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    Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Kathleen Parker thought Ted Cruz meant Christ literally rising...

    You gotta see this. Dr. Brown is absolutely shocked to hear what Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Kathleen Parker thought Ted Cruz meant when he said it was time for Body of Christ to rise up and support him.




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    Another person's comments on the remark:

    Kathleen Parker and the Strange Heresy of Ted Cruz

    Is it too much to ask that journalists and pundits actually know the basics about Christianity?

    http://aleteia.org/2016/01/17/kathle...y-of-ted-cruz/

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    This just goes to show how confusing Christians can be to non-believers when they talk about the lamb and the body and that they are all charismatic. The body of Christ rising for Ted Cruz is probably less confusing than everytime someone claims to worship the Lamb.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    This just goes to show how confusing Christians can be to non-believers when they talk about the lamb and the body and that they are all charismatic. The body of Christ rising for Ted Cruz is probably less confusing than everytime someone claims to worship the Lamb.
    Sure but a journalists should be better informed..whether they understand or agree, they should at least know what the term actually means

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    As a politician speaking to the nation he should have clarified it by adding "that is, all true believers" or similar. He's not a pastor speaking to his congregation.

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    ...and he didn't even say that:


    Kathleen Parker Explains Her Biblically Illiterate Criticism of Ted Cruz

    -Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker, a self-described “moderate conservative,” displayed her Biblical ignorance and journalistic sloppiness on CNN when she criticized Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for a comment he never made.

    “I don’t think there’s any chance Ted Cruz can win a general, and here’s why. One observation, I don’t know — this seems to have slipped through the cracks a little bit, but Ted Cruz said, something that I found rather astonishing. He said, ‘you know, it’s time for the body of Christ to rise up and support me,'” Parker claimed. (emphasis added)

    “I don’t know anyone who takes their religion seriously who would think that Jesus should rise from the grave and resurrect himself to serve Ted Cruz,” Parker continued.

    “I know so many people who were offended by that comment. And you know, if you want to talk about grandiosity and messianic self-imagery, I think he makes — Ted Cruz makes Donald Trump look rather sort of like a gentle little lamb,” she added.

    On Tuesday, an unverified Twitter account purportedly belonging to Parker (based on who this account follows and retweets, it most likely belongs to Parker) acknowledged the controversy caused by “the body of Christ” comments, but did not walk back the criticisms of Cruz or offer an apology:

    Hello my xian friends. Promise I know all about body of Christ, wh/also Eucharist, metaphor, etc. The LSD just took me too far. More anon.

    Any Christian who has sat through more than a dozen sermons in church has likely heard the term “the body of Christ” used in its accurate theological context. While Parker may “know all about [the] body of Christ” she has, so far, been unable to articulate that understanding.

    Parker has also yet to acknowledge that she falsely attributed a quote to Cruz. To be precise, she made up a quote, and claimed Ted Cruz said it.

    Breitbart News has confirmed with a spokesman for the Cruz campaign that Sen. Cruz never said “you know, it’s time for the body of Christ to rise up and support me,” as Parker claimed on CNN’s AC360 Monday night.

    Cruz has frequently referred to “the body of Christ,” on the campaign trail. As Breitbart’s Michelle Fields reported last month:

    “If we awaken and energize the body of Christ– if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values– we will win and we will turn the country around,” Cruz told volunteers on a conference call Tuesday.

    Also, as blogger Shane Vander Hart notes:

    Cruz said in a recent conference call with supporters, “If we awaken and energize the body of Christ– if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values– we will win and we will turn the country around.” I’ve heard him say this numerous times...

    http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...ok-me-too-far/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    As a politician speaking to the nation he should have clarified it by adding "that is, all true believers" or similar. He's not a pastor speaking to his congregation.
    Nah...it's more the journalist responsibility to report accurately what was said, IMHO

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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    ...and he didn't even say that:


    Kathleen Parker Explains Her Biblically Illiterate Criticism of Ted Cruz

    -Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker, a self-described “moderate conservative,” displayed her Biblical ignorance and journalistic sloppiness on CNN when she criticized Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for a comment he never made.

    “I don’t think there’s any chance Ted Cruz can win a general, and here’s why. One observation, I don’t know — this seems to have slipped through the cracks a little bit, but Ted Cruz said, something that I found rather astonishing. He said, ‘you know, it’s time for the body of Christ to rise up and support me,'” Parker claimed. (emphasis added)

    “I don’t know anyone who takes their religion seriously who would think that Jesus should rise from the grave and resurrect himself to serve Ted Cruz,” Parker continued.

    “I know so many people who were offended by that comment. And you know, if you want to talk about grandiosity and messianic self-imagery, I think he makes — Ted Cruz makes Donald Trump look rather sort of like a gentle little lamb,” she added.

    On Tuesday, an unverified Twitter account purportedly belonging to Parker (based on who this account follows and retweets, it most likely belongs to Parker) acknowledged the controversy caused by “the body of Christ” comments, but did not walk back the criticisms of Cruz or offer an apology:

    Hello my xian friends. Promise I know all about body of Christ, wh/also Eucharist, metaphor, etc. The LSD just took me too far. More anon.

    Any Christian who has sat through more than a dozen sermons in church has likely heard the term “the body of Christ” used in its accurate theological context. While Parker may “know all about [the] body of Christ” she has, so far, been unable to articulate that understanding.

    Parker has also yet to acknowledge that she falsely attributed a quote to Cruz. To be precise, she made up a quote, and claimed Ted Cruz said it.

    Breitbart News has confirmed with a spokesman for the Cruz campaign that Sen. Cruz never said “you know, it’s time for the body of Christ to rise up and support me,” as Parker claimed on CNN’s AC360 Monday night.

    Cruz has frequently referred to “the body of Christ,” on the campaign trail. As Breitbart’s Michelle Fields reported last month:

    “If we awaken and energize the body of Christ– if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values– we will win and we will turn the country around,” Cruz told volunteers on a conference call Tuesday.

    Also, as blogger Shane Vander Hart notes:

    Cruz said in a recent conference call with supporters, “If we awaken and energize the body of Christ– if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values– we will win and we will turn the country around.” I’ve heard him say this numerous times...

    http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...ok-me-too-far/
    So now she hides behind a, I knew that but...Grow up Kathleen..become a responsible journalist that people can trust.

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