Summary
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde refused to apologize after delivering a sermon at the National Cathedral that criticized Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ and immigration policies, calling for compassion and mercy for marginalized groups.
Trump responded by attacking Budde on Truth Social, labeling her a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater.”
Budde, known for prior criticism of Trump, said she stands by her message and has received both support and threats.
She emphasized the need for dignity and respect in public discourse to counter the “culture of contempt.”
I don’t know for America, but here in Europe pastors from non-evangelical Protestant churches are generally more leftist than most citizens and parishioners.
Oh I know some of them have pretty progressive or even leftist views, my hometown pastor was a very liberal, gay man, politically active in social democratic and lgbtq groups and a long time family friend, although we’re atheists. And he wouldn’t brand himself a radical leftist by far.
I’m European myself and radical left still means something different here. I mean for a lot of Americans anything in the slightest social or liberal automatically is radical leftist communism.
Oh you’re right I don’t know a lot of true left-radical pastors, and the few I know never were elected to positions like bishop (or equivalent, most Protestant churches don’t use that name).
In the USA many non-denominational churches have roots in the Southern Baptist convention which historically is extremely racist and problematic. Many of those parishioners carry the same views as their ancestors. Most of the really messed up stuff you see “Christians” pushing for in the USA are non-denominational Christians.
Yeah, I’d say that’s true in the US as well. But I wouldn’t characterize most of them as radical, except maybe one or two branches of the Quakers. Those people I respect. They walk the walk. I’ve known many (the next town to where I grew up had a big Quaker population) and I’ve seen a lot of them at demonstrations, food banks and various direct actions.