'Good leaders lift up, call people together, and bring out the best in them. Slamming individuals and whole communities is not leadership; it's regression,' said the coalition of Baltimore religious
Christian leaders based in Baltimore and from across Maryland came together on Monday to call on President Donald Trump to end his"harmful rhetoric" against their city after the U.S. leader branded the municipality a"disgusting, rat, rodent-infested mess."directly to Trump, religious leaders representing Catholic, Methodist and Lutheran denominations, among others, implored the president to"stop putting people down...in the name of all that is good, healthy and decent.
"We will not dignify the slur by repeating it. It was horrible, demeaning and beneath the dignity of a political leader who should be encouraging us all to strive and work for a more civil, just and compassionate society," they said. "It is all too easy to look for scapegoats and fault others for longstanding and systemic problems that beset every community," they said."Cities, which bring together diverse races, languages, cultures, economic and social conditions, are frequent targets for those who cannot—or will not—see their beauty through the eyes of God and in their inhabitants."
"Everyday, they are demonstrating their commitment to loving God and their neighbors as themselves," the coalition said, before extending an invitation to Trump to come visit the city he had railed against. "Mr. President, as religious leaders we implore you: in the name of all that is good, healthy and decent, stop putting people down," they added."Enough of the harmful rhetoric that angers and discourages the people and communities you are called to serve—more than you know."
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