Posted on 08/07/2015 10:07:19 AM PDT by xzins
(CNSNews.com) - Near the end of the debate Thursday night, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly asked conservative Republican Sen. Ted Cruz if he'd had “any word from God.”
Of the hundreds of questions that could have been asked, Kelly chose “an interesting closing question” for the candidates, suggested by a Facebook user, who said, ‘I want to know if any of them have received a word from God on what they should do and take care of first.’
“Senator Cruz, start from you. Any word from God?” Kelly asked.
“Well, I am blessed to receive a word from God every day in receiving the scriptures and reading the scriptures. And God speaks through the Bible,” Cruz replied, to applause.
“I'm the son of a pastor and evangelist, and I've described many times how my father, when I was a child, was an alcoholic. He was not a Christian. And my father left my mother and left me when I was just three years old.
“And someone invited him to Clay Road Baptist Church. And he gave his heart to Jesus, and it turned him around. And he got on a plane and he flew back to my mother and me.
“I would also note that the scripture tells us, ‘You shall know them by their fruit.’ We see lots of campaign conservatives. But if we're going to win in 2016, we need a consistent conservative, someone who has been a fiscal conservative, a social conservative, a national security conservative.”
He added that he has “been proud to fight and stand for religious liberty, to stand against Planned Parenthood, to defend life for my entire career.”
Kelly asked Ohio Gov. John Kasich the same question.
Kasich talked about his parents, then told Kelly, “I do believe in miracles. You know, I've had a lot of elections. But my elections are really not about campaigns. I tell my people that these are about a movement. And a movement to do what? To restore common sense. A movement to do things like provide economic growth. And a movement not to let anybody be behind.”
Kasich never talked about God, but he did mention “the Lord” in passing.
He also changed the subject: “You asked a question about the police and the difficulty in communities,” Kasich told Kelly. “We've got to unite our country again, because we're stronger when we are united and we are weaker when we are divided.
“And we've got to listen to other people's voices, respect them, but keep in mind, and I believe in terms of the things that I've read in my lifetime, the Lord is not picking us. But because of how we respect human rights, because that we are a good force in the world, he wants America to be strong. He wants America to succeed. And He wants America to lead.”
“Same question,” Kelly said, turning to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:
“I'm certainly an imperfect man,” Walker answered. “And it's only by the blood of Jesus Christ that I've been redeemed from my sins. So I know that God doesn't call me to do a specific thing. God hasn't given me a list, a Ten Commandments, if you will, of things to act on the first day.
“What God calls us to do is follow his will. And ultimately that's what I'm going to try to do. And I hope people see it in my state, even in the big challenges I took on when I had over 100,000 protesters in and around our capital, trying to do what I thought was the right thing.
“It wasn't just how I took on those political battles. It was ultimately how I acted. Not responding in kind. Not lashing out. But just being decent going forward and living my life in a way that would be a testimony to him and our faith.”
Sen. Mark Rubio (R-Fla.) was next, but Kelly changed the question a bit, telling Rubio, “a woman just came here to the stage and asked, what about the veterans?” She then asked Rubio “about God and the veterans.”
“Well, first, let me say I think God has blessed us. He has blessed the Republican Party with some very good candidates. The Democrats can't even find one,” Rubio said to laughter and applause.
“And I believe God has blessed our country. This country has been extraordinarily blessed. And we have honored that blessing. And that's why God has continued to bless us.
“And he has blessed us with young men and women willing to risk their lives and sometimes die in uniform for the safety and security of our people.” He went on to talk about the failures of the Veterans Administration.
Kelly then asked Dr. Ben Carson a question “about God and his role, but also...race relations.”
Carson only answered the race relations part of the question.
Those were the only five candidates to be asked about God.
She is brilliant. Doesn’t mean she’s a conservative or Christian, or fair, or even a good person.
Ping.
I thought the best answer would have been:
“Your question is offensive. No, God doesn’t send me a ‘Honey Do’ list each morning. I claim to be a Christian, not a prophet or apostle. I’m not running for Chief Pastor, either. But it is sad and pathetic that you seem to assume religious people believe God sends them emails each morning with a list of instructions! Your scorn and contempt, and your total misunderstanding of what it means to be a believer, are palpable and they disgust me.”
It was an ugly question, asked in an ugly way.
Megan Kelly has turned into a better looking DWS with her own show. She’s so full of herself anymore. Maybe we can watch her melt down when her cuckholded husband divorces her.
One thing for sure, we know who the BIG LOSER was in this debate, running away with it was Megyn Kelly.
What the heck is Megyn’s problem? Not getting enough sexy modeling gigs?
I don’t care. Megyn is hot. She can moderate every debate for all I care.
And how does that differ from all the other really stupid questions they asked over the course of the debate?
Megyn’s a big gay marriage supporter...I’m not surprised that she has so much obvious scorn for the Lord and His followers. She showed her true colors last night.
Best FReeper post from last night, by Dr.Deth:
Cruz: “Ye shall know them by their fruits.”
Kasich: “Ye shall know them fruits.”
Good answer!
Really what kind of question is that? I guess she thinks that true professing Christians all hear the actual voice of God telling them what to think? Is that it? Is she that out of touch with Christianity?
Yes, it was a set-up. I was extremely disappointed in this question. The question wasn't "do you believe in god" it was "does God talk to you".
This was IMHO Cruz's finest moment of the night, it was a masterful answer to say "through the Bible". Of course he is the son of a preacher, so he knows the right answer to this.
The soundbite that she was looking for is something like "God talks to me ... ", so that the Tards could spend the next year saying that Ted Cruz hears voices and might be schizophrenic, is therefore unqualified, and a total snark-out.
He was too smart to fall for that.
No one will ever ask the Beast about *her* religion, her sexual orientation, or anything of substance. The Beast will not appear on Fox for a debate.
Ironically, secular humanists are the ones who think He is talking to them. They believe moral truths arise directly from their grey matter; apparently they think they have a hotline to the divine.
Nah, if she doesn’t understand that God isn’t audibly speaking to conservatives, she’s got some misfires somewhere in there. As another poster commented, there were numerous obtuse questions from Kelly.
Did she ask this question and ask Cruz first to stick her finger in Huckabee’s eye, noting he has had a show on Fox, might be seen as a competitor or otherwise it liked.
Just speculation.
““Senator Cruz, start from you. Any word from God?” Kelly asked”
What a snotty bitch! Sneering at a person’s faith!
Is that “know” in the Biblical sense?
Poor Megyn fell right into the diva slot last night. Boy the opportunity she had last night to be classy, which would make her star shine forever, was sadly lost forever. I was a fan...now I’ll hit the mute button...not change channels (I like the optics). But those false eyelashes last night were a little much. Sorry to see people so “into” themselves that they implode. What a missed opportunity.
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