Ted Cruz on religious liberty: You have a right not to participate, but not to silence everyone!

Ted Cruz was on with Megyn Kelly tonight when the issue of religion came up. Cruz told Kelly while he’s not running for Pastor-in-Chief, he also won’t be ashamed of his Christianity.

The issue of the pledge came up, with Kelly saying that atheists have said they don’t want to have to participate or even watch as other students stand and pledge allegiance with God in it.

But Cruz responded with a great quote, saying that the Constitution doesn’t give anyone a ‘heckler’s veto’, that someone has the right not to participate but not the right to silence everyone else.

Watch the full clip below, but the religious portion begins at the 8 minute mark:

 
Here are two more segments from the hour long interview:


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