'He did not pray. He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving,' says the bishop who oversees the church. Washington's mayor was more direct: 'Shameful!'
President Trump's photo opportunity in front of St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington has set off criticism, as police used tear gas and force to clear a path for him to walk from the White House.President Trump's photo opportunity in front of St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington has set off criticism, as police used tear gas and force to clear a path for him to walk from the White House.President Trump's controversial foray to St.
."He held up his Bible after speaking [an] inflammatory militarized approach to the wounds of our nation.""He did not pray. He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving. He did not seek to unify the country, but rather he used our symbols and our sacred space as a way to reinforce a message that is antithetical to everything that the person of Jesus, whom we follow, and the gospel texts that we strive to emulate ... represent.
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