During Tucker Carlson's interview of Texas Senator Ted Cruz, one of our favorites, the topic of the Bible came up, and usually I wouldn't be all that interested. I want to hear two grown men talking about the Bible, right? I don't it's not for me. It's for other people. [00:00:17] However, Ted Cruz brought up the Bible in the context of why he supports the country of Israel so aggressively. Fair enough. Now, one thing that I know for sure about Tucker Carlson is that he is a man of faith. [00:00:33] He's not faking it. He talks about his faith all the time, and since he's knowledgeable about the Bible, he thought he would challenge Ted Cruz a little bit. So without further ado, let's take a look. Growing up in Sunday school, I was taught from the Bible. [00:00:49] Those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed. And from my perspective, I want to be on the blessing side of things, of. The good of those who bless the government of Israel. Those who bless Israel is what it says. Doesn't say the government of it says the nation of Israel. So that's in the Bible. As a Christian, I believe that. [00:01:06] - Where is that? - I can find it to you. I don't have the scripture off the tip of my. You pull out the phone and use the Google. It's in Genesis. But. So you're quoting a Bible phrase. You don't have context for it and you don't know where the Bible it is. But that's like your theology. I'm confused. [00:01:22] - What does that even mean? - Tucker. I'm a Christian. I want to know what you're talking about. Okay. Where does where does my support for Israel come from, number one? Because biblically, we are commanded to support Israel. But number two. Hold on. - No, I'm not holding on. - Hold on. [00:01:37] You're a senator, and now you're throwing out theology. And I am a Christian, and I am allowed to weigh in on this. We are commanded as Christians to support the government of Israel. - We are commanded to support Israel. - Israel is the nation. - They are the descendants of. - Abraham in Genesis. Is that the same as the country run by Benjamin Netanyahu right now? - Yes, yes it is. - Okay. [00:01:56] That is psychotic. Okay. What Ted Cruz said there is psychotic. Really? You're going to hide behind the Bible to explain your unwavering commitment to a man who's running a government that's carrying out a genocide right now. [00:02:13] Really? That's what you're that's what your theology is. See, people like Ted Cruz, unfortunately for those who are actually genuine about their faith, a detriment. People like Ted Cruz turn people off to religion. [00:02:29] I mean, obviously, there are other reasons why people don't believe in religion. They might be agnostic, you know, atheist, spiritual, whatever. But part of the reason why I personally got turned off by Christianity, which, by the way, I grew up going to Sunday school every Sunday from like 3 to 19. Okay. [00:02:49] At no point did I learn in Sunday school that to be a good Christian, you have to support the government of Israel. Ted Cruz just made that up. He just made that up. And so he's hiding behind his religion to carry out whatever he wants to carry out. [00:03:07] For whatever reason, he wants to carry it out. I mean, obviously, he's backed by AIPAC to a pretty significant degree, has taken more than half $1 million in campaign contributions from them throughout his Senate career. But don't don't hide behind your religion, bro. Like, just tell the truth. I mean, tell the truth. [00:03:26] Tell us why you think it's so important to prioritize a foreign country over the country that you were elected to serve? I love the fact that Tucker Carlson challenged him on that, because I don't know, I'm not in Tucker's head. So I can only speculate if you are sincere about your faith, as Tucker is hearing [00:03:45] someone like Ted Cruz cite Christianity, especially in this context of what the Israeli government is currently doing to provide cover for what the Israeli government is currently doing. It's just unacceptable. It really is. I would be so offended by that if I were still a practicing Christian. [00:04:04] Every time you ring the bell below, an angel gets its wings. Totally not true, but it does keep you updated on our live shows.