美國魔鬼教“不要”Cruz

美國前眾議院議長貝納（John Boehner）最近放言，2016美國共和黨總統侯選人Cruz是“魔鬼化身”（Lucifer in the flesh)。Cruz聽了很生氣。但是，還有比Cruz 更生氣的人。

據美國ABC新聞台網站報道，總部位於紐約曼哈頓地獄廚房（Hell's Kitchen)的國際魔鬼教（The Church of Satan)，對貝納將Cruz比作魔鬼的言論提出嚴正抗議。 該教大祭司 Magus Peter Howard Gilmore發表聲明說：“將一個反對給予同性夫婦平等權利，並主張拒絕為所有持不同價值觀的人提供服務的保守派基督徒比為魔鬼，是對米爾頓在《失樂園》中描述的那個具有積極向上、英勇果敢特征的主角的玷汙。”

信奉社會達爾文主義的The Church of Satan不喜歡Cruz，美國兩大魔鬼教的另一個，主張溫和人道主義的The Satanic Temple對Cruz自然就更不滿意了。該組織的發言人Lucien Greaves對ABC新聞台說，他認為Cruz “從事的勾當實在令人不齒”，而貝納將Cruz比作魔鬼是“欠思考和無知的。”

“你們基督徒不能就這麽把Cruz推到我們魔鬼教這裏來，” Greaves說。“貝納的意思是Ted Cruz是某一種魔鬼的化身。我認為這麽說是十分有害的，是反動落後的心態，因為一些事情很清楚是某些基督徒幹的。不能當事情弄糟了，就說是受了魔鬼的影響。這麽說會妨礙你清楚地思考, ”他說。

Gilmore說魔鬼教徒並沒有集體地支持或反對某個政治人物。Greaves說魔鬼教“不要”Cruz，“這個人與我們的主張完全背道而馳。”

 

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The moment tonight when Ted Cruz conceded his defeat in Indiana primary and declared that he was suspending his campaign, I saw a human being, not a Lucifer in the flesh. I wish you well, Ted.

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應該說是很好玩的一條新聞。記者在鬥讀者玩呢，大家一本正經一臉無辜地落井下石，一起笑在肚子裏。

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這是我今天看到的最有趣的文字。將之翻譯成中文，並做了少許潤色，作為對明天印地安娜初選的一個預告。祝這個魔鬼不要的人好運。以下是原文：

Prominent Satanists want to be clear: Ted Cruz need not apply.

After former House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday called the current Republican presidential candidate "Lucifer in the flesh," saying he found it difficult to work with him, staunch Satanists decried the comparison.

"Having a conservative Christian likened to Lucifer -- one who opposes equal rights for same sex couples and promotes the ability to deny services to any with different values -- we Satanists see as besmirching the positive, heroic aspects of that character as portrayed by Milton in his epic 'Paradise Lost,'" Magus Peter Howard Gilmore, the high priest of The Church of Satan, said in a statement.
Lucien Greaves, a spokesman and co-founder for the Satanic Temple, told ABC News he thinks Cruz engages in "clearly deplorable behavior" and that Boehner's comments were "thoughtless and ignorant."

"Christians can't just push Cruz off on Satanists," Greaves said. "All he's trying to say is that Ted Cruz is some type of embodiment of evil. I think that's a rather destructive, backward mindset, because when you take clearly Christian individuals, clearly Christian activities, and things go sour, you pass them off as the influence of Satan.

"It really prevents you from thinking clearly," he said.

Cruz had previously dismissed Boehner's comparison, saying he had hardly interacted with the Ohio Republican over the years.

While Gilmore, the high priest, said that Satanists have not expressed any "collective support for any specific politicians," Greaves said Satanists do not "want" Cruz and that he "is everything opposite of what we represent."