Ted Cruz Criticized By Opponent Over Tithing

Daily Caller ^ | 1/21/2016

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz -- who has surged in Iowa with the help of evangelical voters -- is being criticized by one opponent in the Republican presidential race over his tithing to the church.

According to a report at BuzzFeed, based on tax returns released when he ran for the Senate in 2012, "Cruz contributed less than 1 percent of his income to charity between 2006 and 2010 -- a far cry from the 10 percent most evangelical leaders believe the Bible demands."

Cruz, who identifies as Southern Baptist, is being challenged for Iowa's Christian conservative vote from a number of rivals, including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

"I just think it's hard to say God is first in your life if he's last in your budget," Huckabee told BuzzFeed for the story on Cruz's tithing. "If I can't trust God with a dime out of each dollar that I earn, then I'm not sure how I can tell him that I trust him with my whole life... To me, it's a validation of a person's stewardship and whether they put God first in their life, not just in their political endeavors."

Added Huckabee: "It's a matter of authenticity. If I say I'm a vegan but you look at me eating hamburgers and ribeye every night you're going to say, 'I don't think this guy's really a vegan.'"

According to the Real Clear Politics polling average, Donald Trump leads with 27.9 percent, followed by Cruz at 26.4 percent.

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Interesting.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Added Huckabee”

Huckabee???

That fat goober reminds me of Grahamnesty.

[mylife]

Really Huck?

If 10% is good enough for the Lord it is good enough for Caesar

[The Iceman Cometh]

Well, we've seen attacks from some about Trump's lack of charity and now Huckabee has to gutter snipe.

Shame on Huckabee. Low blow in my opinion.

[faithhopecharity]

And the Clintons deducted his used under- wear.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Very interesting

[mylife]

If I Baptized Huck I might hold him down while..

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

"I just think it's hard to say God is first in your life if he's last in your budget," Huckabee told BuzzFeed for the story on Cruz's tithing. "If I can't trust God with a dime out of each dollar that I earn, then I'm not sure how I can tell him that I trust him with my whole life... To me, it's a validation of a person's stewardship and whether they put God first in their life, not just in their political endeavors."

It's stupid foolishness like this from our "leaders" that has caused them to get their butts kicked for decades.

The country is on the precipice of economic collapse, most American workers make less than $30,000 a year, illiterate unemployable illegal barbarians are flooding in, and THIS is what our "leaders" are talking about.

Disgusting.

[mylife]

Trying to split the evangelicals for no apparent reason.

Huck has NO chance.

[ripnbang]

“who has surged in Iowa with the help of evangelical voters”

I guess they haven’t seen the CNN poll tonight?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“Huck has NO chance.”

Oh, I think he thinks he has a great chance at a position in the Trump administration!

[House Atreides]

Interesting? No. The Huckster being despicable? Yes. The fat grifter should get back to his other scams.

[Lakeshark]

Rumor mongering from the gutter.

Do not like.

Do not want.

[windsorknot]

If I Baptized Huck I might hold him down while..

I'd settle for water-boarding.

[mylife]

Or a gig on MSNBC

[Hoodat]

"Cruz contributed less than 1 percent of his income to charity between 2006 and 2010 -- a far cry from the 10 percent most evangelical leaders believe the Bible demands."

Whoever wrote this doesn't even know what tithing is. Tithing is to your church - not to charity. It comes before offering.

[justlittleoleme]

That is just a siily attack. Give cheerfully. There is no hard fast rule of 10%. Sometimes I give in the collection plate, if there is a person in need I may give to that person instead. Have never really kept track for tax purposes either. What a person gives or doesn't is between them and God.

[mylife]

And I kinda like the guy, but yeesh..

[DanielRedfoot]

Many people donate considerably and do not claim it on their taxes.

For many reasons, but primarily because many of the most of the most important causes are not necessarily 501 C3.

[SunLakesJeff]

Was a tacky SuperPAC ad.