Ted Cruz on Hanukkah: Modern-Day Maccabees Must Defend Religious Liberty

Bob Eschliman : Dec 8, 2015
Charisma News

"We need modern-day Maccabees to stand together and push back against the forces of evil." –Senator Ted Cruz

(Washington, DC)—In a special message on the eve of Hanukkah (Chanukah,) Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz related how current events closely mirror those celebrated during the annual Jewish holiday. (Photo via Charisma News)

"On this holiday, we remember the miracle that enabled a freedom-loving people—led by the heroic Maccabees—to defeat the oppressive dictator Antiochus so that they could once again freely worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob," he said. "Today, the Jewish people, together with freedom-loving people around the world, once again find their religious faith and liberty under attack from radical forces of oppression and intolerance. Whether it is the BDS movement on college campuses, anti-Semitic attacks in Europe, or radical Islamic terror in Israel and around the world, we need modern-day Maccabees to stand together and push back against the forces of evil."

Cruz said, "As a nation founded by a people seeking religious liberty," the United States stands with the Jewish people both...

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