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BISHOP MARIANN EDGAR BUDDE
Mariann Edgar Budde serves as spiritual leader for the congregations and Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties that comprise the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. The first woman elected to this position, she also serves as the chair of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.
A passionate believer in the gospel of Jesus and the Episcopal Church’s particular witness, Bishop Budde is committed to the spiritual and numerical growth of congregations and developing new expressions of Christian community. She believes that Jesus calls all who follow him to strive for justice and peace, and to respect the dignity of every human being. To that end, Bishop Budde is an advocate and organizer in support of justice concerns, including racial equity, gun violence prevention, immigration reform, the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons, and the care of creation.
Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneap
You told us what is good, O Lord, and what you require of us: to undertake justice, love gentleness, and walk humbly with you, our God. So help us with your grace and courage that we might be just, kind and humble. Amen. Please be seated.
Good morning. It is always a joy for me to be in worship with you, Cathedral Community. And along with Dean Randy to welcome our guests. And I just want to commend you on the singing of Amazing Grace. I reflect we could own been heard all the way through the city. It was just superb to hear so many of you singing that glorious hymn from your hearts. And I pray that you feel something of that grace and God’s love and kindness for you in the period and space that we share.
This is from the poem Compassion by Miller Williams:
“Have compassion on everyone you come across even if they don’t want it. What seems conceit, bad manners or cynicism is often a sign. A sign of things no ears contain heard, no eyes have seen. You do not realize what wars are going on down where the essence meets bone”.
And this is from the late Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s last book entitled Fascism: A Warning:
“The wise response to intolerance is not more intolerance a
Who is Mariann Edgar Budde? Bishop pleads Donald Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ, migrant workers
Right Rev Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a direct appeal to US President Donald Trump at his inaugural prayer service on Monday, asking him to 'have mercy' on the people of the LGBTQ community and undocumented migrant workers.
In her 15-minute sermon, Bishop Budde said, "Let me make one final plea, Mr President. Million have put their trust in you. And as you told the nation yesterday, you include felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now."
"They are gay, lesbian and gender diverse children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who dread for their lives," she added.
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This came just a day after the Trump administration already issued a bunch of executive orders, including one rolling back transgender rights and other toughening the immigration policies in the US.
Trump also issued an executive order that takes away the birthright citizenship. He declared that unless at least one parent of a newborn in the US
Washington bishop endorses marriage equality in Maryland
[Episcopal Diocese of Washington] The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, today [Feb. 7] endorsed the marriage equality legislation under consideration in the Maryland legislature. Bishop Budde’s diocese includes Montgomery, Prince George’s, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties.
In an essay for the On Faith section of The Washington Post’s website, Bishop Budde reached out to fellow Christians who contradict marriage equality on religious grounds, asking them to reconsider whether The Bible supported their views.
“The Scriptural argument against same-sex marriage is based on seven references in the Old and Recent Testaments that condemn homosexual activity, she wrote. “Each one of those passages, however, condemns exploitative sexual activity that is the antithesis of loving, pledged relationships. The Bible is silent on the subject of same-gender monogamous relationships.”
The disputed passages “pale in comparison to the overarching biblical imperatives to treasure one another, to work for justice, and to acknowledge that each of us is created in