's not) but because of many factors we won't iterate here; the election is over, it happened, he won.Still, the world keeps turning, and for those in positions of power who can't , the question arises (again): how to respond?

On January 21, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a sermon that demonstrated a solemn and tactful approach. It ended with addressed explicitly to the president, who was in attendance at the National Cathedral. (The whole thing is worth watching.)“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said, her eyes locked with the president's. “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children…who fear for their lives.

The people who…may not be citizens or have the proper documentation. But the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals…I ask you to have mercy, Mr.