Uptown Ted Cruz
Uptown Ernest Angley
Posted on 04/23/2016 10:27:39 AM PDT by Kaslin
Donald Trump has presented himself as a protector of conservative Christians and as the best friend Christians will ever have.
He has held up his mother’s Bible and pledged to bring Christ back into Christmas.
But when the rubber meets the road, he is anything but the defender of conservative Christians and their values.
This became crystal clear yesterday morning (April 21), when Trump, appearing on the Today show, answered questions on abortion, North Carolina’s Bathroom Privacy Act, and transgender rights.
When he was asked if he would like to change the Republican Party Platform on abortion, which allows no exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother, Trump replied without hesitation, “Yes, I would, absolutely, for the three exceptions. I would.”
In response, conservative leader Richard Viguerie told LifeSiteNews, “. . . he has zero chance of accomplishing that. The Republican Party is not going to change. We are a pro-life party, and the Republican Party is not going to change that.”
Certainly, the questions of rape, incest, or the life of the mother are terribly painful questions that deserve thoughtful and compassionate answers, especially from other women
But if you’re pro-life, you’re pro-life. As Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life for America asked, “Does he want to put an exception into the platform saying it's OK to murder a two-year-old child whose father is a rapist, too? Or is he only OK with it as long as the child hasn't been born yet?”
In the words of Rebecca Kiessling, herself conceived by a rape, “Donald Trump has the audacity to suggest that the Republican grassroots has been wrong to believe in protecting innocent children like me who were conceived in rape. My message to Donald Trump, and others like him is this: Punish rapists, not babies!”
So much for Donald Trump being a pro-life champion and defender of conservative Christian values.
But it gets worse.
He actually criticized North Carolina’s HB2, designed to protect the safety of women and children, stating, “North Carolina did something that was very strong, and they’re paying a big price. There’s a lot of problems.”
He indicated it was best to let people use the bathroom they felt comfortable with, showing no concern for all the people affected by that decision.
Yet across America, it is conservative Christians who have raised their voices the loudest in support of bills like HB2, standing up for the safety and privacy of women and children and not wanting heterosexual predators to use the loophole of “transgender rights” to prey on our wives, children, or grandchildren.
Senator Cruz had no trouble voicing his support for HB2, stating last week that these laws made perfect sense because “men should not be going to the bathroom with little girls.”
He said, “That is a perfectly reasonable determination for the people to make.”
But of course.
In stark contrast, Trump said that Bruce (Caitlyn) Jenner would be welcome to use the ladies’ room in one of his buildings.
I wonder how his wife and daughters would feel if they were in a bathroom and a burly, transgender “woman” came walking in?
Or what if they were coming out of the shower stalls at a gym, with their towels wrapped around them, only to find a biological male sitting there in his underwear?
Would he have no problem with this?
Perhaps Donald Trump is not only failing to protect the rights and liberties of babies in the womb and conservative Christians but also of women in general?
In response to Trump’s remarks, Ted Cruz issued this statement:
“Donald Trump is no different from politically correct leftist elites. Today, he joined them in calling for grown men to be allowed to use little girls’ public restrooms. As the dad of young daughters, I dread what this will mean for our daughters - and for our sisters and our wives. It is a reckless policy that will endanger our loved ones.
“Yet Donald stands up for this irresponsible policy while at the same time caving in on defending individual freedoms and religious liberty. He has succumbed to the Left's agenda, which is to force Americans to leave God out of public life while paying lip service to false tolerance.”
Whether you like Cruz or not (I have endorsed him, but we each have to make our own choices), if you’re a conservative Christian, you have to be more comfortable with his position on these issues than with the positions of Donald Trump.
And in light of the growing tide of an increasingly irrational transactivism, Cruz was right to ask, “Have we gone stark raving nuts?”
If you’re a Trump supporter, you might say, “I know he’s not a Christian and I don’t even think he’s a real conservative, but I’m voting for him because I believe he’s the best man to fix our economy and protect our borders.”
I beg to differ, but I can respect that position.
But please don’t look to him to be a defender of conservative Christian values or a protector of religious freedoms.
Barring dramatic divine intervention in his life, you will be sadly disappointed.
Be forewarned.
from Town Hall...
why do these azzhats waste so much INK??
why can they not go after the enemy?
traitorous bunch ..... they don’t even deserve the first ammendment.
is Hillary or Bernie going to “protect us” Mr. Brown ??? what??? speak up...
what did you say? Hillary has your man parts in her grandma bag - is that what you said?
FWIW, the nominating process is not over. The more Trump whines about the process being rigged, the GOP being deceitful and the need for Cruz and Kasich to get out, the more it is becoming clear that Trump knows if he can't get to 1237 before the convention he won't get the nomination. All the attempts to intimidate delegates further supports this.
In 2 months we will know. If Trump doesn't get the nomination are his supporters going to call for unity behind the nominee? I doubt it.
“”We are at a cultural crossroads in our country, and if we can be in this race to show this country the face of the God that we serve—this Christian God that we serve is the foundation of our country,” she said. “Our country was built on Judeo-Christian values. We are a nation of freedom of religion, but the God of Christianity is the God of freedom, of individual liberty, of choice and of consequence.””
Works for me...
A Hillery supporter, eh? I think you're on the wrong forum.
Amen!
Or is that too religious for this thread, and for the trump supporters to accept?
God also said that HE sent the spirit of slumber ... on some for their own protection Romans 11:8... NONE are going to remove what God put in place.
But this nation in majority did exactly what was foretold they would do. The first tribulation is deception, just as Christ warned, and the deception comes in the 'name' of Jesus, by a fake Jesus.
Well IF they were the face of God then how come God did NOT show up in South Carolina for their victory party???????
And optiguy’s referring to Trump supporters as “Trumpetts” will not win him friends or converts from the Trump camp
In two months, if Trump DOES get the nomination, will YOU call for unity behind the nominee?
My roasted marshmallows will taste all the better if cooked over the flames of the burning corpses of those who turned my country into such a depraved sewer.
Social conservatism does seem to have been shoved into the attic like Uncle Bill here at FR.
You tell me to Eat Sh4t And Die but you are the one siding up to the bar on a daily basis eating another Trump sh4t Sandwich. And unlike a lot of nominal Trump supporters here at FR you seem to enjoy it.
“Well IF they were the face of God then how come God did NOT show up in South Carolina for their victory party???????”
Maybe because America has turned its back on God, and God is now judging us? If this turns into a Trump vs Hillary race, I will have zero doubt left that God is damning America for rejecting Him. In that scenario I’ll vote for Trump, but I’ll believe that either way...we will be under judgment.
“Any Christian that needs to look to a flesh man for protection is NOT a Christian. “
I agree with you 100%.
The instant 'we the people' allowed the Ten Commandments to be removed from the public square we as a nation turned our collective backs on the one that has blessed us and protected US. Too many view 'judgment' as only being negative... God protects those that love HIM, while He can exact His judgment upon those that have turned their backs upon Him. Remember that fiery furnace in King Neb's time... Those Hebrew children did NOT even have a hair of their head singed.
:-) Enjoy the Sandwich punk.
I did have a moment of optimism that you were not living up to the reputation you seem to be intent on portraying. However, with all the longing you expressed to do more than get people banned for not enthusiastically supporting Trump or questioning his conservatism as well as the hyperbole in your latest response, I can only shake my head and roll my eyes at the notion of caring what you think of me.
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