President Trump's controversial foray to St. John's Church on Monday is generating widespread criticism, after police and National Guard troops physically cleared out demonstrators, using tear gas, to allow a photo opportunity outside the church.
The bishop who oversees St. John's is among the critics.
"He used violent means to ask to be escorted across the park into the courtyard of the church," Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington tells NPR's Morning Edition. "He held up his Bible after speaking [an] inflammatory militarized approach to the wounds of our nation."
"He did not pray," the bishop continued.
"He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving. He did not seek to unify the country, but rather he used our symbols and our sacred space as a way to reinforce a message that is antithetical to everything that the person of Jesus, whom we follow, and the gospel texts that we strive to emulate ... represent."
Every president since James Madison has visited St. John's Church, which opened in 1816 and sits across the park from the White House. Despite that longstanding relationship, Budde says her diocese had no warning of Monday's visit.
What the hell's wrong with these sanctimonious ass-hats?
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Budde says her diocese had no warning of Monday's visit.
I wonder why?????????????
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner. My Man Godfrey (1936)
What the hell's wrong with these sanctimonious ass-hats?
I think the new terminology is TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome.
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner. My Man Godfrey (1936)
What was Trump's "message" supposed to be here? Just standing there, holding a bible - what does that even mean?
Trump is just a man, albeit with a great load on his shoulders.
What would you, as one of his advisors, recommended?
I'm no fan of any politician of any stripe, but no matter what he does, it is going to be wrong.
What should he do?
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner. My Man Godfrey (1936)
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner. My Man Godfrey (1936)
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner. My Man Godfrey (1936)
The point is: the right to practice one's religion is something he will support.
I am hard pressed to evaluate the posts and responses being rendered here these days as belonging to the same people here a year or so ago ... I think their infantile children inherited their passwords !
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. "
The best thing about old age is that it doesn't last forever.
It's important that we here keep in mind that the 4UM which was started by conservative voices and is currently supported and operated by persons that have libertarian or conservative views, it has never impeded, shadow banned or disallowed leftists, communists, SJWs, or anyone with a common and unfortunate perception.
It may be happening but if it is I am not aware of any conservative patriots or patriot bots that are paid to disseminate bullshit. I have now for the first time in a long time had to resort to the bozo filter rather than having discourse that wastes very valuable time.
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. "
The best thing about old age is that it doesn't last forever.
