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.
You don’t “run the numbers for policy” when dealing with true triage situations, which are uncommon.
It used to be well known that midwives in rural areas would carry a saw with their other gear. Enough said.
I'm disdainfully sick of their claptrap bullshit.
I disagree. It almost looked like an attorney (Kelly) prepping her client (Cruz) for a deposition or testimony with the opposition (MSM, Dems). Cruz handled it masterfully, I thought, without turning off the less-religious folks, atheists, liberals, and agnostics. It demonstrated his ability to handle a hand grenade very well. This is the big leagues and they all need to be prepared for questions like this from the enemy. Better to fail now than after you got the nomination. Fox can move on to more substantive questions after the field has been winnowed.
I agree. Maybe Kelly was by this time so rattled by Trump’s responses that she failed to see how this would backfire on her.
Yea I misspelled “Christian” again. so freaking what.
Being rattled or not, she showed contempt for God and His believers.
We are watching power corrupt Megan Kelly live and in HD. Over time, she could have become a beloved presence. Instead she is now seen as a drug-addled media whore who flew too close to the sun.
I agree.
A lot of people who usually vote Republican are turned off by Ted Cruz, though. You might think it shouldn't be that way, but it is, and thinking that it's wrong or unjustified or unfair doesn't change the impression some people have of Cruz.
We believe in a triune God, do we not? We also believe the Bible, including the Epistles are the divinely-inspired word of God through the Holy Spirit. Therefore, whatever Paul wrote, inspired by the Holy Spirit implicitly brings with it Christ’s imprimatur. Since God the Father, Christ and the Holy Spirit are one, there can be no conflict.
I guess everyone has forgotten that the question came from Facebook, as did many of the questions. They were selected and crafted by a panel of contributors over weeks.
...but I guess it easier to blame Meagan Kelly for everything at the debates, than accepting the fact that these are questions a large number of Americans wanted answered.
I wouldn’t have asked the question, but then I don’t spend much time on Facebook either.
Did anyone also consider it gave the 4-5 candidates asked, a chance to talk about thier Faith, without asking the predictable “Do you believe in God?” question to which they are all going to say yes.
Cruz answered it perfectly.
You are so right about Cruz being the big winner. Several folks I know switched from Trump to Cruz last night.
I don’t think she was scornful. She always asks questions that way, to liberals as well. It’s just her way.
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I agree...she “cuts” both ways. But she is fair, IMHO, and doesn’t tolerate the political correctness Bull Crap.
Just shows you that beauty and brains usually don’t get together.
Gotcha question by Kelly absolutely knocked out of the park by Cruz. He couldn’t have had a better answer.
I agree with you there, POF. I thought that Ted handled the inane query deftly indeed.
That’s great news!
Unfortunately, Megyn has gone the way of most celebrities. Her popularity has gone to her head. Now, she no longer needs God.
Ted is amazing on his feet. But I guess that’s why he was the debating champ.
And yeah, Kelly is a liberal, which I already knew.
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