‘But Jesus never mentioned…!’ "Maybe James Talarico should consider when Jesus did mention those He “never knew.'”

 David McGinley 

. . . "In their Gospels, Matthew and Mark both quote Jesus as defining marriage as follows: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.'” . . .

  

"It appears the Left, at least in certain parts of the country, has abandoned identity politics for a new strategy—“progressive (i.e., heretical) Christianity.” Of course, this brand of “Christianity” falls in line with all the current moral and cultural trends that define today’s Left. Think of it as a “modern” Christianity, perfectly aligned with whatever fad or tactic the Left finds politically expedient at the time.

"Though this political strategy may be new, it does include something borrowed (and now something blue): the parroting of the old “Jesus never mentioned this” canard. The canard that if Jesus, during His earthly ministry did not specifically mention something, then that something is up to anyone’s interpretation, especially a “progressive” politician’s. Enter James Talarico, the current “progressive” Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate from Texas.

"Candidate Talarico is on record stating that Jesus never mentioned abortion or “gay marriage.” Accordingly, since Jesus never mentioned them, Talarico, in all humility, has taken it upon himself to speak on Jesus’s behalf. And, no surprise, just as Talarico is, Jesus would be fine with both. You see, Jesus did mention that we should love our neighbor, which, according to Talarico, means abortion on demand and gay marriage. Though that verse does not mention either, not to worry, this is just Talarico’s exegesis of the Word of God, to help clarify the Word of God because Jesus, the Word of God, forgot to mention it.

"The “Jesus didn’t mention” canard is putatively based solely upon what was quoted by the writers of the Gospels and conveniently (i.e., purposely) ignores the rest of the Bible. Talarico plays along with the ignorance game even though the denomination he lays claim to, Presbyterian Church (USA), teaches the Bible is the Word of God and the Bible teaches that Jesus is the Word of God Incarnate. Thus, everything that is in the Bible is something Jesus mentioned. I guess Talarico missed that day when it was taught at the “seminary” he attends." . . .    More...