Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde? The Bishop Who Called on Trump to Show Compassion
“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” Bishop Budde declared during the president’s inaugural prayer ceremony held at Washington National Cathedral.
Episcopal Bishop from Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde Monday, called on Donald Trump to show compassion toward marginalized groups, such as gay, lesbian, and transgender kids as well as illegal immigrants.
“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” Bishop Budde declared during the inaugural prayer in the Washington National Cathedral. “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and Independent families. Some who fear for their lives.”
President Trump who was seated alongside first lady Melania Trump along with Vice-President JD Vance, criticized the event as insignificant.
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Who is Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde?
- Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was raised within New Jersey and Colorado. She earned her BA in the field of history at the University of Rochester in New York. She also has an Master of Divinity degree (1989) as well as an Doctor of Ministry degree (2008) from Virginia Theological Seminary.
- She served for nearly twenty years (18 many years) as the Rector for St John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bishop Budde is the spiritual leader for the 86 Episcopal congregations as well as 10 Episcopal schools located in the Columbia district as well as four Maryland counties.
- She was an original woman be spiritual director in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, which is responsible for the National Cathedral.
- She is also head of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which is responsible for the administration for The Washington National Cathedral and its schools. The 65-year-old is well-known for her advocacy for issues like guns and violence prevention racial equity immigration reform, complete participation of LGBTQpeople, as well as environmental protection.
- Her husband is Paul and they are blessed with two boys. They also have a number of grandchildren.
Trump President Donald Trump, who was sworn into office to be the 47th US President on Monday, has issued several executive orders which included one that brought back the rights of transgender people and increased the number of immigration laws. Trump also issued an order removing birthright citizenship. He said that children who was born within the US is not eligible for citizenship unless at minimum one parent is or was an American citizen or a green card holders.
Bishop Budde delivered a message to Trump in his first term, too. In the year 2020, she publicly disapproved of Trump’s use of his use of the Bible as a prop for political purposes within St. John’s Church after officers used tear gas on protesters for justice at Lafayette Square. In an opinion piece in The New York Times she denounced the actions of the officer, saying that the pastor abused sacred images in promoting opinions that were contrary to the Bible’s tenets.