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I know that plays well in flyover country, and I have alot of respect if he in fact has those priorites. But he is running for a political office, not for salvation.
Meh.
I would probably say this statement myself, but then again I’m not running for President.
In most of my experiences with people who are as blatant about faith as Cruz is, they’re either trying to manipulate people or they’re suffering from massive spiritual pride.
I have a hard time saying WHY beyond that, but this statement just sounds phony to me and I don’t like it.
Hrrr.
I agree with Cruz. A man who does not follow his faith is weak. That said it is up to the electorate to decide if they want to elected a man of God, a believer in name only, an atheist, or a mudslime (we have one of these and how is it working out).
In the eyes of G-d, you are of one flesh with your wife. Your children are from your flesh. Family is second.
Country is third, as long as the Constitution is honored (an increasingly dubious supposition).
this is controversial? a Christian’s first loyalty is to our heavenly King, not Caesar
Actually, any Christian that would not answer the same way, I would seriously question either their salvation or their understanding of Christianity.
“I’m a Christian first, a Goldman Sachs husband second, a Canadian, I mean American third...”
Ted
Then he is absolutely, 100%m unqualified to be POTUS.
You are President of the United Sates. You are not President of the Christians in the United State.
Furthermore, I would never believe someone like this who swears to uphold the Constitution.
Don’t wanna be an America first Teddy? Maybe you’re Canadian after all.
I have your campaign button.
So he puts his ideology and party before his family.
Lovely.
I think he’s going after the remaining 5-8% that are still sticking with Carson. Once he inevitably drops out, they’ll have to go somewhere. Assuming Ted doesn’t turn off more people than he draws in with comments like this, it’s not a terrible strategy. But I do think he could have probably worded it a little bit better, to save himself from a pounding headache later on in the campaign when he’s labeled an extremist.
Lol, so, Cruz has also come out against the oil depletion allowance?
What was the actual question posed to Cruz, that garnered this response? I didn’t see it mentioned in the article.
We’re electing a president. Not a pope.
Remarkable? Well, I suppose it is to atheists. But it's Christianity 101. I mean, if there is a God, what comes before Him?
And if there isn't a God, anything goes.
I'm looking forward to Trump's tweets regarding this matter.
Anyone who doesn’t say this is an idolater.
I’m an American whose religion happens to be Jewish. But that’s just me.
Like hammering nails into the bottom of your rowboat.
Try I’m Muslim first and American second and see how that goes over
Good for Cruz. That is the same set of priorities I have. If you are a Christian first you espouse the same ideals we should have as Americans. After all, the founders of this nation founded it on Christian principals. If you don’t agree just read their writings. Even those who modern historians claim as unitarian (Franklin, Jefferson)because they seldom mention Jesus Christ, claim New Testament values for the nation.