Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, on Trump's photo op

[highplainsdem]

Several tweets starting here, full text below:

Link to tweet

This evening, the President of the United States stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, lifted up a bible, and had pictures of himself taken. In so doing, he used a church building and the Holy Bible for partisan political purposes.


This was done in a time of deep hurt and pain in our country, and his action did nothing to help us or to heal us.


The bible teaches us that “God is love.” Jesus of Nazareth taught, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The prophet Micah taught that the Lord requires us to “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.”


The bible the President held up and the church that he stood in front of represent the values of love, of justice, of compassion, and of a way to heal our hurts.


We need our President, and all who hold office, to be moral leaders who help us to be a people and nation living these values.


For the sake of George Floyd, for all who have wrongly suffered, and for the sake of us all, we need leaders to help us to be “one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.”

[PSPS]

1. I wonder what kind of derisive schoolyard nickname trump will use for him now.

[elleng]

2. Thanks. Important.

[Cha]

3. Retweeted! TY hpd & Bishop Michael Curry!

[elleng]

4. Also:Episcopal bishop on President Trump: 'Everything he has said and done is to inflame violence'

'“I AM OUTRAGED. I am the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and was not given even a courtesy call, that they would be clearing the area with tear gas so they could use one of our churches as a prop,” she told The Post in a telephone interview, pausing between words to emphasize her anger as her voice slightly trembled.'>>>

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/bishop-budde-trump-church/2020/06/01/20ca70f8-a466-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html?

[TomSlick]

5. Amen, Bishop Curry.

Preach!

[oasis]

6. Trump needs to go inside the church and get down on his knees.

[crickets]

7. St John's Church is really getting out in front of this and handling it well.

Most of all, you can tell that they are sincere, and that means a great deal. Even to an agnostic like me.

[Tanuki]

8. For those who may not remember, Bishop Michael Curry famously officiated

the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle .

I am so glad he and the other bishop strongly denounced 45's sacrilegious antics today.

[highplainsdem]

10. I remember. He was amazing there.

[Lucinda]

9. KNR