A Satanist Explains Why Ted Cruz Is Not, in Fact, Lucifer

[ehrnst]

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"Do you think Boehner was incorrect to compare Cruz with Lucifer?

Yes. If there’s anything honest about Ted Cruz, it’s that he is honestly a Christian who thinks he’s advancing Christian values. And so calling him Lucifer is radically inappropriate. It furthers this notion that, so long as you’re Christian, you’re correct, and anyone who does anything rotten must therefore be the devil. That’s an affront to symbolism that we value. It’s also a dysfunctional way of thinking. We need to consider that hiding behind a cross doesn’t make you a good person, or better person than somebody who subscribes to an alternative or oppositional religion.

Writing off a highly Christian character like Ted as “Lucifer incarnate” reaffirms the idea that Christianity can do no wrong. But Christians can’t just push Cruz off on Satanists. We don’t fucking want him."

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/04/29/satanic_temple_explains_why_ted_cruz_isn_t_lucifer.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top

[LongTomH]

1. "Christians can’t just push Cruz off on Satanists. We don’t fucking want him."