Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde publicly addressed her rebuke of the president during the National Prayer Service on Tuesday.
Speaking to “The View,” Budde says that, “My responsibility that morning, yesterday morning, was to reflect, to pray with the nation for unity. And I was pondering what are the foundations of unity, I wanted to emphasize respecting the honor and dignity of every human being.”
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Budde says she was going against a “narrative” she believes is polarizing and divisive, and that she was deliberately not paying attention to the reactions of Trump and Vance while delivering her message.
“How could it not be politicized?” Budde says. “We’re in a hyper political climate.”
She further discussed police officers and law enforcement officials coming into her church to apprehend illegal aliens.
“It was never encoded in law, any of the police officer and officials could come into our churches if they felt they had just cause. Now, they would need a warrant. They would need all the legal requirements to enter into such spaces…”
This drastic, left-leaning agenda from Budde is anything but loving and caring. Rebuking the president to push a political agenda and suggest that he does not care for those in need—especially from the pulpit—fails to express Christian love and righteousness. Her double standard regarding what law-abiding people should do reveals a disregard for respecting leadership, despite Christians being called to honor those in such positions.
Preaching identity politics is a dangerous slippery slope that reminds us to cling to Christ, hold firm to the truth of the gospel, and keep our eyes on biblical truths that empower others to know the Holy Spirit.
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Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
