The Cruz family is a wee bit nuts

[marmar]

Evangelical pastor Rafael Cruz, father of shutdown dramatist Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), served up a stemwinder this week, laying out God’s positions on the death penalty, guns in schools, gay marriage, communism and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), all in an impassioned 45 minutes.

The Cuban-American creationist quoted Bible verses that he said described God’s hardline position on capital punishment. “You know, the Bible is so clear," he said. "Go to Genesis chapter nine and you will find the death penalty clearly stated in Genesis chapter nine ... God ordains the death penalty!”

He brushed off “all these people that want to come home with their violins to tell you, ‘Oh, we need to show mercy,'" declaring that the death penalty rightly shows no mercy.

On the subject of mass shootings on school campuses, Cruz blamed Democrats who have lobbied for gun control in response to the atrocities. .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/rafael-cruz-death-penalty_n_4235831.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037

[rustydog]

1. Fundamentalist...there you go, says it all

[SDjack]

2. I'm leaving up to God. If he wants evil people killed, he has the power to do it

without me. If he doesn't, I'm just following his example of mercy.

[CK_John]

3. He has been at it a long time, when Ted spent his first 4yrs in Canada, dad was active

in an separatists religious movement trying to split Canada.

[IggleDoer]

4. Wasn't he also a pro-Castro revolutionary?

N/t