I posted the text in !politics, and then I found the video. It is questionable to post the same thing twice, just in different formats, but this needs to be seen by as many people as possible. And fuck it, I’m a mod.
THIS is how you speak truth to power. She was evidently aware that this would be the only opportunity for anyone to try to talk some sense into this supposed Christian without interruption, and I’m not entirely willing to rule out divine inspiration for what she delivered.
This will be remembered as a seminal speech.
My wife and I joined an Episcopal church a few years ago after a fairly painful falling out with the church we had been part of for ~15 years. It has wound up being such a blessing for us in so many ways, one of which is not feeling like we have to cringe whenever a leader in our church speaks out in public. Bishop Budde is a perfect example of the kind of rhetoric that attracted us to the Episcopal church - gentle, kind, but firm on matters of love and care for others.
It’s absolutely crazy that anyone could describe this sermon as “nasty.” This is about as close to Jesus’ teachings as one can possibly get, and I fled Catholicism for “none of the above” in seventh grade.
Same, and I am stealing that phrase.
Shit, that actually works better than I thought. 🤣