"It seemed to others that I was being brave. It felt more like I was being summoned to stand with others who were being brave." ...

The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue: Bishop Mariann Budde's sermon addressing Trump.

The petition urged Bishop Mariann Budde to "continue speaking out against the injustice of Trump's executive orders." ...

By Elizabeth Dias and Tim Balk Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, whose direct appeal to President Trump for mercy on behalf of immigrants and the L.G.B.T.Q. community made headlines on Tuesday ...

President Donald Trump and attendees of the National Day of Prayer Service stand as the Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's bold sermon at the National Cathedral has ignited controversy, directly challenging President Donald Trump to "have mercy on the people in the country who are scared." ...

Introduced by moderator Joy Behar (Whoopi Goldberg is out for the week) as a woman who has “more fearlessness than anyone in Congress right now,” Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said today ...

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar ... for him,” Budde told NPR in an interview Wednesday. “I don’t feel there’s a need to apologize for a request for mercy.” Budde, the bishop of the ...

"Let me make one final plea, Mr. President," Bishop Mariann Budde said in her 15-minute sermon. "Millions have put their trust in you. And as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who urged Trump to his face this week to have “mercy” on marginalized communities while delivering a sermon following his inauguration, is not at all surprised by ...

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