"Time to start spending some money to define Talarico for exactly what he is: a progressive wolf in "centrist" sheep's clothing."
. . . "Democrats have tried to package the state legislator as a centrist who can connect with Texans in the suburbs, exurbs, and rural precincts of the Lone Star State. They hope especially to push his time in a Presbyterian seminary as a way to connect to Christian voters, particularly with the controversial Ken Paxton as his Republican opponent. As the Free Beacon reported yesterday, however, Talarico has spent his political career advancing a radical-progressive agenda aimed particularly at public schools, and joined forces with a group seeking to "defund the police" in Austin: . . ."
James Talarico trained at seminary that teaches social justice-based preaching: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
. . . "The school’s public theology focus area also offers several biblical interpretation classes that analyze gospel text through a liberal lens, such as “Bi.315: Womanist and Feminist Readings of the New Testament,” “Bi.240: Activism and Old Testament Scriptures,” and “Bi.195: Immigration and the Old Testament.”
"Other course options within the public theology discipline include “TH.206: Environmental Ethics,” which covers climate change and “environmental racism,” and “TH.310: Social Justice,” an introductory class to social justice theory.
"The seminary mandates that students in the Master of Divinity program wishing to concentrate in public theology take three elective courses of their choosing from a list largely consisting of similarly styled classes structured around social justice discussions." . . .
Explaining James Talarico’s theology . . . "Talarico has stated that “Jesus never said anything” about abortion, transgenderism, or gay marriage. In his view, Mary’s agreement to become the mother of the Messiah means that “creation has to be done with consent,” affirming what abortion activists call “reproductive rights” for women. Speaking against a bill restricting transgender student athletes, he stated that “God is nonbinary
"In an interview with New York Times columnist Ezra Klein, Talarico said he believes “Christianity points to the truth,” but “other religions of love point to the same truth.” He views Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism as “circling the same truth about the universe, about the cosmos. And that truth is inherently a mystery.” Because he is a student at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the media often characterizes him as a “Bible scholar.”
"Talarico’s positions are consistent with a stream of theology often called “liberalism.” Where does it come from? How are we to understand its core beliefs in light of biblical truth?" . . .
Rising Texas Dem Talarico faces backlash for 'creepy' remark about trans kids
. . . "In the same speech, Talarico also said that "God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non-binary."
"At the end of his speech, Talarico shared a message to children directly, saying, "To the trans kids watching at home, I just want to say, I love you and so do a lot of people in this room, and so do a lot of people around this big state. I know it may not seem like it tonight, but you are loved beyond measure."
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