Should Mariann Buddy have remained neutral?

Can you give us more details please? Your post is rather loaded.

What makes you think she was scoring political points? She was speaking as a Christian, supporting the oppressed.

Given that Trump has not only broken nearly all the rules of political etiquette but also torn up the rule book, I think she must have felt that she could not remain neutral.

This is being discussed over on "religion" 4 pages

www.gransnet.com/forums/religion_spirituality/1344680-The-Bishop-of-Washington-her-address-today

I would say absolutely the reverse.

She has a duty as a Christian to speak out.

She's not the first cleric to have called a political leader to task ("Will no-one rid me of this troublesome priest") ie criticized or corrected someone for their mistakes or failings, and hopefully she won't be the last.

There's already a lengthy thread about this - try having a read through that and you'll see what most people think about it.

Whitewavemark2

I would say absolutely the reverse.

She has a duty as a Christian to speak out.

And thank goodness she didn’t shy away from doing her duty (not that anyone will stop Trump unless they are a better marksman than the last two). I enjoyed watching his discomfort.

In a way this shows how great America is.
A Bishop can put forward her Christian view point on tv and the President listens to it.

budde

loopyloo

In a way this shows how great America is.
A Bishop can put forward her Christian view point on tv and the President listens to it.

I think Thomas à Becket beat her to it -only we didn't have tv in those days.

I don’t think it shows how great America is. Trump certainly didn’t appear to find her words of any interest, so let’s see what happens next.

I’d say that, sadly, the gap between “ listening to it” and actually hearing it in a way that would result in any change in Donald Trumps attitudes and behaviour is a very large one. Brave woman to stand by her Christian principles.

I can only hope she doesn't end up like Thomas a Becket!

Wyllow3

This is being discussed over on "religion" 4 pages

www.gransnet.com/forums/religion_spirituality/1344680-The-Bishop-of-Washington-her-address-today

It is being discussed yes but it’s a specific point.

I am unsure as to what to think, I wanted opinion on this point.

But could that have happened in China or Russia?

silverlining48

I don’t think it shows how great America is. Trump certainly didn’t appear to find her words of any interest, so let’s see what happens next.

well he's certainly made his feelings clear in a late night rant last night..

Not best pleased!!

A Christian speaks out, why not ? atheists do

Exactly Pascal. I commend the bravery saying what she did.

She has a duty to speak out, I think.
She did exactly the right thing.

What is 'political' about speaking truth to power?

loopyloo

In a way this shows how great America is.
A Bishop can put forward her Christian view point on tv and the President listens to it.

To quote Jesus
"You have ears but you do not hear"
might be closer to the truth

She was speaking on behalf of her God - that’s her role. She was asking for mercy for those in Trump’s ‘firing line’.

Kindness and mercy to fellow man (women) is a fundamental Christian value. That’s what she was asking for - no political statement.

I’m an atheist but I admire her as a human being. Well done to her!

Indeed. I wouldn’t say Trump ‘listened’.