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Donald Trump, who attended the national prayer service following his inauguration, and his allies attacked Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde after her sermon criticized his treatment of marginalized communities.

Trump called her a "Radical Left Trump hater" and criticized her sermon as "boring" and "nasty."

Fox News and GOP Rep. Mike Collins joined in, with Collins absurdly calling for her deportation.

Critics noted the hypocrisy in Trump’s selective embrace of religion, celebrating faith only when it aligns with his political agenda, and warned of the Streisand Effect amplifying Budde's message.

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[–] riskable@programming.dev 59 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Religion must be celebrated, protected and venerated,

No. No it must not. This completely unnecessary statement severely degrades the credibility of the rest of the piece.

The Aztecs used to use human sacrifice every day as part of their religious ceremonies. Shall we "celebrate, protect, and venerate" that?

What about modern day religions that practice genital mutilation? Or other completely abhorrent practices?

No: Religions should be viewed with skepticism and a critical eye. All throughout history they have been responsible for some of the worst of all human behavior and even to this day continue to lead people towards dark, unethical paths.

"I'm not convinced that faith can move mountains, but I've seen what it can do to skyscrapers." -William H. Gascoyne

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cool, I know Mariann. She’s super cool. Im concerned for her and her husband right now.

edit: husband I mixed up her and Bonnie Perrywho is the Bishop of Detroit

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah "venerated" is crazy. Celebrated maybe, protected sure.