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Why the Christian right are preaching that empathy is a sin

As foreign aid stopped and more deportations began, Trump’s then-adviser Elon Musk told podcaster Joe Rogan: ‘The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy’

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Divine dressing: why the style set have converted to Catholicism

The election of the new pope has put cassocks back in the spotlight, chiming with fashion’s reverence for all things religious

The Guardian - UK

Misogyny fuels MAGA's war on empathy

Elon Musk and the Christian right call empathy "toxic" and "suicidal" — blame their shared misogyny

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Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy

Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague

The Guardian - US

Republican Lawmaker Asserts That Americans Don't 'Want Perfection' in Defense of DOGE Cuts: 'We Don't Have Time to Get Everything Absolutely Perfect'

Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain claimed Americans want "progress and transparency" over "perfection" during a CNN interview on Thursday.

Latin Times

When a bishop called on Trump to ‘have mercy’, she was following the old Christian tradition of parrhesia

When Bishop Mariann Budde closed her sermon at the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on January 21 she called on Donald Trump, who was sitting in front of her, “to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now”.

The Conversation

Pope Francis has tough words for Trump on immigration

Head of the Catholic Church asked people ‘of good will’ to not give into narratives about migrants being criminals

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Trump announces plan to launch task force against ‘anti-Christian bias’

At a prayer breakfast, Trump said the task force would prosecute the ‘targeting’ of Christians within government.

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In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon on Jan. 21, 2025, in which she appealed to President Donald Trump to have mercy toward groups frightened by his position on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people – especially children – drew reactions from both sides of the aisle.

The Conversation

‘People around me are almost universally concerned’: Bishop who begged Trump to have ‘mercy’ talks threats

Bishop Mariann Budde previously condemned Trump’s 2020 decision to clear Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Lafayette Square and then pose there for a photo-op

The Independent UK

In the wilderness: Democrats struggle to navigate the politics of new Trump era

Once united in opposition to Trump during his first term, Democrats now flounder with his return to the White House

The Guardian - US

“Woke” Bishop Mariann Budde Issues New Plea To Americans After Inauguration Sermon Sparked Fury

“The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service ... was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater,” the president said in a scathing message. The post “Woke” Bishop Mariann Budde Issues New Plea To Americans After Inauguration Sermon Sparked Fury first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Voices: The bishop who stood up to Trump showed the courage I lacked as a spiritual leader. I’m with her now

COMMENT: Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde’s brave plea to Trump should inspire people of faith who’ve feared speaking out about Trump’s cruelty

The Independent UK

Voices: Bishop Budde’s ‘woke’ sermon wasn’t an ambush – it was a reminder of basic Christian values

COMMENT: The very fact that Trump and the right have reacted so badly over Bishop Budde’s ‘meek and mild’ sermon suggests they aren’t well acquainted with either the Bible or Christianity, writes Kat Brown

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Prominent Republican demands Trump deport bishop who preached mercy

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, a U.S. citizen born in New Jersey, cannot legally be deported

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Episcopal Bishop Appeals To Trump For Mercy At Prayer Service

Inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral emphasizes unity and compassion, sparking mixed reactions.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Bishop asks Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants and LGBTQ+ people

Right Rev Mariann Budde’s appeal followed executive orders preparing US for mass deportations and targeting of transgender people

Fortune

Trump suggests Proud Boys could have a place in American politics as he defends pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

Among the roughly 1,500 people pardoned by Trump were more than 200 who pleaded guilty to assaulting police.

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Who is Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’?

The bishop previously described Trump’s actions as ‘antithetical’ to the teachings of Jesus

The Guardian - UK

Bishop calls on Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants and LGBTQ+ people

Right Rev Mariann Budde’s appeal amounts to bold public criticism and prompts frosty response from US president

The Independent UK

Trump looks awkward as bishop urges him to ‘have mercy’ on ‘scared’ immigrants and LGBT+ youth

Trump looked on and shifted in his seat as Bishop Mariann Budde pleaded with him from the pulpit

The Independent UK

At inaugural prayer service, bishop pleads for Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, asked President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers

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