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Cruz is a Dominionist whoes own father and several pastors have called an "anointed one" that will eliminate regulations and bring about a great transfer of wealth that will make way for Christ's return and usher in a "Christian America." And lest you think that I'm making that up...
That's too much even for conservative Southern Baptists.
I personally think that a candidate's religion should not be an issue. But when one's theology centers on breaking down the nation in order to be G*d's personal banker (because He needs one for some reason), and reshape it into a one where you;re religion reigns supreme... Well, you better believe that candidates religion is going to be a problem for a lot of people.
Yes of course it will be a problem. Just like the skin color of a president is a problem for some people, etc.
Bigots and Tinfoil hat wearers are obviously going to vote based on their innate hatred of certain people, but that hardly translates to an entire race or religious group.
Keep trying to fear monger about Christians and Baptists, I am sure that will change tons of people's minds and realities to your way of thinking.
Yes of course it will be a problem. Just like the skin color of a president is a problem for some people, etc.
Bigots and Tinfoil hat wearers are obviously going to vote based on their innate hatred of certain people, but that hardly translates to an entire race or religious group.
Keep trying to fear monger about Christians and Baptists, I am sure that will change tons of people's minds and realities to your way of thinking.
I was a born and raised Southern Baptist. Cruz can call himself whatever, but his dominionist, end-time banker "anointed one" fantasies aren't in any version of the Baptist Faith and Message that I've ever seen. It's cultish at best and outright heretical when compared to mainline Protestant theological beliefs. But if you want to compare someone's chosen religious beliefs with another person's race... Well, that's your fallacy to make.
So, unless Cruz suddenly takes the JFK approach to how religion should influence the American Presidency, his religion will be a big issue for Americans as they learn more about him. Transcript of Kennedy's Speech on His Religion
The only pattern I can discern is that the increased presence of evangelical Christianity correlates with higher levels of corruption, whereas a more religiously unaffiliated population correlates with lower levels:
So it would seem that evangelical Christians are pretty sanguine when it comes to liars — at least relative to those with no religious affiliation. (The followers of Jerry Falwell more credulous than the fans of Richard Dawkins?! Who could've imagined ...)
I think you are confused about what the definition of a shameless self-promoter is. If you look the phrase up in the dictionary, you will see a picture of "The Donald"
"So, unless Cruz suddenly takes the JFK approach to how religion should influence the American Presidency, his religion will be a big issue for Americans as they learn more about him. Transcript of Kennedy's Speech on His Religion"
What Kennedy said in Houston is anathema to today's Republican Party.
I was a born and raised Southern Baptist. Cruz can call himself whatever, but his dominionist, end-time banker "anointed one" fantasies aren't in any version of the Baptist Faith and Message that I've ever seen. It's cultish at best and outright heretical when compared to mainline Protestant theological beliefs. But if you want to compare someone's chosen religious beliefs with another person's race... Well, that's your fallacy to make.
So, unless Cruz suddenly takes the JFK approach to how religion should influence the American Presidency, his religion will be a big issue for Americans as they learn more about him. Transcript of Kennedy's Speech on His Religion
You have a predetermined bias against Cruz, so everything you hear from or about him you seem to twist into something you have projected upon him. Sorry, but this issue is completely yours and has nothing to do with Cruz or his religious upbringing. The fact that you claim you were "born and raised a Southern Baptist" yet call Southern Baptists outright cultish and heretical seems more like your opinion based on your prejudices and not something that Cruz' outward religious presence engenders in most people.
Cruz has NEVER stated that he expects to turn America into the United Baptist Church of America and as a convert to Judaism, I have never heard anything from him or about him that would lead any competent and rational human being to believe that this Constitutional Scholar has ANY intention whatever to undermine the Constitution and lead a Theocratic Revolution to overturn the Republic as a martyr for the Southern Baptists. You may be a very nice person, but your irrational fear of Ted Cruz and Southern Baptists is delusional and borders on what people who experience psychotic breaks with reality would opine.
BTW, LauraC, The Conservative Treehouse is a cheering section for Donald Trump.
That doesn't make them wrong. It just encourages more digging.
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