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Donald Trump’s transparent, misguided questioning of Ted Cruz’s religion
Washington Post ^ | January 2, 2016 | Janell Ross

Posted on 01/02/2016 7:30:04 AM PST by Isara

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To: parksstp

Thank you for providing that link. I was bowled over when Trump said that he had never asked God for forgiveness.


41 posted on 01/02/2016 8:01:19 AM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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To: mac_truck

Don’t bother smearing Trumpanzee crap on the walls little boy, I’ll just ignore it.


42 posted on 01/02/2016 8:01:39 AM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: parksstp

Your posts are refreshing and full of truth.


43 posted on 01/02/2016 8:03:11 AM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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To: 2nd Amendment; 2ndDivisionVet; alstewartfan; altura; azkathy; aposiopetic; AUTiger83; arderkrag; ...
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44 posted on 01/02/2016 8:03:42 AM PST by erod (Chicago Conservative | Cruz or Lose!)
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To: Eric Pode of Croydon

I am concerned about Trump. I’m concerned that the venues he holds his rallies can’t accommodate all the people that want to see him. :)


45 posted on 01/02/2016 8:04:06 AM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: orinoco

Yeah, because everybody knows Baptists are not evangelical. /s


46 posted on 01/02/2016 8:04:30 AM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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To: Theodore R.
This is possibly the nuttiest of the odd things Trump has said. But maybe he means no harm, just brash NYC talk.

Yes, between this and Cruz's "armor of God" comments, Iowa seems to bring out the nuttiness in GOP candidates as they try to one-up each other over who loves Jesus more in a state that has gone blue in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections.

47 posted on 01/02/2016 8:05:27 AM PST by Drew68
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To: mac_truck

Not too many constitutional conservatives come out of NY.
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Really?

Alexander Hamilton and John Jay are two that come to mind...
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Whose campaign are they supporting? :^)


48 posted on 01/02/2016 8:06:34 AM PST by House Atreides (Cruzin' and Trumpin' or losin'!)
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To: Isara
Move on. Nothing to see here.

Consider the source:

"Ross is not just a Washington Post reporter working as a Democrat operative, she is a Washington Post reporter working as a sleazy Democrat operative..

Republicans have long believed the Washington Post is out to discredit and disqualify their candidates and for good reason. Janell Ross (whose Twitter feed is a swamp of extreme-leftism), however, marks a new low in the Post sleazy and irresponsible jihad against the Right."

Via: Breitbart.com

49 posted on 01/02/2016 8:08:29 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Isara

This is NOT AN ISSUE! Trump NEVER criticized Cruz’s religion....and he was RIGHT.

“n Cuba right now, Protestant and Protestant Evangelical churches are experiencing rapid membership growth.”

EXACTLY...before recently there were few EVANGELICALS in Cuba. FACT, as you’ve been show a dozen times. Most protestants would object to being referred to as ‘evangelical’, btw.


50 posted on 01/02/2016 8:10:16 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: cripplecreek

How about Antonin Scalia, Queens, New York.


51 posted on 01/02/2016 8:10:18 AM PST by GeaugaRepublican (Angry yes, mad, no.)
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To: ripnbang

Just because you like to see the circus doesn’t mean you should elect a clown.
Also earlier there was post the Sanders supporters were snatching up all the tickets.


52 posted on 01/02/2016 8:12:06 AM PST by chae (The Lannisters send their regards--Game of Thrones)
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To: conservativejoy
Trump said himself in Iowa earlier this year that he had never asked God to forgive him for anything

I saw the exact interview you're mentioning, it was a one on one with none other than Frank Luntz. It was a pushy question from Luntz designed to trap Trump into bearing his soul on television. Good for Trump that he didn't fall for it. It is a rather "nouveau" thing to ask candidates about their relationship with God these days-- don't remember this with candidates that pre-date George H. Bush. (Pat Robertson ran as a born again Christian, but most Christians saw this as a non-issue)
53 posted on 01/02/2016 8:12:53 AM PST by georgiegirl
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To: GeaugaRepublican

When they run for president we’ll talk but in this case we’re talking about Donald the lying piece of crap liberal scumbag Trump.


54 posted on 01/02/2016 8:13:50 AM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: Isara

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55 posted on 01/02/2016 8:14:50 AM PST by Isara
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To: Kartographer

“Many of Trump supporters on FR agree with Trump. Just get on any Cruz thread and you will see.”

When Cruz says to “put on the armor of God” and he says it in conjunction with him winning, and appropriates it as a means to his winning, does that not exclude every other candidate from God’s providence?


56 posted on 01/02/2016 8:16:10 AM PST by odawg
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To: conservativejoy
I was bowled over when Trump said that he had never asked God for forgiveness.

Why? It wasn't a religious question. It was a political question. He was being asked to self-identify a shameful thing or things he did so the media could beat him up over it. The question was phrased so if he declined, he'd be seen as a religious fraud. He didn't take the bait, and now FReepers cluck their tongues, totally oblivious to what was really going on. Whatever he's asked forgiveness for is obviously between him and God. To even ask such a question publicly is a profound insult because its a demand for the self-rape of spiritual intimacy for the sake of political correctness. Its pure liberalism, "give us your soul" collectivism, like in am interview when people are asked to talk about what they are bad at, instead of what they are good at. IOW, the question was evil.

57 posted on 01/02/2016 8:17:21 AM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Kartographer
"Many of Trump supporters on FR agree with Trump. Just get on any Cruz thread and you will see."

Yep...even to the point of calling Cruz the "Christian Taliban."

58 posted on 01/02/2016 8:19:23 AM PST by CatherineofAragon (("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz))
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To: conservativejoy

“dittos”


59 posted on 01/02/2016 8:24:56 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><> GO CRUZ!!!!)
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To: CatherineofAragon

post #54.

“When they run for president we’ll talk but in this case we’re talking about Donald the lying piece of crap liberal scumbag Trump.

Will you complain about that one, also?


60 posted on 01/02/2016 8:25:21 AM PST by odawg
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