Why Does the Church Promote Hate?
“Not only did the well-known Christian nationalist senator praise the Court’s hateful ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis, Cruz also offensively claimed that asking a Christian artist to serve LGBTQ people is like asking a Jewish business to promote antisemitism.
Let’s be perfectly clear: Ted Cruz has no business distorting our faith this way. All people are created in God’s image, and Jesus commanded us to welcome and love our neighbors, no exceptions. Put simply, the Bible does not require Christians to discriminate against LGBTQ people. Ever.
But the conservative judges on the Supreme Court — and the billionaire religious-right donors who wine and dine the justices — are twisting the Bible to create legal loopholes that allow bigotry and hatred to flourish. And social-justice Christians need to push back now.” 1
- Republicans Vote Against Veterans
“Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits weeks after the measure initially sailed through the Senate with 84 votes, angering Democrats, veterans groups and comedian Jon Stewart, a leading proponent to aid the community.” 2
“A bill aimed at protecting veterans exposed to toxic materials during their service was shut down yesterday in the Senate, in a 55 to 42 vote that failed to meet the 60-vote threshold necessary to advance the legislation. Of the 42 senators who voted against the PACT Act, 41 were Republicans.” 3
‘Republican lawmakers blocked passage of a bill in the U.S. Senate Wednesday that expands healthcare coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service.’ 4
In an eleventh-hour act of cowardice, Republicans chose today to rob generations of toxic-exposed veterans across this country of the health care and benefits they’ve earned and so desperately need.
— Senator Jon Tester (@SenatorTester) July 27, 2022
Make no mistake—the American people are sick and tired of these games. pic.twitter.com/w2ZUcGzGpT“He was among the veterans, military family members and advocates staged on the Capitol steps for the fourth night on Sunday, pledging to remain until Congress passes a bill that covers health care for those exposed to toxins while serving in uniform. Earlier that day, the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs warned that a new Republican proposal could leave the agency “rationing” veterans’ health care. GOP lawmakers blocked the aid from passing last week in what comedian Jon Stewart, a longtime veterans advocate, blasted as “a disgrace.”” 5
A Message to and from Mister Senator Ted Cruz…Attorney at Law#PassthePactact pic.twitter.com/QjGRGdPmq4
— Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) July 29, 2022- Faithful America, July 10, 2023 – Ted Cruz
- The Washington Post, Eugene Scott and Mike DeBonis, July 28, 2022 – Senate Republicans block bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits
- Newsweek, Giulia Carbonaro, July 28, 2022 – These 41 Senate Republicans Voted Against Veterans’ Healthcare—Full List
- The Hill, Brad Cress, July 27, 2022 – GOP senators block bill expanding care for veterans exposed to toxins
- The Washington Post, Maria Luisa Paul, August 1, 20222 – Veterans call rejection of toxic-exposure bill ‘a slap in the face’
