At the New Beginnings Church in Irving, Texas, in August 2012, Cruz delivered a sermon where he described his son’s senatorial campaign as taking place within a context where Christian “kings” were anointed to preside over an “end-time transfer of wealth” from wicked people to the righteous. Cruz urged the congregation to “tithe mightily” to achieve that result. During an interview conducted by the Christian Post in 2014, Cruz stated, “I think we cannot separate politics and religion; they are interrelated. They’ve always been interrelated.” Salon described Cruz as a “Dominionist, devoted to a movement that finds in Genesis a mandate that ‘men of faith’ seize control of public institutions and govern by biblical principle.”
Father: Rafael Bienvenido Cruz
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Perfect example is Kim Davis of Kentucky, who took on the gov. by not registering same sex couples, and she won. Need more of her type.
It is exactly where they need to be to stave off the liberal agenda. Men of faith are not prohibited by the separation of Church and State.....
Well, trisham, I appreciate your concerns. I too have concerns regarding both Trump and Cruz (the two I would vote for). I have made such concerns known on FR, which if you take a look at my earlier posts, you will find to be true. Since you raise your concerns only in relation to Ted, I will leave Trump of this, and speak only of Ted. Here is my chief peeve with him: Ted needs to drop the revival preacher manner of speaking that he slips into at times. It is inappropriate to one aspiring to the office of president. Now to the points you raise:
1) What Cruz’s father said is one thing, but the father is not the son. If that were so, we would have to disqualify many people for many things. In saying that I am not so foolish as to think that fathers don’t influence sons. But sometimes their influence turns out to be different than what they intend. God has a sense of humor, which we do not always understand and which often takes us time to appreciate.
2) What Salon says is automatically to be received with skepticism. They have been known to spread disinformation and to have no love for conservatives who take the constitution seriously. That said, as a conservative Lutheran I am well aware of what “dominionism” teaches. It is false doctrine, and will not fool the faithful. Nor will it find acceptance among serious minded people concerned for our nation. Nor is it compatible with the U. S. Constitution.
Salon? Wikipedia? You can find more authoritative theological reference sources, not that you’re demonstrating a real interest in Rev. Cruz’s beliefs. More importantly, what are Ted Cruz’s views on the issues you raise?
This nation was founded on biblical principles.
This nation was founded on biblical principles.