Ted Cruz criticizes "Christ is King" phrase

0:00It is being used in a context very directly to say, I hate Jews and that's almost an online code word. Christ is King is, I hate the Jews. Like they're attacking Jews and they end with Christ as King to make it sound like somehow there's a biblical basis for attacking Jews. Look, Jesus was a Jew. Christ as King is a phrase that seems to have originated online and it's some kind of the grouper folks that it almost sort of invokes images of the crusade that in the name of Jesus, we will conquer everyone else in a way that I don't think is right or biblical. Which patrol can hand it all of that? Yes. There are many Christians upset with Ted Cruz for associating the phrase Christ as King with anti-Semitism and the idea of crusades and Christians going out and conquering the world. So I wanted to take this opportunity as a Muslim to point out how something very similar has been done with the phrase Allahwekbar. It might be true that some people use the phrase Christ as King to spread anti-Semitism or to invoke a promotion of the crusades and Christian conquering.

1:01But many Christians are very upset saying this is not how that phrase is used. That's not what it means. And that is far from being the origin of this phrase. Likewise, when it comes to the phrase Allahwekbar, there's a very small fraction of people who might use that phrase in a negative way. But if you understand the meaning, the history, the practical daily use of this phrase amongst Muslims, then you'll find it's being completely and utterly misrepresented. The phrase Allahwekbar means God is the greatest and just in a five daily prayers alone. A Muslim says Allahwekbar almost 100 times. It's a phrase of praise, of remembrance. But it too has been used as a political tool to misrepresent Islam and Muslims to serve some people's political agendas. So to all the Christians who are upset at the phrase Christ as King being misrepresented, hopefully this video will also shed some light regarding how the same has been done with Allahwekbar. Al-Alanos best, the may Allah guide all of us.