Trump tear-gasses and then poses bible aloft … Oh Jesus!
…
As the most irreligious of men …
no! … that most bitter, divisive, hateful
of human beings who in his defense
folks throw out …
“well he doesn’t really mean it”
“don’t take it all so literally”
that …
“I’m the least racist person there is anywhere in the world,”
sower of anger, division, discord, & victimhood
in the name of votes and a power base,
that cynical conscience-less man
who brought Birtherism
to our fragile shores,
with its tenet of the lesserness of the Black man,
that evil, evil doctrine …
this man …
Peaceful demonstrators were cleared from the park,
through tear gas, horses and stun grenades,
so as he and his entourage of non-mask-wearing cabinet men,
could hasten twixt riot police honor guards,
to pose oh so authoritatively afore the church he rarely visited,
to hold aloft a bible …
all strong man, reassuring man, divine upholding man,
all charade, pose and reality studio theatric,
& as tear gas wafts,
he dominates,
stands oh so mighty,
word-of-god-like,
& deep down,
oh so Christ-like.
…
“And in particular, that of the people of color in our nation, who wonder if anyone ever — anyone in public power will ever acknowledge their sacred words. And who are rightfully demanding an end to 400 years of systemic racism and white supremacy in our country. And I just want the world to know, that we in the diocese of Washington, following Jesus and his way of love … we distance ourselves from the incendiary language of this President. We follow someone who lived a life of nonviolence and sacrificial love.
“We align ourselves with those seeking justice for the death of George Floyd and countless others,” she continued. “And I just can’t believe what my eyes have seen.”
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington
