On Jan. 22, 2025, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, was interviewed on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the criticism and praise she has received following her National Prayer Service sermon on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Washington National Cathedral. She fearlessly addressed the fear that marginalized communities are experiencing due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new policies.
Rev. Budde, the spiritual leader for 86 congregations and ten Episcopal schools in Washington D.C. and the first woman elected to the position, delivered her 15-minute sermon only hours after Trump signed the anti-trans executive order “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” declaring the U.S. federal government would only recognize “two sexes, male and female.” Fearlessly choosing to address the impact of Trump’s executive order (essentially outlawing trans identities) on the LGBTQIA+ community and his administration’s new anti-immigrant policies (e.g., reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy and suspending the CBP One app that facilitates immigration proceedings) in the last moments of the sermon, she directly addressed Trump about how his policies are causing widespread fear across marginalized communities.
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