Stupid People Doing Stupid Things

 Our President Trump doing his "I am a jerk and don't care" thing: Bishop who angered Trump with call for mercy says she will not apologize.

Following the sermon, the president attacked Budde online, labelling her a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater” in a lengthy social media post early on Wednesday. He argued that she had “brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way” and described her tone as “nasty”.

Trump characterized the service as “boring” and “uninspiring”, and asserted that Budde and her church “owe the public an apology”.

And what was this radical sermon? See ‘Contempt is a dangerous way to lead a country’: here is the sermon that enraged Donald Trump:

Rather, unity is a way of being with one another that encompasses and respects differences, that teaches us to hold multiple perspectives and life experiences as valid and worthy of respect; that enables us, in our communities and in the halls of power, to genuinely care for one another even when we disagree. Those across our country who dedicate their lives, or who volunteer, to help others in times of natural disaster, often at great risk to themselves, never ask those they are helping for whom they voted in the past election or what positions they hold on a particular issue. We are at our best when we follow their example.

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Well, I hope that we care, because the culture of contempt that has become normalized in our country threatens to destroy us. We are all bombarded daily with messages from what sociologists now call “the outrage industrial complex”, some of it driven by external forces whose interests are furthered by a polarized America. Contempt fuels our political campaigns and social media, and many profit from it. But it’s a dangerous way to lead a country.

I am a person of faith, and with God’s help I believe that unity in this country is possible – not perfectly, for we are imperfect people and an imperfect union – but sufficient enough to keep us believing in and working to realize the ideals of the United States of America – ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence, with its assertion of innate human equality and dignity. 

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The first foundation for unity is honoring the inherent dignity of every human being, which is, as all faiths represented here affirm, the birthright of all people as children of the One God. In public discourse, honoring each other’s dignity means refusing to mock, discount, or demonize those with whom we differ, choosing instead to respectfully debate across our differences, and whenever possible, to seek common ground. If common ground is not possible, dignity demands that we remain true to our convictions without contempt for those who hold convictions of their own.

So, Trump thinks the message of Christ belongs tot the radical Left? 

Or was it only being reminded of the Declaration of Independence that he thought was uninspiring?

 Stupid people doing stupid things with guns: Muncie teenager critically wounded in early Friday shooting:

Investigators determined there were five occupants in the car at the time of the shooting: four 18-year-old males and one 17-year-old male.

"The 17-year-old male was in the back seat and while handling the gun discharged the weapon, injuring the front passenger of the vehicle," Criswell said in a release. Officers said they believed the shooting had taken place in an area of the city other than where the traffic stop occurred,

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