Rants & Raves: Readers react to Ted Cruz in the pulpit, Garvin House
Wait, preach? Karen Lesch
God help us all. Elizabeth Elston
I'm in. Joshua Brown
Tax the church. John A Jackson
Do not agree with this. Might have lost my vote. Cindy Rigler Rosenberry
Speaking for five minutes during service is one thing but letting him give a sermon is too much. Keith Taylor
I hope we will repent for being a sneaky, dishonest politician based on his despicable actions toward Dr. Ben Carson in Iowa. I bet he doesn't. Jim Sheaffer
What happened to separation of church and state? Why are churches allowed tax-exempt status if they're going to promote certain candidates? Stacey Sparks-Lazurek
Jesse Jackson violated this imagined separation you hold dear to heart constantly. Michael Dodge
Obama spoke at black churches consistently during his campaign. Did you complain then? John Smyth
Keyword was "spoke." Not "preached" in churches. We need a president not a priest. Keep religion out of politics. Anabel A Green
Can't wait to hear Ted Cruz preach the gospel at CBC! John Smyth
You do not surrender your rights when you become the president ... "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Let Cruz speak! Michael Dodge
Say what? Preach? Kinda looks like politics just entered the big house. I thought he was a presidential candidate ... so now he is a preacher ... Roll up your pant legs. Joni Dewey
At least he wasn't responsible for four American deaths. Jonathon Hanson
Keep your Jesus out of our White House. Rodney Vaughn
Freedom of religion is a right all of us have. The Constitution does not bar anyone from practicing their faith when they enter public office. It seems as though somehow people have gotten the idea that freedom of religion is freedom from religion. Intolerance is the root problem, be it because of one's faith, nationality, race or sexual orientation. Don't be a hater, it only fuels the fire. Danny-Melissa Cavins
I prefer a president with Christian morals but, I don't want them to be forced on everyone else and used as a basis for forming "Christian" laws. Rodney Vaughn
So you will vote for the atheist that is running for president? Craig Edwards
Separation of church and state please! Linda Capuano McRae
This man just won in Iowa. Anywhere he goes will be a political gathering. Robin Wynne Freyburger
I am voting for a president, not a preacher. I already have one of those! Keith Opozda
On the historic Garvin House winning $200,000 for rehab:
Could be taken down, board by board by any contractor and rebuilt for a lot less than $500K even if $200K of that comes from private interest.Dyan Heyward Drew
The concern is not habitation but rather preservation. They are not trying to put a family in that house they're trying to preserve history that's pretty significant especially for this area. Chris Short
That is a ridiculous amount. Nancy Manzella Nord
If it's private money they can spend it however they want. Being that it's tax dollars it seems like an exorbitant amount of cash to restore a shack. Todd Offen
This story was originally published February 7, 2016 at 9:30 PM with the headline "Rants & Raves: Readers react to Ted Cruz in the pulpit, Garvin House."