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no_hypocrisy

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Tue Aug 6, 2024, 05:30 AM Aug 6

He's Deeply Religious and a Democrat. He Might Be the Next Big Thing in Texas Politics.

James Talarico confounds Fox News hosts, fights the culture wars by quoting scripture, and has fellow Democrats talking about his statewide future.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/16/james-talarico-texas-democrats-00101231

He looked squarely at the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Candy Noble, whom he acknowledged as a fellow “devout Christian,” before letting loose a two-minute and nine-second exchange that would go viral on TikTok and Twitter, racking up more than 1 million views on Twitter alone.

“This bill to me is not only unconstitutional, it’s not only un-American, I think it is also deeply un-Christian,” he told her, as she stood motionless. “And I say that because I believe this bill is idolatrous. I believe it is exclusionary. And I believe that it is arrogant, and those three things, in my reading of the Gospel, are diametrically opposed to the teachings of Jesus.” He cited Matthew 6:5, in which Jesus urges his disciples to not pray publicly like the hypocrites.

James Talarico Delivers Sermon Against Christian Nationalism


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He's Deeply Religious and a Democrat. He Might Be the Next Big Thing in Texas Politics. (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Aug 6 OP
A welcome, rational voice in a world drowning in madness dlk Aug 6 #1
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