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Ted Cruz and the most cynical, despicable political stunt of the year
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Posted on 09/12/2014 10:16:02 PM PDT by chessplayer

Aggressively supporting Israel is a political winner for conservatives. But when it comes at the expense of persecuted Christians who fear for their lives...

Since the second half of the 20th century, some of my fellow Christians have been the most persecuted religious group in the world. They still are. You probably are surprised to hear this. That's because most of these persecuted Christians don't live in the West. They are, as the awful phrase has it, too foreign for the right and too Christian for the left.

In recent weeks and months, however, the West has heard about the plight of at least one set of these persecuted Christians: those in the Middle East. These communities, many of which date back to the very beginning of Christianity, are now facing outright extinction. And it's happening at the hands of ISIS, the West's Public Enemy No. 1.

A summit was held this week in Washington, D.C., in support of Middle East Christians, and Cruz was supposed to be a keynote speaker. However, right in the second paragraph of his speech, he began exalting Israel. After a while, the assembly started to boo and heckle him. Cruz said, "If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you," and left the podium.

Keep in mind that many Christians in the Middle East are ethnic Arabs who live under Israel's occupation of the West Bank, and therefore have negative feelings about Israel. Of course, there are also many Middle East Christians who are supporters of Israel (indeed, there are even Arab Christians who serve, with distinction, in the Israeli Defense Forces).

As the excellent coverage, transcript, and recording provided by The American Conservative's Jonathan Coppage shows, the audience in Washington applauded Cruz's first lines of support for Israel and the Jews. The crowd turned against him ONLY WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR that he was launching into a rah-rah pro-Israel stump speech that had NOTHING to do with what they were doing there.

Cruz tarred and attacked one of the most powerless and beleaguered minorities in the world, solely for personal political gain. He was strong against the weak.

In the end, what was most striking about Cruz's tirade was the last phrase: "If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you." Cruz was literally standing in a room with his fellow Christians. In the Bible, the idea of the fellowship of Christian believers is a very important one, and to break fellowship is to put oneself outside the community. What Cruz was saying was that agreeing to his views on Israel was more important as a badge of fellowship than believing in Jesus Christ.


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To: txhurl

Look me up in six months and see who I’m pulling for. You are more than welcome.


221 posted on 09/13/2014 2:40:17 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: ontap

Unless you need a place to live.


222 posted on 09/13/2014 2:41:56 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: ontap

I’m actually starting to enjoy his obstinancy: it’s making me realize more and more the implications and ramifications of this attempted trap by the CAIR hecklers at the speech.

ALL Nation’s, (even, or, especially, our) politicians have to ‘respect’ their citizenry’s anti-Semitism or lose support at the polls. Ted Cruz makes his alliance clear and unmistakable, and NO politician wants his Isaeli Alliance compared to Cruz’.

France is pushing their Jews out openly.

This Ted Cruz supporting t(r)oll is claiming France is the savior of Christianity. Like Wardaddy said, American Jews ain’t voting for Ted Cruz.

You know a man by his words and fruit. T(r)oll must be an Israel-hating ‘Christian’. Does Pat Buchanan FReep and I missed it?


223 posted on 09/13/2014 2:43:25 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: Kaosinla
And any Arab that dares condemn them....Remember Anwar Sadat!!!
224 posted on 09/13/2014 2:43:36 PM PDT by ontap
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To: txhurl

Again, you respond with accusations rather than fact. You are failing to prove Ted right. Friends offer shelter in a storm.


225 posted on 09/13/2014 2:46:32 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: The Toll

Any Arab...any...that is without a place to live can thank his fellow Arabs. Who constitute 99% of the mid east!!


226 posted on 09/13/2014 2:47:20 PM PDT by ontap
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To: ontap

Very Christian of you.


227 posted on 09/13/2014 2:49:55 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: The Toll

Telling the truth about Arabs and their responsibility for the ailing state of most Arabs is quite Christian. How astute of you, despite your twisted mindset.


228 posted on 09/13/2014 2:51:26 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: MHGinTN

Is Israel helping or not?


229 posted on 09/13/2014 2:52:51 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: The Toll

Your lack of knowledge regarding the History of the people called Arabs is showing.


230 posted on 09/13/2014 2:54:28 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: MHGinTN

So you hate them then? Ok.


231 posted on 09/13/2014 2:55:19 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: ontap

What is actually scary is how Freepers do what you’re attempting

I’ve seen it before with Bush II....Sarah... Cain

A bit with Carson and now with Cruz

Cruz is my first pick.... has been for two years now...even over Palin

I think he got sandbagged here given the name of the group...and reacted by labeling his detractors anti Semites

And I question that entire scenario

First time so far since following Cruz

BTW....I am oldish

My fears are death of a child.....my wife leaving me and my own impending doom

Going broke too...that scares me

That’s about it

What Ted Cruz does is not important enough yet in the grand scheme if things to scare me

But ive noted the cult of personality infallibility you’re trying is alive and well


232 posted on 09/13/2014 2:57:51 PM PDT by wardaddy (Ferguson MO...but i thought blacks went north to escape the racism of mean ol southerners)
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To: MHGinTN

He actually though he was making some sarcastic point......He’s a troll....pretty obvious!!


233 posted on 09/13/2014 3:04:39 PM PDT by ontap
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To: The Toll

Again, you respond with accusations rather than fact. You are failing to prove Ted right. Friends offer shelter in a storm.


Proof you are an operative and not grass-roots.

Ted Cruz went on Megyn Kelly’s show after the speech and re-stated his reasoning for walking away from the Anti-Semites.

If you are a friend of Ted, why not ask him why he’s wrong? I’m sure he’ll have a few paragraphs for you.

By the way, in your poster, is the cigar pointed up or down away from his nose to avoid smoke in his eye?


234 posted on 09/13/2014 3:04:46 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: wardaddy

What the hell are you talking about!!!


235 posted on 09/13/2014 3:06:46 PM PDT by ontap
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To: The Toll
My heart is pro Israel so I can take few arrows. Ted was not accurate.

He was certainly accurate in this venue, which gave shelter and voice to Hezbollah and Islamic extremism. These pseudo-Christians (or stealth radicals) at the conference chose to align with Hezbollah and perpetuate the blind hatred of Israel/Jews, along with anyone critical of Islam.

That sounds more like my enemy then my Christian brothers and sisters. What say you?
236 posted on 09/13/2014 3:08:45 PM PDT by Kaosinla (The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
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To: wardaddy
I think he got sandbagged here given the name of the group...and reacted by labeling his detractors anti Semites

His detractors were anti Semites!!!

237 posted on 09/13/2014 3:08:52 PM PDT by ontap
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To: Balding_Eagle; x

Its a bit early to be calling Ted a statesman BE

I mean....he’s my favorite too...but I think he waded into this not knowing this group wasnt going to rah rah Israel to his degree

So he called them anti Semites and walked off

This group applauded his first pro Israel remarks then got irritated as he kept at it ...according to article...

What’s the point in picking a fight with old Christian Arabs still miffed over grievances from 60 years ago?

I fail to see the idealistic point or political capital point

Which leads me to guess he thought given their name they would be fellow travelers about Israel

And they were largely...up to a point

I just don’t believe his staff said let’s go find some pissed off Christian Arabs to agitate and call anti Semites.....

Doesn’t make sense

Folks here keep saying truth

Is Ted Cruz now the arbiter of anti semitism?

Hmmmmm...not for me


238 posted on 09/13/2014 3:10:13 PM PDT by wardaddy (Ferguson MO...but i thought blacks went north to escape the racism of mean ol southerners)
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To: ontap

Some people can’t realize Cruz is trying to save the America his detractors miss actually living in. Inexplicable.

They judge POTUS candidates with an American Idol or Sons of Anarchy mindset, mindless of the implications of what the Left has actually done and is will accelerate doing to destroy their America.

The left is frantically polling on this TRAP of a speech, and very soon will drop the matter altogether when they realize Ted has woken a sleeping Giant... but it’ll be too late.

Thanks, Left!


239 posted on 09/13/2014 3:13:38 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: wardaddy
Is Ted Cruz now the arbiter of anti semitism?

People who advance the killing of Jews and the destruction of Israel are anti Semites......that's seems rather obvious to me!!!

240 posted on 09/13/2014 3:14:33 PM PDT by ontap
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