Category: Texas

  • Cruz, Ted (R-TX) – White Christian Nationalist Hate

    Cruz, Ted (R-TX) – White Christian Nationalist Hate

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    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

      “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

  • Catholic Governors Turn Their Backs on Their Faith

    Catholic Governors Turn Their Backs on Their Faith

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    “Three prominent, right-wing, Catholic governors — Ron DeSantis of Florida, Greg Abbott of Texas, and Doug Ducey of Arizona — have been making headlines for brazenly abusing migrants to score political points. And the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) hasn’t said a word about these shockingly cruel attacks on migrant families.

    Last week, DeSantis tricked at least 50 asylum seekers into boarding a plane to the island of Martha’s Vineyard, MA — leading them to believe that the flight was actually to Boston and cruelly promising them shelter and assistance that didn’t exist. Abbott and Ducey have likewise bused thousands of migrants to northern cities without any plan in place to greet or care for them once they got there.

    These relocation transports by MAGA governors aren’t without tragic — and racist — precedent. During the 1960s, southern segregationists orchestrated “Reverse Freedom Rides,” pushing hundreds of Black citizens to board one-way buses to northern cities and falsely promising them jobs and housing once they got there.

    Catholic social teaching couldn’t be clearer on treating migrants with understanding and respect. The USCCB’s own website states that “we cannot excuse inhumane treatment of certain persons by claiming that their lack of legal status deprives them of rights given by the Creator.”” 6

  • Connert Media Supports Veronica Escobar

    Veronica Escobar
    Veronica Escobar

    Vote For Ethics and a Voice for Immigration

    Veronica Escobar is a third-generation El Pasoan who has dedicated herself to the betterment of the community. She is proud to have served as County Judge where she was able to have an extraordinary impact on the lives of El Pasoans.

    Judge Escobar expanded access to affordable healthcare through her support of the El Paso County Hospital District, which has provided vital services for the community and built two new, modern clinics that provide primary care to some of the poorest El Pasoans. She was also instrumental in the foundation of El Paso Children’s Hospital, the only stand-alone children’s hospital on the border. [1]

    References:

    1. VeronicaEscobar.com -Democrat for Congress for the State of Texas
    2. El Paso Children’s Hospital




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