Posted on 04/07/2016 8:19:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Senator Ted Cruz has often stated that Jesus Christ is central to his life. He talks about how his father had left his family but returned after receiving the gospel, how his mother turned to Christ, and how this changed his life:
I was raised in the church.… When I was eight years old… [I] gave [my life] to Jesus. … [To] know that… I am redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, nothing is more important to me. I am a new creature in Christ, and it [is] central to who I am today.
I couldn’t run for president without relying heavily on my faith…. From the day we launched the campaign, Heidi and I have prayed simply that his will would be done. Each day, we try not to seek his hand (asking for help winning the race), but rather to seek his face (praying that his love and glory would be seen every day in the campaign).
Cruz’s unashamed affirmation of Christ resonates deeply with many Christians. But it has also created concern among many Christians and non-Christians alike. In this article, we’d like to clarify what we believe are misrepresentations of Cruz’s faith and its relationship to his politics....
(Excerpt) Read more at christianitytoday.com ...
Could be we're just sick to death of GOPe politicians feeding us a sh*t sandwich all the time.
All I know is the universal healthcare model requires government intervention in a free market system that ought not be there, and I oppose any candidate that recommends his own version of fascism mainly because he thinks he can do it more cost effectively than the previous fascist. This is not how we get the country back to principled conservatism. You want to know my plan? Simple. Get the fed back on its constitutional reservation and leave us alone. That’s all a free people should ever ask from its government. The rest is up to us.
Peace,
SR
It’s beyond my comprehension to understand how anyone can listen to and watch that without seeing the “Liar!” written across his forehead.
Yes, Ted Cruz has been a huge disappointment for me as I was a big fan of his, while his time in the Senate.
CGato
My goal is a Constitutional government too. However, it will not happen over night just like the Marxist revolution in America took decades to get to where we are today. We have to start reversing course and the best way to do that is such a way that does not cause more problems. Trump cannot turn us back 70 years worth of liberal garbage in 8 years, he can stop the hemorrhaging put the patient on life support and set up the frame work to continue the return to sanity tho. We cannot survive the way its going now.
Trump doesn’t have a constitutional compass. Trusting him to help us go back to somewhere he doesn’t know how to get to sounds a tragic comedy in the making. I truly do not understand why people are thinking that will work. To me it looks like the victory of emotion and desire over reason.
Peace,
SR
If it walks like duck well.
Do we have to stop calling him a Canadian too? :-)
I’m sorry too. I try not to get so wound up about these things, but it’s so frustrating sometimes. I don’t really get into accusing Cruz of not being a good Christian. That’s between him and God and not for me to decide or even comment on.
Cruz does not have an American compass. Trusting him with his history of selling you me and our families out to His Wife’s CFR globalists of which he has a long history of doing sounds like a suicide pill. I truly do not understand why people are thinking Cruz will be good for America. Please note how many former Cruz people are now Trump. The factors for this change are Knowledge and learning speed not intelligence. The more you learn about Cruz and Trump the more switch over to Trump.
Thanks and blessings to you!
Sure he does. Way better than Trump's. I'm an attorney. I look for hard evidence. I don't buy off on the latest bit of yellow journalism. And what I've seen in terms of hard evidence has solidified my support for Cruz. But I understand this is a nearly impossible discussion to have anymore. Neither side is in a listening mood. We'll have to agree to disagree. Thanks for keeping it civil. That's becoming all too rare around here.
Peace,
SR
So you are an attorney? Maybe we crossed swords, Ever play in class actions in federal court? My experience with Ivy league lawyers is pretty extensive. Cruz is a fake. If you really are a lawyer you should know this. He has optics and position but he has never failed to push the Globalist agenda for his clients. He says or does whatever it takes to win.
Hard evidence is his helping draft Bush’s NAFTA, Pushing TPP, TPA, Corker bill, Gutting our ability to police currency manipulation, etc. His poison pill with the Gang of eight was to increase H1B visas 500 percent and double the number of Syrian Muslims we were taking in. But for firing cantor he would have succeeded.
I suggest you do a case review, Cruz has some serious anti-American baggage that is deal breaker.
Salute
M
He’s the member of a cult. Dominionism.
Doubt if we ever did cross swords. I’ve never practiced anywhere but Sangamon County. But going from “Ivy League Lawyers” to “Cruz is a Fake” is a sweeping generalization and a non sequitur I would not expect from someone with a federal practice. The “evidence” you’ve offered is subject matter that cannot be digested in a sound bite or two. It proves nothing close to your assertion. And his anti-Gang of Eight activity has been vetted by those who were there at the time as authentic. Again, you could theoretically win your point if you presented something other than “Cruz is Bad” dog whistle codes. For my part, I am willing to accept Cruz making principled adjustments as he learned what was going on.
But that’s not my big issue. No candidate is perfect, and even if Cruz made some unforced errors on trade, I would be able to forgive him for that. What I cannot forgive or accept is any candidate who validates the taking of an innocent human life. Trump is for protecting innocent babies, unless the father is a rapist or a sibling of the mother. That is a wretchedly unprincipled position. The only candidate I am allowed by my faith to vote for in this campaign, out of all of them, is Cruz. Unless you count the quixotic campaigns of the Constitution Party and perhaps some others. But I speak of those who actually have a chance of becoming our next President. If Trump were ever to change position on this, I would still have many reasons to doubt him, but the decision would be more difficult. As things stand right now, it’s not even close.
Peace,
SR
No he’s not. He’s an ordinary Southern Baptist. I live next to real dominionists. They are nothing remotely like Southern Baptists.
Peace,
SR
Correction. I had an election law case in Cook County once, but that was the only exception. Hated the commute, too. Fun case though. My client got on the ballot despite Madigan’s ballot “hit man” wanting her off. But she lost anyway. We tried.
Peace,
SR
Ok, So you are a single issue person, specifically Abortion. I can understand that. Consider, the best way to fix that problem is with the judiciary make up. With the USSC possibly having up to 5 new Judges next term an objective measure would be the abortion stance of the proposed judge list the candidates have proposed.
From what I understand Trump has listed 3, all pro-life conservatives. And my “Cruz is a fake” is in reference to his positions - his kinetics and tells are hes not honest on them but acting. That behavior is consistent with other Ivy League trained lawyers I have dealt with, They are very good at saying what the jury wants to hear and sounding sincere but do not believe a word they are saying.
BTW SilentGypsy says you are a good guy.
It’s not that I’m a single issue voter. Think of it more as a threshold issue. I care about trade, jobs, US sovereignty, etc. I care more about liberty, the first and foremost of which is the inherent right to life enjoyed by every person made in God’s image, at every stage of their existence. A person who doesn’t grasp that principle is going to prove unstable when their moral system is stress-tested, no matter what else they may profess.
I realize you’ve come to an adverse conclusion regarding Cruz, and all I can say to that is I’m sure you are being true to your own background and experience. I’ve made it a life principle to not try and be a mind-reader. Sure, I form my own private opinion about a person’s credibility, but I can’t bring myself to make an open charge of deliberate deception unless I have hardcore smoking gun evidence that the person did not believe what they were saying when they said it, like Hillary’s email to Chelsea about Benghazi, a direct and provable contradiction of her public statements. Does this open me up to an occasional deception? Possibly. But it’s also made it a lot easier for me to avoiding accidental infractions of the Ninth Commandment, which has a higher priority with me. It’s a choice people have to make on their own.
And thanks for the kind words, SG.
Peace,
SR
Consider this then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXcYCwaBKnQ&app=desktop
http://linkis.com/www.texasinsider.org/zdEEh
I am betting that he is not. But we will see.
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