The Episcopalian bishop who delivered the sermon at the wedding of the U.K.’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will march Thursday against President Donald Trump.
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, will march from National City Christian Church with other church leaders to the White House to demonstrate their rejection of what they see as Trump’s “America First” policies, according to The Hill. The demonstration is part of a movement organized by Sojourners called “Reclaiming Jesus” that seeks to draw a line in the sand between Christian leaders and politics that the group calls heretical and to support globalist policies. (RELATED: Al Sharpton Somehow Makes Royal Wedding About ‘White Supremacist’ Trump Voters)
“We reject ‘America first’ as a theological heresy for followers of Christ,” a statement from the movement’s website reads.
“Serving our own communities is essential, but the global connections between us are undeniable. Global poverty, environmental damage, violent conflict, weapons of mass destruction, and deadly diseases in some places ultimately affect all places, and we need wise political leadership to deal with each of these,” the statement adds.
The movement and planned protest vigil garnered public support from progressive leaders, some of whom claimed that it was a stand against the “idolatry of Trump.”
Pushing back against the idolatry of #Trump‘s religious apologists.
Thanks to @Morning_Joe @esglaude & @jmeacham for their conversation this morning on my column (below) about #ReclaimingJesus & the efforts of #MichaelCurry, @jimwallis & their colleagues.https://t.co/rRTKh8aiZO— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) May 24, 2018
This Pentecost, take your faith to the streets of Washington or to the streets of social media. Here are ways you can join us, and say publicly that you are reclaiming Jesus from those who would co-opt his name. https://t.co/zsIH6UhZzb
— Jim Wallis (@jimwallis) May 12, 2018
Reclaiming Jesus https://t.co/ZCRpQmXLFk
Leaders: These powerful words speak Truth to power. The soul of our nation is at stake.
— Bill Curry (@coachbillcurry) April 17, 2018
“This weekend I spoke about the way of love. As elders, we view bringing the Reclaiming Jesus declaration to the public square as a tangible example of how to live out that way of love,” Curry said, referencing the sermon he delivered for the royal wedding, according to CNN.
“We are Christian leaders bearing moral witness to the teachings of our faith in the public square,” he added.
The Reclaiming Jesus movement issued a statement in which they rejected the “normalization of lying” by “the nation’s highest leaders,” “growing attacks on immigrants and refugees,” “repeated attempts to deny health care to those who most need it,” and “the immoral logic of cutting services and programs for the poor.”
The movement also rejected “moves toward autocratic political leadership” and accused “those in high positions of leadership” of privately condoning misogyny and “the mistreatment, violent abuse, sexual harassment, and assault of women.”
The movement’s statement promoted many progressive talking points, however, some progressives remained unsatisfied, railing against the movement’s perceived lack of defense for LGBT individuals.
Have you seen the #ReclaimingJesus declaration? Have you noticed it’s glaring omission of any statement in defense of LGBT+ people?
“Reclaiming Jesus declaration… https://t.co/eRmFbkMTno
— Brandan Robertson (@BrandanJR) May 23, 2018
I have. I did. And I agree: #ReclaimingJesus must defend LGBT+ people. https://t.co/iDuuLGQxYm
— Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons (@GuthrieGF) May 23, 2018
Curry and the other Christian leaders and demonstrators will march after a 7 p.m. service at the church to Lafayette Square Park, where they will hold a candlelight prayer vigil across from the White House. Curry is slated to speak at the demonstration as well. The event is expected to draw over 1,000 participants.
Curry also participated in a Thursday morning prayer session with members of Congress, organized by Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia and GOP Rep. Bradley Byrne of Alabama, both of whom are Episcopalians.
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