Jesse Diaz

Pastor, social justice advocate, as my youngest states-a “salty” preacher, co-founder STAGES social service program at Texas Foundation of Hope

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

You will understand better the love of Jesus when you learn to sit at the table with your Judas

[Jackie @Jgoss1971]

Below is a link to a gofundme for my sister. Really for her family. She was killed last weekend. She has two beautiful children and a husband I love like a brother. The link has all the information, but I’m going to add a few things (cont)

https://t.co/tLUuas4Tnq

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

Robert De Niro’s statement on Donald is perfect. Please read it:

“I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men. I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump.

When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly.

I see an evil one.

Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.”

Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong. Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped.

Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.”

He has contempt for all of them.

We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego. We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.

We tried to warn the world in 2016.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination. Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.

The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior. That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.

So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:

This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it? I know I’m preaching to the choir here. What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.

We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House. They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice. Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.

Let’s not talk about “democracy.” “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.

Let’s talk about right and wrong. Let’s talk about humanity.

Let’s talk about kindness. Security for our world. Safety for our families. Decency.

Let’s welcome them back.

We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.””

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@GenMhayden Of course, it is a prayer.
Question is more; to whom?

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@CarlosHappyNPO All, hear MY word

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Satan showed Jesus all the empires of the world.

Satan said “All this I will give you if you worship me.”

Jesus said, “it’s written, worship God alone.”

Christian Nationalism is what it looks like to try to justify giving into this temptation in the name of God.

[The New Evangelicals @newvangelicals]

Satan: bow to me and the empire is yours

Jesus: no

Christian nationalists: deal 🤝

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@thomaslhorrocks 2 Timothy 3:1-9 NIV

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Once again the Supreme Court will take up the question of whether someone can refuse to do business with a same-sex couple because it offends their Christian beliefs. But notice that these business owners don't have a problem with (nor should they) serving non-Christians...

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@aprilfiet A dragonfly?
No, it’s not smiling at you.
It’s God smiling down on you. 😊

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@tedcruz While I don’t care for their political games, I don’t care for yours either. Sounds like a lose-lose situation for the nation.
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[TIME @TIME]

Faith is powerful. That's why Christian nationalism is so dangerous https://t.co/p60OxaVuIT

[NPR @NPR]

The BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the most prevalent coronavirus strain in the U.S., is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study. https://t.co/KOpjFoFvY3

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@stewartdantec Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. - Zen Proverb

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

THREAD: As cops try to spin Uvalde as one bad choice by a bad police commander from a brand new small “cowardly” police department, please remember these facts:

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@DDadabi @equalityAlec In recent months politicians n parents don’t trust teachers to teach n choose the right text books n curriculum but now they want to trust them with guns?
Powers n Principalities…as St. Paul wrote about…

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@santiagomayer_ I imagine recommending to Pentagon for the planes to be shot down.

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@aprilfiet You need the MOT Version of scripture.
Surprised you don’t own it as My Own Translation Version is the most common IMO.

[Jesse Diaz @JDCross12]

@MaddySkye You’re just noticing?