Rafael Cruz: Atheism leads to child molestation and perversity
By David Ferguson
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:24 EST
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:24 EST
In an appearance before a gathering of OK2A,
an Oklahoma Second Amendment advocacy group, Rafael Cruz, father of
freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that atheism leads to sexual abuse of
children.
In his talk, which took place earlier this month, the elder Cruz railed against atheism and secular humanism, which he said are two of the main ills facing our society.
“Let’s look, for example, at the behavioral consequences of these two foundations,” Cruz said to the group. “Well, if there is nothing, if there is no God, then we are ruled by our instincts.”
“There is no moral absolute, which means we operate by situational ethics,” he said, “which unfortunately is something being taught in every high school in America.”
Situational ethics, explained Cruz, maintain “that right and wrong depends on the situation. In other words, it’s a moral relativism.”
Because atheists believe in doing whatever they want, and if there are no moral absolutes, then there will be nothing but moral anarchy, he said.
“Do we know any politicians that have done that?” he asked.
“Hitler!” volunteered Larry Pratt of the organization Gun Owners of America, who was in the audience.
“Oh, we don’t have to go that far, Larry,” said Cruz. “Just go to Washington. Just go to the White House.”
“Of course, this leads us, when there are no moral absolutes,” he went on, “leads us to sexual immorality, leads us to sexual abuse, leads us to perversion and, of course, no hope. No hope!”
Watch the video, embedded below via YouTube:
In his talk, which took place earlier this month, the elder Cruz railed against atheism and secular humanism, which he said are two of the main ills facing our society.
“Let’s look, for example, at the behavioral consequences of these two foundations,” Cruz said to the group. “Well, if there is nothing, if there is no God, then we are ruled by our instincts.”
“There is no moral absolute, which means we operate by situational ethics,” he said, “which unfortunately is something being taught in every high school in America.”
Situational ethics, explained Cruz, maintain “that right and wrong depends on the situation. In other words, it’s a moral relativism.”
Because atheists believe in doing whatever they want, and if there are no moral absolutes, then there will be nothing but moral anarchy, he said.
“Do we know any politicians that have done that?” he asked.
“Hitler!” volunteered Larry Pratt of the organization Gun Owners of America, who was in the audience.
“Oh, we don’t have to go that far, Larry,” said Cruz. “Just go to Washington. Just go to the White House.”
“Of course, this leads us, when there are no moral absolutes,” he went on, “leads us to sexual immorality, leads us to sexual abuse, leads us to perversion and, of course, no hope. No hope!”
Watch the video, embedded below via YouTube:
David Ferguson
David Ferguson is
an editor at Raw Story. He was previously writer and radio producer in
Athens, Georgia, hosting two shows for Georgia Public Broadcasting and
blogging at Firedoglake.com and elsewhere. He is currently working on a
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