Ted Cruz said neither of these statements --- now you're a lying zionist pig. suck on the proof, zioboy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCnwTFGnvM start at 1:44.
On Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 9:04:20 AM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Ted Cruz said neither of these statements in your bogus meme's. Although > Cruz is an outspoken supporter of Israel, this is typical Progressive hate > smear. > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 9:38 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Most Christians are not Zionist, >> --- >> and that's a good thing. >> >> and like you, don't have a clue what a Zionist even is. >> --- >> not everyone is as clueless as you when it comes to zionism. >> >> Christian Zionists believe that the gathering of the Jews in Israel >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathering_of_Israel> is a prerequisite >> for the Second Coming <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Coming> of >> Jesus. This belief is primarily, although not exclusively, associated with >> Dispensationalism <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispensationalism>. The >> idea that Christians should actively support a Jewish return to the Land of >> Israel, along with the parallel idea that the Jews ought to be encouraged >> to become Christians, as a means of fulfilling a Biblical prophecy has been >> common in Protestant circles since the Reformation.[5] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#cite_note-com-mag-5>[6] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#cite_note-6>[7] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#cite_note-7> >> >> In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly> passed a >> resolution that designated Zionism as "a form of racism and racial >> discrimination <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution_3379>". Within >> the context of the Arab–Israeli conflict >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict>, Zionism >> is viewed by critics as a system that fosters apartheid >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_the_apartheid_analogy> and >> racism.[26] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism#cite_note-26> >> In 1975 the UN General Assembly >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_General_Assembly> passed Resolution >> 3379, which said "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination". >> According to the resolution, "any doctrine of racial differentiation of >> superiority is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust, >> and dangerous." The resolution named the occupied territory of Palestine, >> Zimbabwe, and South Africa as examples of racist regimes. Resolution 3379 >> was pioneered by the Soviet Union and passed with numerical support from >> Arab and African states amidst accusations that Israel was supportive of >> the apartheid regime in South Africa.[155] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism#cite_note-155> >> >> The Reformed Church in America >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_America> at its 2004 >> General Synod found "the ideology of Christian Zionism and the extreme form >> of dispensationalism that undergirds it to be a distortion of the biblical >> message noting the impediment it represents to achieving a just peace in >> Israel/Palestine."[45] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#cite_note-45> The Mennonite >> Church <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonite_Church> published an >> article that referenced what is called the ongoing illegal seizure of >> additional Palestinian lands by Israeli militants,[46] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#cite_note-46>[47] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#cite_note-47> noting >> that in some churches under the influence of Christian Zionism the >> "congregations 'adopt' illegal Israeli settlements, sending funds to >> bolster the defense of these armed colonies." As of September 2007, >> churches in the USA that have criticized Christian Zionism include the >> United >> Methodist Church <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Methodist_Church>, >> the Presbyterian Church (USA) >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_(USA)>,[48] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#cite_note-hartz-48> and >> the United Church of Christ >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ>.[49] >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism#cite_note-49> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 4:15:04 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >>> >>> Hey Fuckwad, >>> >>> As is typical, Progressive Anti-American crap, making up your own >>> statistice. >>> >>> Typical. >>> >>> Most Christians are not Zionist, and like you, don't have a clue what a >>> Zionist even is. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 4:31 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> more than three quarters of this Nation identify with being Christian, >>>> and that is fact..... >>>> --- >>>> 71% zionist asshole. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 8:24:09 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >>>>> >>>>> (The poll is by Gallop, and they're not too different than Pew....The >>>>> bottom line, is that more than three quarters of this Nation identify >>>>> with >>>>> being Christian, and that is fact.....) >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:39 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'd trust Pew before a bunch of cowgirls in Houston. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 12:23:52 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Poll-Nearly-80-percent-of-Americans-say-they-are-2444092.php >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 1:20 PM, plainolamerican < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Christians, which is 80 percent of the Nation >>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>> delusion noted. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The number of Americans who identify as Christian has fallen nearly >>>>>>>> eight percentage points in only seven years, according to a new >>>>>>>> survey. Pew >>>>>>>> Research Center found that *71%* of Americans identified as >>>>>>>> Christian in 2014 - down from *78%* in 2007. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and of those 71%, only a small fraction are zionists ... sorta like >>>>>>>> the small percentage of muzzies who are radical killiers. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/United.Syrian.Republic/videos/1730600583840768/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 10:13:59 AM UTC-6, KeithInTampa >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> No doubt, there are some agencies who are Christian based, who are >>>>>>>>> advocating for the refugee program to continue. Thankfully, the >>>>>>>>> majority >>>>>>>>> of Christians, which is 80 percent of the Nation, are opposed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:02 AM, plainolamerican < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I do know that most Christians are opposed to the resettlement of >>>>>>>>>> Syrian Refugees in the United States >>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>> Christian groups break with GOP over Syrian refugees >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Evangelical Christians, as well as Christians more broadly, are a >>>>>>>>>> core group in the Republican electoral base and are among the most >>>>>>>>>> passionate advocates for aiding refugees. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> By NAHAL TOOSI <http://www.politico.com/staff/nahal-toosi> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 11/17/15 06:24 PM EST >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Updated 11/18/15 08:43 PM EST >>>>>>>>>> [image: Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. >>>>>>>>>> Mike Huckabee speaks at executive committee luncheon during the >>>>>>>>>> California >>>>>>>>>> GOP fall convention on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 in Anaheim, Calif. (AP >>>>>>>>>> Photo/Chris Carlson)] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Mike Huckabee along with other politicians, have worked to gain >>>>>>>>>> evangelical support, but may be threatening that by taking a stance >>>>>>>>>> against >>>>>>>>>> Syrian refugees. | AP Photo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Faith-based groups, who play a key role in resettling refugees >>>>>>>>>>>>> to the United States, say they are dismayed by the wave of >>>>>>>>>>>>> anti-refugee >>>>>>>>>>>>> fervor set off by the Paris terrorist attacks and are urging >>>>>>>>>>>>> supporters to >>>>>>>>>>>>> contact elected officials on behalf of victims of the Syrian >>>>>>>>>>>>> civil war. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Evangelical Christians, as well as Christians more broadly, >>>>>>>>>>>>> are a core group in the Republican electoral base and are among >>>>>>>>>>>>> the most >>>>>>>>>>>>> passionate advocates for aiding refugees. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> A push by Republican presidential candidates to ban Syrian >>>>>>>>>>>>> refugees "does not reflect what we've been hearing from our >>>>>>>>>>>>> constituencies, >>>>>>>>>>>>> which are evangelical churches across the country," said Jenny >>>>>>>>>>>>> Yang, vice >>>>>>>>>>>>> president for advocacy at World Relief, an evangelical >>>>>>>>>>>>> organization that >>>>>>>>>>>>> helps resettle refugees. "Most of the people have been saying we >>>>>>>>>>>>> want to >>>>>>>>>>>>> continue to work with refugees, that what happened in Paris ... >>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn’t >>>>>>>>>>>>> reflect who refugees are." >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Reports that a Syrian migrant may have played a role in last >>>>>>>>>>>>> week's attacks in Paris, which killed around 130 people, have set >>>>>>>>>>>>> off a >>>>>>>>>>>>> GOP-led backlash over the Obama administration's plans to admit >>>>>>>>>>>>> 10,000 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Syrian refugees next year. More than half of U.S. governors have >>>>>>>>>>>>> said they >>>>>>>>>>>>> do not want Syrian refugees resettled in their states, while >>>>>>>>>>>>> House Speaker >>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul Ryan says he wants a vote this week on GOP-drafted >>>>>>>>>>>>> legislation to halt >>>>>>>>>>>>> the administration's plans. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> World Relief is one of nine not-for-profit organizations, >>>>>>>>>>>>> several of them faith-based, that help resettle up to 70,000 >>>>>>>>>>>>> refugees from >>>>>>>>>>>>> around the world in the United States each year. Others include >>>>>>>>>>>>> the U.S. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Conference of Catholic Bishops, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee >>>>>>>>>>>>> Service, >>>>>>>>>>>>> and the Church World Service. Many other faith-based groups, >>>>>>>>>>>>> including >>>>>>>>>>>>> evangelical Christian organizations, also perform aid work >>>>>>>>>>>>> overseas >>>>>>>>>>>>> specifically aimed at refugees fleeing conflicts. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 151117_Paul_Ryan_AP_1160.jpg >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> House likely to vote Thursday on Syrian refugee bill >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> By JAKE SHERMAN >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> For Republican presidential contenders such as former Arkansas >>>>>>>>>>>>> Gov. Mike Huckabee and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who have been working >>>>>>>>>>>>> hard at >>>>>>>>>>>>> shoring up evangelical support in a crowded field, harsh words >>>>>>>>>>>>> against >>>>>>>>>>>>> refugees carries a risk of looking politically opportunistic >>>>>>>>>>>>> instead of >>>>>>>>>>>>> compassionate. Some advocates were particularly shocked when >>>>>>>>>>>>> Republican >>>>>>>>>>>>> presidential candidate Chris Christie, New Jersey's governor, >>>>>>>>>>>>> said that the >>>>>>>>>>>>> U.S. should bar Syrian orphaned toddlers if necessary. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "That was offensive. That was mean-spirited," said one >>>>>>>>>>>>> advocate with a Christian group that resettles refugees. He >>>>>>>>>>>>> added: "it’s >>>>>>>>>>>>> disappointing because there have been Republican senators and >>>>>>>>>>>>> presidents >>>>>>>>>>>>> who have strongly supported this program over the years. There’s >>>>>>>>>>>>> a proud >>>>>>>>>>>>> tradition in the Republican Party of welcoming those who are >>>>>>>>>>>>> fleeing >>>>>>>>>>>>> persecution, and this takes the party in a negative direction. >>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s easy to >>>>>>>>>>>>> pick on vulnerable refugees who have no voice. But there are >>>>>>>>>>>>> immigrant >>>>>>>>>>>>> groups who have voting power that understand what is going on. >>>>>>>>>>>>> They >>>>>>>>>>>>> understand that it’s an anti-immigrant message." >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Even though many on the Christian right have reservations >>>>>>>>>>>>> about immigration overall, and may in particular be unhappy about >>>>>>>>>>>>> people >>>>>>>>>>>>> who illegally enter the United States, there's long been a >>>>>>>>>>>>> recognition that >>>>>>>>>>>>> refugees fall under a different category. The 11 million Syrians >>>>>>>>>>>>> who have >>>>>>>>>>>>> either fled the Arab country or are displaced within it are >>>>>>>>>>>>> dodging >>>>>>>>>>>>> terrorist groups such as the Islamic State or the barrel bombs of >>>>>>>>>>>>> Syrian >>>>>>>>>>>>> President Bashar Assad. Many are elderly, widowed or in need of >>>>>>>>>>>>> medical >>>>>>>>>>>>> care. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Some Republican candidates have suggested that only Syrians >>>>>>>>>>>>> who are Christian be allowed on U.S. soil, something President >>>>>>>>>>>>> Barack Obama >>>>>>>>>>>>> has blasted as shameful. Yang said many evangelical Christians >>>>>>>>>>>>> would also >>>>>>>>>>>>> oppose such a religious test, especially because many are eager >>>>>>>>>>>>> to share >>>>>>>>>>>>> their faith with new arrivals. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The United States so far has admitted roughly 2,100 Syrians >>>>>>>>>>>>> since the conflict in the country began in March 2011. To be >>>>>>>>>>>>> allowed in, >>>>>>>>>>>>> refugees have to undergo the most stringent security checks of >>>>>>>>>>>>> any traveler >>>>>>>>>>>>> heading to the United States, according to the State Department. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Officials >>>>>>>>>>>>> from the Obama administration on Tuesday began reaching out to >>>>>>>>>>>>> the media >>>>>>>>>>>>> and lawmakers in a bid to explain the screening process, which >>>>>>>>>>>>> takes an >>>>>>>>>>>>> average of 18-24 months. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Meanwhile, faith-based groups have also stepped up their >>>>>>>>>>>>> advocacy efforts for refugees. The U.S. Conference of Catholic >>>>>>>>>>>>> Bishops >>>>>>>>>>>>> released a statement expressing distress over calls by elected >>>>>>>>>>>>> officials to >>>>>>>>>>>>> halt the resettlement program. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 151117_syrian_refugees_AP_1160.jpg >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> White House pushes back against GOP on refugees >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> By NAHAL TOOSI >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "These refugees are fleeing terror themselves — violence like >>>>>>>>>>>>> we have witnessed in Paris," said the statement by Bishop Eusebio >>>>>>>>>>>>> Elizondo, >>>>>>>>>>>>> chairman of the conference's committee on migration. "Instead of >>>>>>>>>>>>> using this >>>>>>>>>>>>> tragedy to scapegoat all refugees, I call upon our public >>>>>>>>>>>>> officials to work >>>>>>>>>>>>> together to end the Syrian conflict peacefully so the close to 4 >>>>>>>>>>>>> million >>>>>>>>>>>>> Syrian refugees can return to their country and rebuild their >>>>>>>>>>>>> homes. Until >>>>>>>>>>>>> that goal is achieved, we must work with the world community to >>>>>>>>>>>>> provide >>>>>>>>>>>>> safe haven to vulnerable and deserving refugees who are simply >>>>>>>>>>>>> attempting >>>>>>>>>>>>> to survive." >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Since the Paris attacks, World Relief has used a website to >>>>>>>>>>>>> urge people to contact their governors to express their support >>>>>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>>>>>> resettling Syrians. The Anti-Defamation League also has spoken >>>>>>>>>>>>> out in favor >>>>>>>>>>>>> of helping the Syrian refugees, noting that U.S. wariness to >>>>>>>>>>>>> accept Jewish >>>>>>>>>>>>> refugees during World War II is an example that must not be >>>>>>>>>>>>> repeated. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive officer of the ADL >>>>>>>>>>>>> and a former Obama aide, stressed that much remains unknown about >>>>>>>>>>>>> the Paris >>>>>>>>>>>>> attacks, including the exact nature of the allegation that a >>>>>>>>>>>>> Syrian migrant >>>>>>>>>>>>> was one of the eight or nine attackers. Even if a terrorist posed >>>>>>>>>>>>> as a >>>>>>>>>>>>> migrant to reach France, it's less likely that the U.S., with >>>>>>>>>>>>> oceans to >>>>>>>>>>>>> protect it and a stricter screening process, faces the same level >>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>>>>>> dangers, other advocates said. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" s >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
