Texas Democrat James Talarico is under attack by the right for his faith, with right-wing media figures particularly zeroing in on his views on abortion and LGBTQ issues to claim he is a “fake Christian” whose beliefs are “straight up demonic.” Following Talarico’s victory in the March 3 Senate primary against Rep. Jasmine Crockett, right-wing media immediately began railing against Talarico’s Christian faith, focusing on old videos of him supporting abortion rights and discussing his belief God is a nonbinary figure.
Talarico, an aspiring minister in seminary school, has been connecting his Christian faith and politics throughout his time in the Texas House of Representatives and on the campaign trail. His comments have drawn ire from Republican politicians like state Rep. Jeff Leach, who said Talarico “isn’t reading the same Bible I’m reading. And his ‘values’ couldn’t be more unTexan.”
Right-wing media figures have taken up the hostility toward Talarico’s religious views, calling him “blasphemous” and “straight up demonic.” Other examples of commentary from right-wing media figures about include:
- “Trying to come across” as a “fake Christian”
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“Uses fake sermons and fake passages from the Bible”
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“Skin suit of Christianity”
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“A creepy looking heretic and fake pastor who pathologically lies to Christians over and over again about what scripture says”
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