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Posted on 05/22/2015 8:10:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Many Republican politicians are afraid to engage in the debates over religious freedom and gay marriage, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz told a gathering of pastors in Washington, D.C., adding that some of them are even running for president in 2016.
Over 600 were in attendance at the Watchmen on the Wall conference hosted by the Family Research Council.
Cruz, who represents Texas in the U.S. Senate, was discussing the recent debate over passage of a Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana. Most Democrats opposed the bill while also, as The Christian Post reported at the time, misrepresenting it. Cruz correctly noted that the bill was "substantively identical" to the federal RFRA, which passed the Senate with 97 votes, passed the House unanimously and was signed by President Bill Clinton.
The federal RFRA "received the support of such famed right-wing nut cases as Ted Kennedy, Chuck Schumer, and Joe Biden," Cruz sarcastically joked.
Cruz then noted that Democrats changed their position on RFRA after it was opposed by certain gay marriage advocates.
"The modern Democratic Party, working hand-in-hand with big business, decided their allegiance to gay marriage trumps any devotion to religious liberty," he said.
Worse still, he immediately added, many Republicans were unwilling to defend religious freedom when it collided with the agenda of gay rights activists.
"I'm going to tell you something that was even sadder," he continued, "was just how many Republicans ran for the hills."
Cruz also criticized some of those he's running against for the Republican presidential nomination, though he did not mention anyone by name.
"I'll point out that some of the Republicans running in 2016 were nowhere to be found when Indiana was being fought," he said.
Cruz's voice steadily grew louder and the crowd began to cheer as he added, "And I can tell you this, I will always, always, always stand and fight for the religious liberty of every American."
Cruz also spoke about the Houston pastor's subpoena scandal. The mayor of Houston backed off from her subpoenas of certain pastors' communications regarding homosexuality because of the "pressure and heat and light" brought to the scandal by Christians.
He repeated that theme when his speech transitioned from talking about Christians in America to Christians abroad.
"What's happening here pales in comparison to what is happening across the globe," he said before noting that ISIS is crucifying Christians and beheading children.
Cruz then recalled the story of Meriam Ibrahim, a Christian mother who was imprisoned and nearly executed in Sudan for her faith.
Sudan released Ibrahim, Cruz said, due to the "pressure and heat and light on the government of Sudan."
Cruz then recalled speaking to Ibrahim at another FRC event. When he asked her how she was able to survive her ordeal without ever giving up on her faith, she answered, "Jesus was with me."
"Compared with that, problems in America don't seem all that bad," Cruz said.
When I heard that pipsqueak reporter ask Cruz that gotcha question about gay marriage, I was sold. Cruz didn’t get nasty, he just put it in perspective, basically bringing up that ISIS is executing homosexuals in the Mid East and all the left cares about is. Gay marriage.
In spite of anything anyone else might say on the matter my own perspective is the homo’s should never win on anything as that simply promotes more.
Roger that. Here in Indiana self proclaimed super conservative governor Mike Pence folded like a paper bag at the first sign of resistance. I'll never vote for him again.
Its kind of funny how many moderates are saying that the rest of the republicans better start acting like Cruz only to turn around and say Cruz can’t win.
Too many Americans are fed up reading about gays, lesbians, and transgender. I don’t know why there are so many threads on these topics.
Sadly, too many of the Republican candidates seem to be on the wrong side of this issue.
Does it magically disappear if we don’t think about it?
The OP is reporting 0n what is happening I would assume.
I am sick of hearing the crap because IT IS the media who keep harping n about this just like they will soon about contraception etc.
Yes, by all means...let's just ignore the problem, and maybe it'll go away. Right? I mean, it's worked so far, hasn't it?
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
It’s because they don’t want anything to interfere with getting control of America to their fat cat donors.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Ted Cruz: Too Many Republicans are Scared of Gay Marriage/Religious Liberty Debate
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So true. And when some liberal here at FR says the government shouldn’t intervene and have any control over marriage - they need to listen to Ted.
Children have been desensitized and provoked at the same time.
A disgusting state of affairs.
He’s right! Are those so called democrats which belong to a democrat in name only being called out on their core beliefs ? Nooo that wouldn’t be bi-partisan ! Ask any of those so called GOPES (Government Over the People Elite Statists) campaign advisors about depressing the “democrat” vote and you get a lecture.
Democrat core beliefs showed up with booing the mention of God in 2012 which made it official. They’ve declared a war on religion particularly Christianity. Which I for one have an illumiuated crucifix at night in my front yard facing the street as a statement.
They apparently don’t believe there’s such a thing as sin because everything that leaves their mouths is a lie. But I have yet to hear a Republican candidate even suggest why “democrat” lying is part of their core belief. Never mind promoting ctony capitalism at our expense.
The truth will set them free.
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