...and he didn't even say that:
Kathleen Parker Explains Her Biblically Illiterate Criticism of Ted Cruz
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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/