Afternoon Read (Goes to Juanita Jean’s, the World’s Most Dangerous Beauty Salon)

The New York Times has an amazing article about a woman who stopped and rendered aid to three central American migrants on the Texas border. She is Teresa Todd and she is the elected county attorney of Jeff Davis County.

Three teenagers flagged her down and she stopped to help. It was two young men and their sister. The sister was on the verge of death and the young men were not much better.

(NYT article linked at JJ’s, more at the link)

She was arrested for transporting undocumented immigrants.

She spent 45 minutes in a holding cell that night and it appears they are going to charge her with transporting undocumented people. They confiscated her cell phone and have put her on alert. It’s a long story but it is worth your time to read.

Here’s my question: If the Super DeLux Brand Christians can use their deeply held beliefs to be mean to gay people, why can’t I use my deeply held regular sinner Christian beliefs to be good to all people? I never heard of Jesus saying to be mean and judgmental to gay people, but he was pretty damn clear on being a Good Samaritan.

It just pisses me off that we’ve let them steal our country, our religion, and our common decency. They are a bunch of money hungry charlatans and some mullet wearing thugs who don’t begin to understand the teachings of Jesus or Thomas Jefferson. Or they do just don’t damn care.

Sorry for the downer. I’ll go look for something funny.

One more thing: Teresa Todd is a genuine star-studded damn Texas hero.