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Bishop Budde: “Let me be clear, the President Just used a Bible, the most sacred text of the Judeo-Christian tradition & one of the churches of my diocese without my permission as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teaches of Jesus & everything our churches stand for...
"And to do so, as you just said, he sanctioned the use fo teargas by police officers in riot gear to clear the church yard —I am outraged...
“The President did not pray when he came to St. Johns nor […] did he acknowledge the agony of our country right now, in particular that of the people of color in our nation who wonder if anyone ever in public power will acknowledge their sacred worth...
"...and who are rightfully demanding an end to 400 years of systemic racism and white supremacy in our country...
“And I just want the world to know that we, and the diocese of Washington —following Jesus and his way of love— we distance ourselves from the incendiary language of this president. We follow someone who lived a life of nonviolence and sacrificial love...
"We align ourselves with those seeking justice for the death of George Floyd and countless others through the sacred act of peaceful protest ...and I just cant believe what my eyes have seen tonight"

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who oversees St. John's Episcopal Church
You can listen to DC Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's full interview here: cnn.com/videos/politic…
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