Cruz: Obama has 'massive hostility' to religious liberty

WND ^ | August 2, 2015 | GARTH KANT

[SoConPubbie]

'Many Republican candidates just ran for the hills'

(Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part interview with Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz. Read Part one: Cruz fires back at Romney: ‘This is why we keep losing’ and part two: Cruz: Abortion videos are game-changers)

WASHINGTON – Does U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, fear Christians in America will be prosecuted for practicing their beliefs?

The GOP presidential candidate responded so strongly, it was though merely saying “yes” would be a superfluous understatement.

“There is no doubt that one of the greatest threats we are seeing is the assault on religious liberty,” Cruz told WND.

By whom?

“The Obama administration has demonstrated a massive hostility to religious liberty.”

What would be an example?

“At the recent gay-marriage oral arguments, Justice Alito asked the Obama solicitor general whether, if they prevailed, the Obama IRS would then go after Christian colleges, universities and schools that follow a biblical teaching on marriage,” said Cruz.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas

“And the Obama Justice Department responded, yes, that was a very real possibility.”

Cruz indicated the problem wasn’t just the threat to religious liberties posed by the Obama administration, it was also its enabler in an all-too-compliant GOP, eager to avoid a fight.

“One of the saddest things,” intoned Cruz, “in the wake of that activist, illegitimate decision purporting to strike down the marriage laws of all 50 states was just how many Republicans, including how many Republican candidates for president, ran for the hills.”

“They said, in essence, ‘It’s settled, it’s the law of the land, surrender, accept it, move on.’ Those are, word-for-word, the talking points of President Obama.”

This man who would be president, this son of a pastor, was having none of it.

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[cripplecreek]

Hostility is an understatement.

[EagleUSA]

Religious liberty = TJE CONSTITUTION and American freedom.

[ETL]

But he attended Wright’s communist-concocted “church” for 20+ years.

[Slyfox]

Yeah, the Soviet Union used to be a “settled” country.

[Moorings]

There is only one candidate speaking vigorously for religious liberty- that is Ted Cruz.

[skeeter]

Meanwhile, Jebster is talking with Telemundo about amnesty.

Cruz is the guy.

[haroldeveryman]

Obama has ‘massive hostility’ to religious liberty”

Not only is religious liberty threatened, there is an also IRS issue here. Obama’s IRS has already gotten into hot water recently for targeting tea party groups. His using the IRS to go after religious groups constitutes a blatant politicization of the IRS. Good reason to get rid of the IRS.

[MeshugeMikey]

Obie From Nairobi is a MOOSELIM sympathizer if not a dyed in the wool Mooselim

of course he has tremendous hostility to religious liberty.

Thats the name of the game for Islime

[MeshugeMikey]

[Defiant]

First time Cruz was wrong on anything. Obama is only hostile to Christian religious liberty. Muzlims must be accorded every ability to practice their abhorrent beliefs.

[American Constitutionalist]

The Nephelium has always hated mankind.

[American Constitutionalist]

More accurately stated, war on Christianity.

All the other religions are not effected.