Please vote for Cruz – part 1 – BDS

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  • #617557
    TRUEBT
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    I would post a link to this article, but links aren’t allowed, so I’m going to cross-post the whole thing.

    Lee Kaplan March 20, 2012

    Op-Ed: Playing the Trump card: Will Donald be good for the Jews?

    It’s not too late for Donald Trump to denounce BDS, PA incitement and Abbas paying salaries to terrorists – to show that his financial interests in the Arab world do not affect his judgment. Or do they?

    Published: Sunday, March 20, 2016 6:02 AM

    The simple truth is Trump has been touting he is a good Christian, and a Presbyterian in particular, but this is why he may be the ultimate danger to Israel and the Jewish people..

    The Presbyterian Synod is one of the key leaders of the the Christian BDS movement against Israel. Not all Presbyterians are anti-Israel, but a faction of ISM activists took over the Synod and voted to support the BDS boycott and also the New Theology that tries to replace the Jews with the Palestinians. These are whacko leftists but they nevertheless control the Synod in the truest Alinsky fashion.

    The Synod voted two years ago to withdraw the endorsement for BDS but this faction took control again last year. The BDS advocates were ecstatic when the Synod announced BDS against Israel was reinstated, managing to pass by only one vote.

    When I sent this message I also pointed out that Republican flacks were always assuming Jews would vote democratic for Hillary, but if Donald condemned these BDS acts he would in fact draw Jewish voters to the Republican party, in addition to doing what is the right thing to do. I was ignored.

    It also was a statement reminiscent of the old corporate boardroom where discussions about Jewish lawyers and other “crafty Jews” could be heard in private. One can imagine Trump, who always speaks his mind even if his comments are based on ignorance or hearsay (remember his General Pershing and the use of pig fat tale? That urban legend grew out of a 1936 movie called the Real Glory that starred Gary Cooper).

    Or does he?

    #1147049
    charliehall
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    “The simple truth is Trump has been touting he is a good Christian, and a Presbyterian in particular”

    I am no fan of Trump but he is not a member of a Presbyterian Church or of any other Church. Ignore this silly piece.

    #1147050
    Dave Hirsch
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    Charlie,

    Trump is an religious as is Obama, and that is himself above all and above the One. he would also be a horrible president, as is Obama.

    Two people, same idea…

    #1147051
    TRUEBT
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    To Charliehall, 1) Wikipedia says quotes Trump as saying he is Presbyterian. Please present facts to support your position – or I will assume that you have retracted it.

    2) Trump has not condemned BDS. This is very serious, and no one is talking about it. If you have contrary facts, please post them.

    Here is a quote from the Wikipedia article.

    “Religious views

    Trump says that he is of Presbyterian faith.[422] In an April 2011 interview on the 700 Club, he commented: “I’m a Protestant, I’m a Presbyterian. And you know I’ve had a good relationship with the church over the years. I think religion is a wonderful thing. I think my religion is a wonderful religion.”[423][424] Trump told a 2015 South Carolina campaign audience he attends Marble Collegiate Church, where he married his first wife Ivana in 1977. The church has said he is “not an active member.”[425] Trump has said that although he participates in Holy Communion, he has not asked God for forgiveness for his sins. He stated, “I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture.”[426]

    In 1983, the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale, described in a New York Times profile as Trump’s “pastor” and “family minister”, said that Trump was “kindly and courteous in certain business negotiations and has a profound streak of honest humility.”[26] Trump calls his own book The Art of the Deal (1987) “my second favorite book of all time,” and has told campaign audiences: “Do you know what my first is? The Bible! Nothing beats the Bible.”[427][428] Declining to name his favorite Bible verse, Trump said “I don’t like giving that out to people that you hardly know.”[425]

    Trump maintains relationships with several prominent national evangelical and Christian leaders, including Tony Perkins and Ralph Reed.[429] During his 2016 presidential campaign, he received a blessing from Greek Orthodox priest Emmanuel Lemelson.[430]”

    #1147052
    ☕️coffee addict
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    Jews for Cruz,

    Cruz 2016

    #1147053
    147
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    I won’t be swayed by anyone in this coffee room, to determine whom I am voting for this coming Tuesday. But I have spent plenty time pondering this decision, and am satisfied that I have made an informed decision in good faith.

    #1147056
    The Queen
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    I just read what Cruz stands for and if he actually implements everything he stands for, then everyone should vote for Cruz.

    1) He is anti abortion and pro life.

    2) Pro marriage.

    3) He is pro Israel, and anti Islamic terrorists (calling them by name)

    4) He proposes a 10% flat tax: doing away with much of our looney tax code.

    5) He is pro school choice: vouchers, and tax credits.

    He has more positions on other issues, all of which make common sense. The 5 I enumerated above I think are enough to help you choose Cruz.

    #1147057
    The Queen
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    Truebt: Sorry I didn’t read your megilla at the top of this thread, it is too long. Try to put out several shorter posts.

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