TemplarKormac
Political Atheist
No, not really. You'll have to forgive my sarcasm. I am openly attacking Cruz for his lack of class.
Ted Cruz made no bones about being a Christian. He made it a point to acknowledge God in front of the media and in the debates. That was all well and good. As I am myself a Christian, I was taught that some of the basic precepts of my faith include honesty, loyalty and forgiveness. And given those things I believe Cruz betrayed all of those precepts by his actions and comments yesterday and today.
First, Cruz's honesty. He took a pledge in front of a national audience during a debate on Fox News to support the GOP nominee, no matter who he was. But nearly a year later during the GOP convention last night, he chose to take face time instead of endorsing Donald Trump as the nominee, instead telling people to "vote their conscience." Well, Cruz showed how little of one he had by choosing not to keep his promise.
Next, his loyalty. Perhaps Cruz is unaware, but there is loyalty in unity. He disregarded his loyalty to not only his party and the delegates bound to him, but to the people who voted for him, by refusing to endorse Donald Trump. He should have put aside his differences for the sake of unity.
Next, we examine his capacity for forgiveness. This is the toughest one to critique, because forgiving someone can be easy, or it can be a herculean undertaking. And continuing in the context of the Christian faith, Jesus said to forgive infinitely. Cruz believes that Trump attacked his wife and father on the campaign trail, and I condemn such behavior. I hope someday Trump apologizes. But I also believe in concept of forgiveness in the absence of apology. I don't make a habit of holding grudges or keeping enemies. For someone like Cruz, who believes in God and proclaims to live in his word, forgiveness should have come easier, but it didn't. He chose not to exercise it.
Cruz is a nice guy, and I won't impugn on his character overall for what he did last night. But what he did was overtly childish and lacked any class whatsoever. He lied to his voters, abandoned his loyalty to them and refused to forgive a former political opponent for the sake of moving forward. I'm not a perfect Christian, because I've sinned as well. I'm not casting any stones, either, but that's not what a Christian is supposed to do. That's not what a self proclaimed man of principle is supposed to do.
(This thread was posted at eighteen minutes past midnight Friday)
Ted Cruz made no bones about being a Christian. He made it a point to acknowledge God in front of the media and in the debates. That was all well and good. As I am myself a Christian, I was taught that some of the basic precepts of my faith include honesty, loyalty and forgiveness. And given those things I believe Cruz betrayed all of those precepts by his actions and comments yesterday and today.
First, Cruz's honesty. He took a pledge in front of a national audience during a debate on Fox News to support the GOP nominee, no matter who he was. But nearly a year later during the GOP convention last night, he chose to take face time instead of endorsing Donald Trump as the nominee, instead telling people to "vote their conscience." Well, Cruz showed how little of one he had by choosing not to keep his promise.
Next, his loyalty. Perhaps Cruz is unaware, but there is loyalty in unity. He disregarded his loyalty to not only his party and the delegates bound to him, but to the people who voted for him, by refusing to endorse Donald Trump. He should have put aside his differences for the sake of unity.
Next, we examine his capacity for forgiveness. This is the toughest one to critique, because forgiving someone can be easy, or it can be a herculean undertaking. And continuing in the context of the Christian faith, Jesus said to forgive infinitely. Cruz believes that Trump attacked his wife and father on the campaign trail, and I condemn such behavior. I hope someday Trump apologizes. But I also believe in concept of forgiveness in the absence of apology. I don't make a habit of holding grudges or keeping enemies. For someone like Cruz, who believes in God and proclaims to live in his word, forgiveness should have come easier, but it didn't. He chose not to exercise it.
Cruz is a nice guy, and I won't impugn on his character overall for what he did last night. But what he did was overtly childish and lacked any class whatsoever. He lied to his voters, abandoned his loyalty to them and refused to forgive a former political opponent for the sake of moving forward. I'm not a perfect Christian, because I've sinned as well. I'm not casting any stones, either, but that's not what a Christian is supposed to do. That's not what a self proclaimed man of principle is supposed to do.
(This thread was posted at eighteen minutes past midnight Friday)
