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Archae

(46,347 posts)
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 07:55 PM Nov 2013

Ted Cruz and his Father

Two peas in a pod, along with lots of other religious bigots and kooks.

Rafael Cruz again claims atheism and secular humanism cause sexual abuse

In a speech at Liberty University urging Christians to get involved in politics, Rafael Cruz said Wednesday that atheism and secular humanism resulted in sexual abuse.

Cruz, the father of freshman Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R), made almost identical remarks earlier this month.

“The word of God says if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” he told Liberty University students. “The world has set other foundations. I want to talk to you very quickly about two of them. One is atheism, the other one is secular humanism.”

“If we look at these foundations from two points of view, from the behavioral point of view of course they [lead to] people being governed by their instincts,” Cruz continued. “There is no moral absolute and this leads us to situational ethics, which unfortunately is being taught in public schools all over America.

“This means that right and wrong is dependent upon the circumstances. Of course, without God there is no value to life. That leads to immorality, that leads to sexual abuse, and there is no hope. They live without hope, because there is nothing more.”

He also told the Christian students that the lack of school-sponsored prayer caused teen pregnancy.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/15/rafael-cruz-again-claims-atheism-and-secular-humanism-cause-sexual-abuse/

Ted Cruz's Weekend Plans: Puppy Bombs, Islamophobia, Junk History & Glenn Beck

Submitted by Miranda Blue on Friday, 11/15/2013 4:24 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz has a busy weekend planned. Not only is he confirmed to headline a Texas conference for state legislators hosted by fake historian David Barton, he is also confirmed to speak at a conference of anti-Muslim activists and right-wing muckrakers in Florida hosted by leading Islamophobe David Horowitz .

(snip)

To give you an idea of just how willing Spencer and Geller are to run with any anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, no matter how ridiculous, this month both gleefully picked up a story from New York’s local CBS station that alleged that members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt were dipping puppies in gasoline and lighting them on fire in order to make puppy bombs. CBS quickly retracted the story, which was sourced to a Facebook message. But the story so perfectly fit Geller and Spencer’s hysterical anti-Muslim narrative that neither has updated their blog post.

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ted-cruz-s-weekend-plans-puppy-bombs-islamophobia-junk-history-glenn-beck#sthash.sJTVbMpB.dpuf

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Ted Cruz and his Father (Original Post) Archae Nov 2013 OP
Like father, like son. Both idiots. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2013 #1
Senor Rafael Crus and your son Carnival....got a question for ya: rustydog Nov 2013 #2
Not just the Catholics. Archae Nov 2013 #3
Thanks, you're correct rustydog Nov 2013 #4
Make no mistake - he's talking about atheists etc. now but elehhhhna Nov 2013 #6
Of course... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #5

rustydog

(9,186 posts)
2. Senor Rafael Crus and your son Carnival....got a question for ya:
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 08:08 PM
Nov 2013

If atheism leads to sexual abuse and homosexuality as you claim, how do you explain catholic priests raping boys and girls? and why does the OBVIOUSLY not-atheist Church cover up the rape and priest-caused pregnancies?

Just askin' Keep that good ol' Christian right wing bigotry and hatred flowin"! Can I have an amen brother?

Archae

(46,347 posts)
3. Not just the Catholics.
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 08:11 PM
Nov 2013

There are child molesting cover-ups among the Mormons, Southern Baptists, Orthodox Jews, just about any and all large congregation with an authoritarian mindset.

Yet...

Do you know what is the smallest number among those in prison, especially for kiddie rape?

Atheists.

Hmmmm...

 

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
6. Make no mistake - he's talking about atheists etc. now but
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 08:36 PM
Nov 2013

to him and his cracked buddys ALL religions but their own are false. ALL but theirs. But they must start SOMEWHERE.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
5. Of course...
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 08:26 PM
Nov 2013

that is why you never hear of someone in the clergy committing sexual abuse.



just in case

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