Posted on 11/15/2015 3:32:58 PM PST by Isara
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| Texas Sen. and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz visited and spoke at Florence Baptist Temple on Sunday, November 15, 2015. |
Cruz, the son of a pastor and a missionary, spoke with the cadence of a man who was no stranger to the church. He opted not to stand at the pulpit, though, instead working both sides of the stage while telling stories of American citizens who had fought for their own religious liberties.
"It's easy to say there's nothing we can do, we're losing our country, we're losing our rights - we give up," Cruz said. "But we are seeing an awakening - an awakening that is sweeping South Carolina, that is sweeping the country . Men and women are saying, 'What we are doing doesn't make any sense.'"
Cruz was critical of the current administration, saying the nation has lost its place of power and leadership as a result of domestic religious oppression.
He was also critical of voter turnout, stating that of the approximately 90 million evangelical Christians in the United States, 54 million didn't vote in 2012.
"If you wonder, 'Why is the federal government, on a daily basis, assaulting life, assaulting marriage, assaulting religious liberty?' - is it any wonder, if believers are staying home and allowing our leaders to be elected by nonbelievers?" he asked, resulting in a room full of applause.
"How about in 2016, only 44 million evangelical Christians stayed home? We will have done a miserable job connecting, energizing and mobilizing people. But I'll tell you what: 10 million more show up in November 2016, we're not going to be staying up until 3 in the morning wondering what happened in Ohio and Florida. They'll call the election at 8:35 p.m. That's what 10 million more can do," he said, to thunderous applause.
Cruz stopped in Florence on his tour through South Carolina. He held a Rally for Religious Liberty on Saturday at Bob Jones University in Greenville and also visited Myrtle Beach on Sunday afternoon.
His schedule lists Sun City and Charleston as two more South Carolina stops for Monday.
“He was also critical of voter turnout, stating that of the approximately 90 million evangelical Christians in the United States, 54 million didn’t vote in 2012.”
If there ever was proof that the Republican Party does not offer candidates who stand up for Christian Values, here it is in the fact that 54,000,000 Christians stayed home instead of vote for Romney.
I doubt most of those 54,000,000 will vote for Trump, Bush or Rubio, but I know those 54,000,000 Christians will stand in long lines to vote for Ted Cruz.
The best picture I have of Ted Cruz is one that was taken the night of the last debate. They took a rest period, and Ted made a bee-line for his little girls. The picture is of him sitting on the stairway to the stage, with his two little girls standing and talking to him. It tugs at your heart.
It’s so refreshing to see a man who loves his wife and children, and makes a point to let them know it.
This quality is very important .. it’s a gage of his humanity.
I believe the picture is posted at his Facebook page.
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