Santorum was absolutely correct, as he often is.
Cruz has his good points, but he completely in the wrong in this matter. Arab Christians are not Muslims, but Cruz figured this was close as he’d get to being in a room with Muslims. He took the opportunity to pander to his base in some misguided attempt and berated Christians for not being real Christians for not supporting Israel. Israel is a democracy and better than the Muslim nations in the Middle East, but it should not be idolized over Christians. How odd that some Protestant posters deride Catholics for idolizing Mary over Christ (which is false), but they have no problem making an idol out of Israel over Christians.
There have been over 50 years of conflict in the Middle East where Christians are often caught in the crossfire. As a “Christian Nation” we should care about them. In some people’s eyes, Arab Christians aren’t real Christians and that is a shame.
Certainly we should support our ally in the middle East (Israel) but it we should also support the Christians.
As usual on this site, Rick Santorum gets zero respect. I don’t understand the Santorum hate and I never will. Here is a man that stands for Christian values and has the support of working class voters (you know those “Reagan Democrats” people keep talking about) and he gets derided for his trivial things like his sweater vest.
I know this comment may get me banned, but I had to say a few words in defense of a decent man.
He’s a lawyer-Strike One
He voted against right to work (Siding with the unions to force workers to belong and pay dues against their will)-Strike Two
He endorsed Specter over Toomey. Specter switched parties and was a deciding vote in the Senate for Obamcare- Strike Three
Can’t even win reelection in his own state, but used Romney supporters money to stay in the race, just to neutralize Gingrich (in short, he’s a tool)-Strike four.
I could go on.
You don’t know much about Rick Santorum.
Watch this video, it and the transcript are more damning than almost anything that I have ever seen in politics.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/64281-1
Arlen Specter announces for the White House, with endorsee, Rick Santorum at his side.
At Senator Arlen Specter’s official presidential campaign announcement in March 1995, then-Senator Rick Santorum showed his public support and encouragement of Specter by sitting directly next to him as Specter denounced the GOP’s war on abortion. It was at this event that Specter proclaimed his total opposition to social conservatism and declared he is in fact running to make the GOP pro-choice.
Santorum is seen nodding and applauding at Specter’s side:
3:46 mark: “In 1996, I intend to win the other house — the White House — with ten commitments to America… Especially a woman’s right to choose…
13:22 mark: “Even though we have this historic opportunity for these achievements, there are those in our party who would lead us down a different path — and squander this unique moment in our nation’s history — by using our political capital — to pursue a radical social agenda — that would end a woman’s right to choose…
13:48 mark: “When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation between Church and State, I say he is wrong…
14:31 mark: “When Ralph Reed says a pro-choice Republican isn’t qualified to be our President, I say the Republican Party will not be intimidated or blackmailed by those kinds of threats.I, and millions of other pro-choice Republicans, will not be disenfranchised and made second class citizens.
15:33 mark: “… it is not Christian, or religious, or Judeo-Christian to bring God into politics; or to advocate intolerance and promote exclusion.
15:54 mark: “I want to take abortion out of politics. I want to keep the Republican Party focused on the vital economic and foreign policy issues — and leave moral issues such as abortion to the conscience of the individual. I believe abortion is an issue to be decided by women…
16:40 mark: “I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform…”
17:05 mark: “neither this nation nor this party can afford a republican candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant right...
You could not be anymore wrong. Why do you come to FR if you feel this way. Santorum is the kind of POS that is hurting the GOP. Cruz is he future.