The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde provides Donald Trump, as well as the rest of us, with a moral compass. It is what all responsible members of the clergy do when ministering to their congregations.
Headline: The Hill, 1/22/2025
Hours earlier, Budde made a plea to Trump during her sermon as he was sitting in the first pew at the service. Sign up for the Morning Report
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared. There are gay, lesbian, transgender children, Democratic, Republican, independent families — some who fear for their lives,” she said.
“The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals — they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals,” she added.
During her comments about migrants, Budde noted migrant workers “pay taxes” and are “faithful members” of U.S. churches, mosques, synagogues and temples, arguing their children “fear their parents are going to be taken away.” And, she called on Trump to aid people fleeing war zones and persecution.
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