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Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down. And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.

If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the elderly on social security they paid into to be called a “parasite,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.

Yes, beyond everything that is happening. The attack on the American republic, the coming economic carnage, this is a day of great, great shame that we have targeted and attacked our dearest friends and partners.

As a christian and a human being I stand with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. She is speaking the vision and message of Jesus and the Gospels, and truth to power of showing mercy and love to all, and treating everyone with dignity. I hope all people of faith support her in this moment.

Four years ago, a violent mob attacked the US Capitol to overturn an election at Donald Trump’s direction and incitement. Trump can try to whitewash what happened, but facts are facts — it was an attempted coup to keep him in power. Let’s learn from history, not repeat it.

A second-grade student called to report the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School on Monday morning, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said at a news conference. “Let that soak in for a minute,” he said. “A second-grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m.” - @washingtonpost.com