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BumRushDaShow

(157,286 posts)
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:09 PM Jul 7

'Allows things to happen': Ted Cruz blames God for Texas flood deaths

Source: Raw Story

July 7, 2025 10:53AM ET


Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested God had allowed more than 80 people to die after historic flooding hit Texas.

During a Monday interview on Real America's Voice, host David Brody asked Cruz why "God doesn't make sense" in light of the flooding deaths.

"Why does God allow bad things to happen to young children?" Cruz opined. "I don't know that I have any additional insight other than saying God is a good and loving God, and He will help us through this."

"And all I know to do is to lean on God, to lean on prayer, to lean on family, to lean on friends, and just grieve," he continued. "We have a good and benevolent God, but God allows things to happen sometimes that defy human explanation, and that's where we need love and where we need grace."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-blames-god-floods/

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'Allows things to happen': Ted Cruz blames God for Texas flood deaths (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 7 OP
Someone allowed Ted Cruz to happen. Girard442 Jul 7 #1
Cheap condom republianmushroom Jul 7 #16
the existence of Ted Cruz is the best argument for legalized abortion DBoon Jul 7 #26
Oh, the cognitive dissonance. Jirel Jul 7 #2
Fuck OFF, creeping jeebuz EYESORE 9001 Jul 7 #3
it makes me sick Skittles Jul 8 #44
It would be so easy to operate like this--never having to come up with Wingus Dingus Jul 7 #4
Isn't it about time... C_U_L8R Jul 7 #5
Meaning nobody has to take responsibility for anything. Ocelot II Jul 7 #6
Not really any high level Democrats in Texas to blame, and Wingus Dingus Jul 7 #10
I guess blaming God is better than blaming Ted Cruz's REAL Lard and Savior. Dulcinea Jul 7 #27
Reminder that "God" is just a mirror, or rather a screen to project upon. RockRaven Jul 7 #7
God sent the flooding to punish Texass for their anti-Christian policies Jerry2144 Jul 7 #8
Feel better, now? Paladin Jul 7 #21
that is just as plausible as saying he is punishing us for licentiousness RussBLib Jul 7 #24
That's why there's my second paragraph Jerry2144 Jul 7 #29
Rafael Cruz now blaming God Zorro Jul 7 #9
Texas floods, what's the big deal? JPK Jul 7 #11
Because God doesn't care about you Old Crank Jul 7 #12
We will be hearing more "god is responsible" as this is who they are. SupportSanity Jul 7 #13
Well atreides1 Jul 7 #14
MASS MURDER! Xoan Jul 7 #15
Does Ted Cruz even believe in God? FakeNoose Jul 7 #17
Cruz has "Faith," but like so many Christians who wear their faith on their sleeve, surfered Jul 7 #18
Translation: Miguelito Loveless Jul 7 #19
God "allowed" it to happen in 1987 and that should have been their wake-up call to make sure it didn't happen again. tanyev Jul 7 #20
Wish I could be there when he faces his ultimate reckoning. Joinfortmill Jul 7 #22
LOL. "We have a good and benevolent God." Sorry, but your "god" really sucks. PSPS Jul 7 #23
Yeah, they want us back in the dark ages. ananda Jul 7 #25
What a malicious pos. Destroy the system that allows accurate scientific info and blame imaginary god. 58Sunliner Jul 7 #28
And Cruz probably went to Cancun to yell that at em..."GOD" Bengus81 Jul 7 #30
Perhaps god is sending a message Bluestocking Jul 7 #31
God designed abortion into the human reproductive system. Sibelius Fan Jul 7 #32
It was the water Ted, very wet water. Your God was golfing. twodogsbarking Jul 7 #33
"Wizard!" Grokenstein Jul 7 #34
Well, Felito is right on this one. Nothing bad or evil happens without God's approval. Norrrm Jul 7 #35
No Shit for brains.............it was mining of coal, the exploration of oil and you getting bought off to enable this turbinetree Jul 7 #36
Wait, what? God is both "great and loving" and drowns kids, too? That's why I'm an atheist. Vinca Jul 7 #37
so either the children that died lapfog_1 Jul 7 #38
Hum. There is a truly monotheistic religion that SorellaLaBefana Jul 7 #39
Carnival Cruz was on vacation again LetMyPeopleVote Jul 7 #40
Lean on THIS, little man. Paladin Jul 7 #41
'There is no defense for the actions of the Trump admin or the state of Texas, which led to this tragedy, so Cr riversedge Jul 7 #42
🙄 Rebl2 Jul 7 #43

Jirel

(2,355 posts)
2. Oh, the cognitive dissonance.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:12 PM
Jul 7

Hey, Ted - if you believe that, the next act of a moral person is to reject the useless “deity”

Skittles

(166,311 posts)
44. it makes me sick
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 03:32 AM
Jul 8

I detest hearing these delusions coming from ANYONE but ESPECIALLY our government - KEEP THAT CRAP IN CHURCH.

Wingus Dingus

(9,173 posts)
4. It would be so easy to operate like this--never having to come up with
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:13 PM
Jul 7

solutions or explanations to obvious failure, just invoke "GAAAAAAWWWWD!!!"

C_U_L8R

(47,737 posts)
5. Isn't it about time...
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:13 PM
Jul 7

that God blame Ted Cruz (and the rest of the sanctimonious maga phonies) for a thing or two?

Ocelot II

(126,280 posts)
6. Meaning nobody has to take responsibility for anything.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:15 PM
Jul 7

God's gonna do what he's gonna do, so why even bother to warn against or prevent natural disasters? It's all God's doing, and we love God, so just pray and it will be OK.

Kind of like when Texans froze to death while you vacationed in Cancun; right, Ted? That was God's doing, too, right?

Asshole.

Wingus Dingus

(9,173 posts)
10. Not really any high level Democrats in Texas to blame, and
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:22 PM
Jul 7

we certainly can't mention TACO Don and DOGE, so....GOD'S FAULT!

Dulcinea

(8,791 posts)
27. I guess blaming God is better than blaming Ted Cruz's REAL Lard and Savior.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 01:43 PM
Jul 7

The Fascist Felon has the blood of a lot of people on his hands, but Ted Cruz & his ilk will never blame Trump for his utter indifference & incompetence.

RockRaven

(17,630 posts)
7. Reminder that "God" is just a mirror, or rather a screen to project upon.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:15 PM
Jul 7

I'm sure you noticed that just about every god-botherer always says that God wants or thinks whatever the speaker wants or thinks -- so that the speaker doesn't have to take responsibility for themselves.

Cruz is just saying "we let young kids die" and "what we do makes no sense."

Jerry2144

(2,918 posts)
8. God sent the flooding to punish Texass for their anti-Christian policies
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:17 PM
Jul 7

And attacks on women, minors, immigrants, and the LGTBQIA+ community. He strongly disapproves of the Texas Tepubliklan life style.

If it works for the Christofascists, then it works for everyone. Or, maybe, god didn’t exist and has no more to do with natural phenomena than does Yoda, Mary Poppins, or Hamlet.

RussBLib

(9,963 posts)
24. that is just as plausible as saying he is punishing us for licentiousness
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 01:36 PM
Jul 7

...in other words, not plausible at all. Religion provides a perfect cover for heinous acts.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

Old Crank

(5,930 posts)
12. Because God doesn't care about you
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:36 PM
Jul 7

I've been to lots of places where God's best followers were wiped out by some group or another. Why do his people get killed?
There isn't a God. that is why.

SupportSanity

(1,489 posts)
13. We will be hearing more "god is responsible" as this is who they are.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:38 PM
Jul 7

Waiting for the rapture.

And the rest of you. all you sinners. will NOT be going to heaven.

atreides1

(16,799 posts)
14. Well
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:47 PM
Jul 7

They always blame their God, don't they? If you look at his history God is not good and he is definitely not loving!

God is a monumental DICK, and always has been!!!

FakeNoose

(38,021 posts)
17. Does Ted Cruz even believe in God?
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 12:55 PM
Jul 7

It's not likely. Seems like all he cares about is worshiping the "golden calf."

surfered

(8,169 posts)
18. Cruz has "Faith," but like so many Christians who wear their faith on their sleeve,
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 01:04 PM
Jul 7

..it is a faith without works and they don’t follow Christ‘s teachings. Feed the hungry, care for the needy, welcome the stranger….all ignored.

tanyev

(47,267 posts)
20. God "allowed" it to happen in 1987 and that should have been their wake-up call to make sure it didn't happen again.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 01:15 PM
Jul 7

58Sunliner

(5,902 posts)
28. What a malicious pos. Destroy the system that allows accurate scientific info and blame imaginary god.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 01:45 PM
Jul 7

Don't have to take the blame if it's not in our control. Oh wait, accurate info would have helped.

Bluestocking

(193 posts)
31. Perhaps god is sending a message
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 02:12 PM
Jul 7

A whites only Christian camp that the wealthy right wingers send their kids to. Any god I would believe in would be very upset with the Republicans. Too bad they’re not paying attention.

Sibelius Fan

(24,719 posts)
32. God designed abortion into the human reproductive system.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 02:26 PM
Jul 7

25% of pregnancies in the USA do not come to term. Not due to human intervention, but because that’s how our reproductive systems work. If god designed said system, he qualifies as history’s greatest abortionist. If god is so supportive of abortion, how can he not be ok with humans performing/inducing abortions? If their god is pro-abortion, how can Xians be anti-choice?

How about that one, Ted.

Norrrm

(2,526 posts)
35. Well, Felito is right on this one. Nothing bad or evil happens without God's approval.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 02:29 PM
Jul 7

God even approved Texas refusing to get better warning systems.
God even approved Trump firing so many weather personnel.

Surely, God would have also approved Texas getting better warning systems.

turbinetree

(26,411 posts)
36. No Shit for brains.............it was mining of coal, the exploration of oil and you getting bought off to enable this
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 02:38 PM
Jul 7

shit show................take some responsibilities for once in your life..................and look in the mirror................you really are a piece of work..............and just think you are all in on gutting NOAA and FEMA..............yes and that you want it privatized for greed with that right wing Laissez-faire mentality yes or no............have a town hall feckless.............and answer questions..................

lapfog_1

(31,141 posts)
38. so either the children that died
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 02:53 PM
Jul 7

were the spawn of Satan and therefore God must strike them dead OR
they were the truly innocent and God loving children and God just wanted them with him before they became soiled by the world.

Pick one.

Can't be that it was climate charged atmosphere ( warm the atmosphere, more water is retained ) combined with a regularly occurring weather pattern / geologic interaction ( hill country funneling all the rain water into a river ), coupled with a total lack of technology and awareness by the bible study camps full of children. Camps that were placed right next to the river by truly idiotic people. Nope, can't be that.

SorellaLaBefana

(398 posts)
39. Hum. There is a truly monotheistic religion that
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 03:31 PM
Jul 7

teaches willing and loving submission to the, at times beyond human understanding, Will of God — who causes All Things

Cannot quite bring the name of that Abrahamic tradition to mind just now

Perhaps it will come to me on it’s weekly Holy Day — Friday i seem to recall?

May have it all wrong.

Some of my family live in the affected area — fortunately all are safe. Not without some close calls

Personally I don’t blame God, or even the MAGA Golden-Orange Calf, for the deaths — I think they could more directly be laid at the doorstep of our Texas legislature which has repeatedly voted down warning systems in repeatedly flooded rural communities which include Hunt

The state representative for that area voted AGAINST warning systems earlier this very year

There are none so blind…

Paladin

(31,122 posts)
41. Lean on THIS, little man.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 06:38 PM
Jul 7

Cruz's speaking for God is every bit as impressive as Cruz speaking in favor of political ethics.

I wish he'd done himself and all the rest of us a favor and stayed on that European vacation. If he had an ounce of decency and judgment in his makeup, he would have done so.

riversedge

(76,790 posts)
42. 'There is no defense for the actions of the Trump admin or the state of Texas, which led to this tragedy, so Cr
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 06:44 PM
Jul 7

There is no defense for the actions of the Trump administration or the state of Texas, which led to this tragedy, so Cruz turned to the Almighty.
https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/ted-cruz-blames-god-texas-flood-deaths








https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/hal-sparks-loves-america-we-have
By John Amato — July 7, 2025

To deflect the criticisms the Trump administration and Texas are facing after massive cuts to agencies and ignorance of prior floods they are facing after the disaster in Kerr County that has left at least 81 dead, Sen. Ted Cruz found a new scapegoat -- God.

Just blame God! That's the ticket.

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When all else fails, blame God.

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