I don't see it as "slandering' Cruz as much as "revealing" the Enquirer for what they really are.
The purpose of the Article in the Enquirer was to do as much damage as possible to Cruz and his Candidacy.......I don't think the Enquirer folks are Christian..........dunno, maybe? But, they don't seem to care who they slander.
As for being appropriate here on C.C.
I would suggest you venture over to the BDF and review some of the threads there!
This is the News Forum, and when FNC/CNN/and the other Media outlets began to report on it, it did become News.
There is another thread here displaying the "silly" stuff, and the "nasty" stuff being said about one of the Candidates or the other...........showing how messy/nasty this Political process truly is.
Edited to provide link:
http://christianchat.com/christian-news-forum/133230-again-people-misstate-truth.html