Here's the story, according to Rafael Cruz: My son Ted and his family spent six months in prayer seeking God's will for this decision. But the day the final green light came on, the whole family was together. It was a Sunday.
We were all at his church, First Baptist Church in Houston, including his senior staff. After the church service, we all gathered at the pastor's office. We were on our knees for two hours seeking God's will. At the end of that time, a word came through his wife, Heidi. And the word came, just saying, "Seek God's face, not God's hand." And I'll tell you, it was as if there was a cloud of the holy spirit filling that place. Some of us were weeping, and Ted just looked up and said, "Lord, here am I, use me. I surrender to you, whatever you want." And he felt that was a green light to move forward.
That Rafael Cruz should cast his son's presidential campaign as a divinely inspired endeavor is not surprising. For years, he has been a freelancing evangelical who has promoted an extremely fundamentalist version of Christianity and decried those, including other Christians, who do not share his religious views. He has called for fundamentalist Christians to gain control of most aspects of American society, and he has issued a series of controversial statements blasting President Barack Obama, gay rights activists, and other spiritual enemies. As Mother Jones first reported, he called Obama an "outright Marxist" who "seeks to destroy all concept of God" and urged Americans to send him "back to Kenya." He said it was "appalling" to have a gay mayor in Houston and asserted that Satan was behind the Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage.
O-k-e-y d-o-k-e-y then.
As you all well know I don't exactly believe in God. But if I did and I thought that he chose fucking Ted Cruz to be the Commander-in-Chief, I 'm pretty sure that would destroy my faith right there.
By the apparently God also chose these folks to run for President as well:
Scott Walker
John Kasich
Ben Carson
Rick Perry
Rick Santorum
and Mike Huckabee.
Let's also not forget that according to Sarah Palin he chose her to run for the VP spot as well.
Well it looks to me as if either all of these people have several screws loose, or God just likes fucking with people.
Man created god because he fears death.
ReplyDeleteNo, that's why men cheat on their wives.
DeleteI think you forgot Michele Batshitcrazy Bachmann in that list.
ReplyDeleteIsn't there a commandment that says Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain? Well, they all certainly did.
Dear Ted,
ReplyDeleteThose voices you are hearing inside your head are not coming from me. I suggest you wander the desert for forty years until you you see a burning bush and then maybe we can talk, than again..maybe not.
PS. That goes for the rest of your fellow GOP candidates.
Sincerely,
God
"George Bush says God chose him to lead his nation"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/nov/02/usa.religion
Bush said to James Robinson: 'I feel like God wants me to run for President. I can't explain it, but I sense my country is going to need me. Something is going to happen... I know it won't be easy on me or my family, but God wants me to do it.'
Republican shocker: God picked Obama in 2008and 2012
ReplyDeleteMaybe Cruz has his own personal God, like the one who wrote to Sarah Palin that she was picked to be Vice President. That sure worked out. BWAHAHAHAHAHA.
DeleteFrom their porch anyone can see God will pick Hillary in 2016.
DeleteAMEN
DeleteJust as crazy things have happened to sarah. God writes letters to palin.
ReplyDeleteI guess it pays to be on God's mailing list,huh,sarah?
ReplyDeleteNot so much anymore!! I would like to know if the elder Cruz has EVER paid taxes in this country, or has he always been a religious, non taxpaying freak?
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DeleteExactly what I've been wondering -- has Cruz Sr. ever paid taxes in the USA? It took him 48 years to decide to become a citizen of this country. Are we supposed to believe he was a taxpaying citizen?
Ted Cruz will never b potus. That door gonna slam right in his face like it did to Sarah.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of sarah, I do believe in Little cuz. She had details such as the sarapac before it even came out. She never claimed to live in Wasilla and I felt that she had to be somewhere away from wasilla. She had palins head spinning and some of the trolls posting were Bristol, I'm sure you could see that G?
I do hope she can contact you...
I never felt she was in AK b/c that would be too dangerous for her, I do hope she keeps commenting, its funny to see the palin trolls spinning and spitting and trying to figure out "who she is".
Time will tell.
Breaking, I guess Rubio will be out soon, heard a affair scandal just broke, he will be out next. LOL.
Got to get rid of Trump and Cruz will be bumped b/c he is not born here.
I would be more worried about Trump than Cruz. Cruz is obnoxious and unreal. Only the fundies like him. Trump is actually courting the "uneducated" he thanked them!?
The uneducated, like Sarah and company... Bwhahahahahahahaa
Fuck the Repubs!
Maloe's doubters are not trolls nor Palins, 6:48. Deal with it. The funniest part of the whole maloe's thing was that obnoxious GinaM being proven wrong. Ha ha ha Gina, or should I say BWAHAHAHAHAHA?
DeleteThe funniest part of the whole maloe's thing is that 7:41 is still posting about it. Obsessed much?
Delete7:41
Deleteyou seem to be emotionally invested in this
Poster 7:41 was remarking about maloe since poster 6:48 brought it up.
DeleteButthurt much, 8:21am?
I'm usually skeptical of folks who claim to know God's will when it's associated with a beneficial outcome for them. Especially when it's about putting them in one of the most powerful, influential roles on earth.
ReplyDeleteExactly. God's will always seems to be aligned with people's desires.
DeleteIf God's plan was for Ted Cruz to be president, then why wasn't he born in the U.S. instead of Canada?
DeleteNews flash for Rafael St & Rafael Jr: I am not Christian, but I do believe in God. By your reasoning, God chose Barack Obama to come in and do as much as possible to repair the damage done by Dubya's reign. God not only allowed a gay mayor for my beloved city but chose a black mayor to succeed Mayor Parker. And finally, your crazy, evil First Baptist Church is a blight on this city, perhaps matched only by Lakewood (Joel Osteen) and Second Baptist with the sorry bastard, Ed Young. I have a strong suspicion God is going to decide in 2018 that one Senate term is enough for Teddy Boy and also too, that if the GOP bastards continue their obstruction, the next SCOTUS justice will be selected by our 45th President, Hillary Clinton.
ReplyDeleteNow excuse me while I take God out for a potty break and some tennis ball retrieving. His actual name is Curtis, but I call him God from time to time. Oh BTW, he's a BLACK Lab so suck on that you worthless pieces of shit.
The First Baptist Church in Dallas will give your First Baptist Church a run for the money in a contest to see which is the most evil.
DeleteOr try the Baptist Temple in Anchorage. Political evil via Jerry Prevo.
DeleteBalzafiar, my sister & her hardcore Southern Baptist family go to Prestonwood Baptist. It's gotta be close to the top of the evil ones.
DeleteI'll raise you John Hagee, & for good measure toss in Uncle Pat here in Virginia.
DeleteI guess they haven't considered the possibility that God wanted Ted to run because He wants the Republicans to lose?
ReplyDeleteGod is fucking with his head just like she did with all the others she told that to.
ReplyDeleteI am sure it is an endless source of amusement for her.
After two hours of their constant wacky prayers , God finally gave up and let them make up a weird message about His face and not His hand. God is busy with a lot of things, and Ted Cruz isn't one of them.
DeleteGod said seek my face, like do not lie and cheat to my face, Ted Cruz!
ReplyDeleteHaha, poor Cruz; even with 'God's' endorsement the evangelicals seem to be favouring quasi-Christian Trump.
ReplyDeleteIf God loves this guy so much, why did she make Ted SO ugly? He is repulsive.
Delete8;03 AM
DeleteHe inherited his spectacularly bad looks from papa.
Well okey dokey, but God's gonna have to make up his mind 'cause he only gets one vote. That's if he's registered of course.
ReplyDeleteAnd has a valid, state-recognized voter ID. Otherwise, he's out of luck in a lot of states.
DeleteI wish God would make up Her mind.
ReplyDeleteAs I recall, She has endorsed:
-- Sarah Palin
-- Michele Bachmann
-- George W. Bush
-- Rick Santorum
-- Mike Huckabee
-- Ted Cruz
-- Pat Robertson
and probably several others whom I don't recall.
God help us!
DeleteTed and Raphael love the world too much, and God less.
ReplyDelete"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." 1John 2:15-16 -- "Little children, it is the last time; and as ye have heard that anti-christ shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us; they they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us." V. 18-19.
From what I have seen, fundamentalists are not interested in the teachings of the Gospels. Wealth, power and price ledge are not promised there. Only the annoying business of humility and caring for others and the ain't got time for that!
DeletePrivilege, not price ledge.
DeleteIf that's the case, then why is that epitome of Christianty pee pond voting Trump?
ReplyDeleteBat shit craziness.
How does "seek God's face" mean "run for President"? No really - I speak English not batshit crazy Jesus freak. Is that a dog whistle?
ReplyDeleteImagine working on this campaign. You have to read the Bible in hotel lobbies with crazy old Rafael and pray on your knees for TWO HOURS??? Those staffers must be some real winners.
God told me she hates that shit and she really hates Ted.
It sort of reminds me of the voice with the confusing messages that kept coming from the cornfield in Field of Dreams. And is probably as legitimate.
DeleteCruz may have God on his side but Trump has those two Corinthians. Bet they're more fun.
A Fan From Chicago
Whenever I hear people claim they 'spent hours on our knees in prayer,' I call them liars. Raphael Senior is almost 77 years old..he's not spending hours on his knees. Oh, and here's what he said about Teddy's Senate run, " At the New Beginnings Church in Irving, Texas, in August 2012, Cruz delivered a sermon where he described his son's senatorial campaign as taking place within a context where Christian "kings" were anointed to preside over an "end-time transfer of wealth" from wicked people to the righteous. Cruz urged the congregation to "tithe mightily" to achieve that result." Sounds very accepting and loving, doesn't it--of himself and the riches Teddy will bring him form the wicked rest of us.
ReplyDelete"Wicked people" meaning the congregation and the "Righteous" being Cruz. Go figure.
DeleteJust send 'em all your money. That's really all they want from you anyway.
I hope there's a video of that, in case he somehow beats Trump and Rubio!
DeleteTed, I have a family praying right now for their dying mother. I have people starving, losing their homes and lots of hungry children praying for my help right now and they are praying for others not just themselves like you are just so you can have power. Sorry you are not high on my list of priorities especially when you would like to cut the food stamps and medical care for said people.
ReplyDeleteStay away from lightning.
God
Thanks be to you God
DeleteHave any of the candidates who have confidently strutted up to a microphone to tell us that "Gawd told me to run" ever, ever, when (inevitably) dropping out, told us that "Gawd told me I misunderstood and that he never thought I would be so stupid as to think He wanted an imbecile like like me to run for such an important position"?
ReplyDeleteYeah, not so much. :D
DeleteWhat a convenient god/religion. Their god supports anything they WANT to do. Even when they aren't eligible for the job. Tho I do like the ancient mythology stories from Greece/Rome/Scandanavia.
ReplyDeleteThe god peeps are losing ground and a turn off more and more each day. They will eat each other alive and whatever Trump really is will help them.
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Oh yeah, smart-ass papa Cruz, what about god answering my prayer that all candidates have an IQ over 60? What a dumbass thing to say out loud! During the Civil War both sides prayed to the same god but I guess the rebels just weren't praying hard or loud enough. The picture of Cruz and his family kneeling for two hours (no doubt speaking in tongues) in earnest prayer ought to scare the crap out of anyone.
ReplyDeleteWow. God really dropped the ball considering Rafael, I mean Ted, hasn't won anything except Iowa almost a month ago.
ReplyDeleteConservative Christians will tell you that everything is God's Will. The death of a child because God needs another angel. Devastating disasters because God is punishing. Even running for office is God's Will. Sarah Palin said on the eve of election night 2008, that God "would do the right thing". They lost.
ReplyDeleteProblem with their devotion to God is, they have been hating on Obama for 8 years, but according to them, wouldn't Obama's winning be God's Will, also, too? Hypocrites.
"wouldn't Obama's winning be God's Will, also, too?"
DeletePatti, it says in the Bible in the Book of Endometriosis:
"Everything good is God's Will. Everything bad is the work of Satan. That'll be 10% of your income, thank you, come again soon."
Now do you understand why Obama's election was Satan's doing while Reagan's election was divine intervention by Jeebus hisself?
(Hint: it has a lot to do with skin color...)
So how does dog divvy up the delegates?
ReplyDeleteHe pees on their legs.
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I wonder if that freelancing extends to paying his income taxes or does he take a religious exemption, because he sounds more like Satan.
I think it's more like people like fucking with people, and using "God" as the reason/excuse/justification. I say this as a nonbeliever, not to defend "God," BTW.
ReplyDeleteKinda hard not to notice that "God" always tells people like the Cruz crazies what they want to hear even though when it totally conflicts with what "God" also told somebody else! That "God" -- he's such a joker! No, the joke is on the rest of us.
That's why I no longer espouse the "I'm not religious but I can respect your religion" crap. I don't respect religion, period. It's all man[emphasis on man]-made crap.
I had no idea that the senior Cruz was a religious whack job...............guess that helps explain Ted's weird creepiness. Though to be honest, "ministers son" wasn't really the vibe that I was getting.
ReplyDeleteGawd is a piss poor general contractor and even worse as a financial planner or human resources director.
ReplyDeleteThanks, God. You prankster, you.
ReplyDeleteSaw a splendid comment on another website to the effect: "Religion encourages people who aren't superior to anyone to feel superior to everyone."
ReplyDeleteThis would understandably account for nearly every Republican who stares at his/her nearly attractive visage in the mirror and implausibly imagines themselves president of the United States. God help us all.
"a word came through his wife, Heidi."
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear Cruz interviewed about his prophetess wife, Heidi, and how 'getting a word from the Lord' works. And then they could show the 'Holy Ghost Enema' video of Rafael's associate, huckster Suzanne Hinn, wife of renowned huckster Bennie Hinn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jhw_5ye8Qo
The New Apostolic Reformation didn't get the media attention it deserved when Palin hit the national stage.
God hasn't really talked to any of these people, has he?
ReplyDeleteIf so,why does he choose to talk to the ugliest, dumbest, filthiest, hateful, moronic, narcissistic, disgusting,lying scum ? Does he not like good people?
When Police Officers found Heidi Cruz on the side of the road and depressed, was she disappointed with God's word?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of this story is that when he loses big time, he can blame it all on Heidi not hearing the Word of the Lord (tm) correctly. So it will be all her fault. As a true narcissist, NOTHING can ever be HIS fault.
ReplyDeleteI bet those were the words from Heidi, after hours of kneeling. Did they all go to Chic fil a afterwards to celebrate God's Chosen One? And all the pieces just fell into place, a word came from Heidi, the word of God himself, on a sunday, in a Baptist Church, with the entire family there!! Yep the hand of God is in everything. Pass the basket and give your best offering.
ReplyDeleteWait, why did God choose a woman to say the words? If God doesn't trust the Cruz men, why should anyone else? Raphiel boy, you just stepped in it big time.
We are definately talking bout the good ship lolly-pop here... The Cruz machine is running down a steep launch shoot to nutball heaven. Glowing exhaust inhaled directly from the SUV in front.
ReplyDeleteRather than answering the prayers of presidential candidates, couldn't God answer the prayers of women infected with the Zika virus thereby saving them a lifetime of hardship?
ReplyDeletePretty sure that Dumbya also claimed to be following a suggestion from the Big Guy when he decided to run for the privilege of ruining everything. Thanks for nothing.
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