Coverage dated October 5, 2026

Episcopal Bishop Budde urges people to vote in new ad

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The Episcopal bishop of Washington — who asked President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day to have mercy on immigrants and LGBTQ+ children — has recorded an ad urging people to vote. The Right Rev. Mariann Budde told News4 in an exclusive interview the ad is an extension of her request for mercy last…

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Episcopal Bishop Budde urges people to vote in new ad (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The Episcopal bishop of Washington — who asked President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day to have mercy on immigrants and LGBTQ+ children — has recorded an ad urging people to vote. The Right Rev. Mariann Budde told News4 in an exclusive interview the ad is an extension of her request for mercy last…

  2. Religion News

    Bishop Mariann Budde, in new election ad, urges people to vote (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to President Donald Trump last year.

  3. Baptist News Global

    Bishop Budde appears in ad urging Americans to vote (opens Baptist News Global)

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    Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde appears in a new video ad urging all people to vote. The bishop, who made headlines in January 2025 for urging President Donald Trump at his inaugural prayer service to “have mercy” on immigrants and the...

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