Posted on 02/21/2016 1:55:23 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Donald Trump has criticized Pope Francis for questioning his own faith, but defended his own questions about fellow GOP candidate Ted Cruz's faith as legitimate.
Last week, Pope Francis suggested Trump was "not Christian" for his comments about building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. At the time, Trump said, "No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith."
But Trump has been similarly critical of Cruz's faith.
Asked by moderator John Dickerson how he squares those two positions, Trump said he never questioned Cruz's faith.
"No, I never questioned Ted's--anything having to do with his religion," Trump said. "I just said you can't lie and hold up a Bible and you can't do that, you just can't do that, it's not appropriate."
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said this week in Iowa that there aren't many evangelical Christians who hail from Cuba.
"Just remember this - you gotta remember, in all fairness, to the best of my knowledge, not too many evangelicals come out of Cuba, okay?" Mr. Trump said at a campaign event Tuesday. "Just remember that...just remember.â€
"In all fairness, here we are," he said, holding up a Bible he had brought onstage. "Just remember that, folks. When you're casting your ballot, remember. I have a lot of support, lot of support from amazing people."
"Franklin Graham said incredible things about me the other day," Mr. Trump said. "We have so many pastors and so many ministers in favor, and it's just very important to me."....
Another trump lie.
Staged prayers are so convincing. At least on take 5 when it works.
Trump thinks we’ll all forget his nasty vitriol
I’m starting to think your obsession is unhealthy. It can’t be good for your psyche to support loser after loser after loser.
If Ted Cruz didn’t come across as a creepier version of Joel Osteen during his many Come to Jesus moments in SC, maybe Trump wouldn’t have had to say anything about your candidate.
Are there a lot of evangelicals coming out of Cuba?
That was embarrassing. How did that get made public?
The great Roman orator Cicero called flattery ''the handmaid of vices.''
Ted Cruz isn't from Cuba so how is it a lie? The way I read that statement it would be more a question against his dad, Rafael.
You’d better save your strength. Fasting with Beck will sap your energy.
Trump 100 percent honest again.
I can think of several reasons and all of them are bad:
1. He was that easily duped by enemies;
2. He is that incompetent;
3. He is so socially autistic that he doesn’t realize how bad it is;
4. Similar to 3, he is so hollow and phony that he thought it was OK.
I lean most towards a combination of 1 & 4, but that implicates 2 as well. Those videos are truly bizarre and excruciating, and should have been destroyed months ago. Amazingly horrible artifacts. I am thankful we’ve seen them though.
Megachurch Pastor Paula White [recently/currently Mrs. Journey Rocker Jonathan Cain]
August 30, 2015: Trump Hosts Televangelists Who Fleece Their Flocks
..."Paula White, who hosts a TV show called Paula White Today on The Word Network and pastors New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida took the helm at that church after its former shepherd died of a heroin and cocaine overdose.
Trump and White have been friends for years, which makes sense because they have a lot in common. In addition to having their own popular TV shows, they're on their third marriage-Trump's to former model Melania Trump, and White's to the keyboardist for Journey.
Trump has been a guest on her programming numerous times, and they seem to be big fans of each other. He's called her "a beautiful person, both inside and out," and recommended that viewers read her book You're All That: Understanding God's Design For Your Life so they would "be ready for great success." White has compared him to "a diamond that reveals a new facet each time it is turned in the light," ..
White, like Trump, is also a big fan of cash. She's typically characterized as a proponent of the prosperity gospel-a theologically suspect approach to Christianity whereby pastors (often before huge congregations or on TV broadcasts) tell listeners that God wants them to become very wealthy, and that if they just give "a seed" to said pastors' ministries, they'll reap great financial returns and be #blessed. White's e-store features a sermon called "Why God Wants You Wealthy." Of course, Donald Trump wants people to be rich as well, which is why White once offered her viewers-for a ministry contribution of $25-a copy of Trump's book Why We Want You to Be Rich. Everyone wants you to be rich! Praise the Lord!
White's website has....interesting deals. One (your correspondent's personal favorite) is called the "2015 Atonement Package."...
I imagine libs on the set saved the out takes!
One never wants to watch the sausages being made, does one?!
Trump attacked Cruz’s faith in 2015 rendering you SC comment silly.
He is a punk like Obams, do as I say not as I do, and the sheep go baa.
Trump and Cruz Go America 2016
Oh look, it’s one of the preeminent hypocritical hacks. And you’re here on a trump is a liar thread....how appropriate. A man with no principles supporting a candidate with none...a perfect match.
At this late date, it’s probably mostly commies coming out of Cuba. I remember Carter’s famous guests!
And Bill never had sex with that woman.
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