"Donald Trump will be the president whether we stick our fingers in our ears and sing 'holy, holy, holy' during the saying of his name, or not." Michael Sniffen, Dean of the Episcopal Church's Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, Long Island, New York.
Justin Welby visited Auschwitz and reflects on evil as the head of the memorial museum at the death camp issues a public appeal for documents, photos, letters and diaries of staff.
The two Archbishops of the Church of England also call in a new statement for repentance for the 'persecution and death' prompted by the Reformation of five centuries ago.
Imagine going into a church and being faced with a large picture of an electric chair - or a guillotine. Early Christians lived in a world where that is how the cross was viewed. It was seen as a sign of suffering, humiliation and disgrace.
The new Vice President, Mike Pence is a confessing Christian. US evangelicals should find ways to build relations with his office. They should pray for him and Trump. This is both an opportunity and a responsibility.
It is traditional to pray for all those in authority in Anglican and Episcopal churches worldwide. But this church in California has decided not to mention Donald Trump by name - even though it prayed for 'Barack Obama'.