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Is Ted Cruz Born Again ?
RightWingWatch ^ | March 11, 2015 | knarf

Posted on 03/11/2015 8:39:53 AM PDT by knarf

Still, Mr. Lane underscored the advantage Mr. Cruz has with some evangelicals. Asked about the Texas senator’s faith, he responded, “Cruz is obviously born again and goes to First Baptist Houston.”


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To: ansel12

For this type of position, I whittle a guy down to five basic things. Are they competent or simply faking everyone out? What responsibilities has this guy had over the last twenty years of life? Can they tell you some bad news and be honest about the bad news? If they failed at something in life...did they take home the lessons learned? And finally...can they actually argue a point or win a debate?

The guy who talks religion and it’s all fake stuff to just get votes...won’t get my vote. The guy who walks around with a PhD but can’t think for himself....won’t get my vote. The guy who lies to the wife, his business partners and friends on a revolving basis....won’t get my business. The guy who only wants to give speeches and never argue the finer points of a problem/position...won’t get my vote.


61 posted on 03/11/2015 9:24:32 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Loud Mime
If you don’t want to dig into a person’s philosophies, if just a simple identifier is good for you, so be it. It’s not for me. I’ve been screwed in business by “born again christians.” What was it the Emo said about forgiveness?

We're on the same page with respect to that.

My point being, don't leave it out of the equation. If you have an out and out atheist running, you can count on him/her making horrible decisions at some point precisely because he/she is an atheist.
62 posted on 03/11/2015 9:24:55 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: strider44; Poison Pill
Don’t waste your time going down this rabbit hole. You could have a guy who’s pro gun, pro life, pro family, anti gay marriage, anti gays in military, pro business, promise to repeal Obama care, etc. a charismatic proven leader, you name it. But if he’s a devout Catholic...some Freepers just won’t vote for him. Ditto if he’s a Mormon. Just let them be. You’ll never change their minds.

Prove your accusation.

Name names.
63 posted on 03/11/2015 9:26:15 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: skeeter

So what do you do when neither candidate considers your issue to be the major part of their candidacy ?


64 posted on 03/11/2015 9:30:40 AM PDT by oldbrowser (We have a rogue government in Washington)
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To: knarf

Nobody but God knows the answer to the question.

All we can know is what Cruz says he is. If he says he is born again, he could be A. lying, B. mistaken, or C. truthful.

But we can never know which.


65 posted on 03/11/2015 9:31:39 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: pepsionice

What a load of nonsense, and you jump on a Cruz thread to mock Christianity.


66 posted on 03/11/2015 9:32:42 AM PDT by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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To: knarf

Judging the salvation of another is not our job. If we have questions regarding another person’s spiritual health, we should pray for them; if we know them personally, we can offer help.

Please read Matthew 20.


67 posted on 03/11/2015 9:32:44 AM PDT by CityCenter (Breathe, Focus, Execute)
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To: ansel12

Read a few Catholic v Protestant threads on this site and then tell me I’m wrong. I’m guilty of it too. I’d never vote for a Muslim no matter how stellar a conservative he was. Same thing, different degree.


68 posted on 03/11/2015 9:35:40 AM PDT by strider44
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To: ansel12; SoConPubbie

“Cruz’s denomination is also the most conservative and republican voting church denomination,”

Works for me. There are plenty of left leaning church groups.


69 posted on 03/11/2015 9:36:19 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: oldbrowser

If neither GOP nor democrat candidate believes individual liberties descend from God, presumably believing instead that government is the arbiter of our rights, then I’ll find one who does.


70 posted on 03/11/2015 9:36:57 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: knarf

In that piece, Hill talks about a personal relationship with God, being influenced by the Holy Spirit, constantly reading her Bible, etc., but doesn’t quite say ‘born again’, does she? Nor was she specifically asked. Not that she wouldn’t say so if convenient.

In other contexts, she has said she has a “personal relationship with Jesus Christ”. Is that parsing to avoid saying ‘born again’?


71 posted on 03/11/2015 9:37:12 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: SoConPubbie

Would you vote for a Muslim under any circumstances? Answer honestly. Plenty of folks here would withhold their vote purely based on religion. If you don’t think that’s a fact I don’t know what to tell you.


72 posted on 03/11/2015 9:38:15 AM PDT by strider44
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To: DoodleDawg
Don’t know. Don’t care.

Amen!

73 posted on 03/11/2015 9:39:09 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: strider44

If neither GOP nor democrat candidate believes individual liberties descend from God of the Old Testament, presumably believing instead that government is the arbiter of our rights, then I’ll find one who does.


74 posted on 03/11/2015 9:42:48 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: Star Traveler

I understand you passion but do you really want to have someones religious beliefs as a litmus test?
Bibi is NOT a Christian but I would support him if it was possible.

I know Christians on both sides of the political fence.
Some are VERY LIBERAL.


75 posted on 03/11/2015 9:45:41 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: skeeter

So would a Catholic get your vote? If all his conservative bonafides were stellar?


76 posted on 03/11/2015 9:47:21 AM PDT by strider44
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To: Poison Pill

I care he’s Christian


77 posted on 03/11/2015 9:47:44 AM PDT by wardaddy (Dems hate western civilization and GOP are cowards...We are headed to a dark place)
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To: strider44

Really no Catholics?

You mean like Gingrich, or Bobby Jindal, or Santorum?

And you want to compare Catholics to Mormons?

You are full of it, if you want to start a theology argument, go to the religion section rather than trying to attack conservatives, Christians, and Ted Cruz on this thread.


78 posted on 03/11/2015 9:49:23 AM PDT by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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To: jjotto

**Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton and probably many other wretches claim to be born again when they’re running for office. Means nothing.**

Let’s not forget Billy Carter.


79 posted on 03/11/2015 9:50:33 AM PDT by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Infantry officer.)
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To: skeeter
If neither GOP nor democrat candidate believes individual liberties descend from God, presumably believing instead that government is the arbiter of our rights, then I’ll find one who does.

I agree 100% with that.

80 posted on 03/11/2015 9:50:44 AM PDT by oldbrowser (We have a rogue government in Washington)
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