This was done in a time of deep hurt and pain in our country, and his action did nothing to help us or to heal us.
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This evening, the President of the United States stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, lifted up a bible, and had pictures of himself taken. In so doing, he used a church building and the Holy Bible for partisan political purposes.
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The bible teaches us that “God is love.” Jesus of Nazareth taught, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The prophet Micah taught that the Lord requires us to “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.”
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The bible the President held up and the church that he stood in front of represent the values of love, of justice, of compassion, and of a way to heal our hurts.
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We need our President, and all who hold office, to be moral leaders who help us to be a people and nation living these values.
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For the sake of George Floyd, for all who have wrongly suffered, and for the sake of us all, we need leaders to help us to be “one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.”
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And any Christian not outraged by this, is not a Christian.
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He signed bibles after a tornado. On the cover.
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Thank you for your clarity and moral leadership.
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