Old May Banker said:

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mscnhou said:

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Talarico will be getting my vote. He's about the only honest politician in Texas. Plus he's not a pedophile that protects other pedophile.

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The dude is queer as a football bat and completely perverts God's Word to fit his political narrative. Definitely not a starter kit to pedophilia or lies. LMAO

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There's definitely creeper factor to him.

He's almost 37. Unmarried. No kids. No girlfriend. One bio I read stated he's never been linked to being in any relationship with a woman.

He just gives off that vibe. The type I wouldn't let anywhere near my kids when they were little.

Oppo research is going to be interesting. Mark it.

bigjordo said:

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I've read the bible cover to cover twice and don't recall any specific mention of abortion. But hey, if we want to pick and choose bible verses to justify a modern political position, we can have a field day

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The Bible doesn't specifically mention pornography, but does speak about sexual immorality. In the same vain it doesn't specifically mention abortion but does speak about murder, the womb, etc. It's society's changing immorality that says things are ok….not the Bible

I'll say it again: creepy seminarian preaching about his fantasy of a world without prisons is a telltale sign he's into things for which he should probably be in prison.

He's a sick sonofa*****. Nothing Christian about him. Anti-Christ and anti-American.

James Talarico (he/him) speaks with the moral authority of a 1980s televangelist and the intellectual depth of a gender studies major at Oberlin College. https://t.co/8eW4yP3wjm

— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) March 7, 2026

mscnhou said:

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Talarico will be getting my vote. He's about the only honest politician in Texas. Plus he's not a pedophile that protects other pedophile.

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You can't be serious? And Democrats are the party of pedophiles protecting pedophiles.

If you think this weirdo is honest, I've got some beachfront property to sell you in Arizona.
Holy cow.

And four people agreed with that post?
Holy cow.

That's exactly what I said the other day, he comes off as a slimy televangelist swindler.

King of the Dairy Queen said:

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You read the Bible cover to cover twice and missed dont kill both times?

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Murder, not kill.

The Bible is very clear that killing is justifiable in war, self defense, and as punishment for a crime.

Abortion is murder.

bigjordo said:

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Didn't miss it. But found the main message of the book was - well ahead of do not murder - was to love and care for your neighbor and to not judge

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The main message of the Bible is GOD redeeming his chosen people from sin through the death and resurrection of himself (Jesus, the Son of GOD). The example he set was to show us what the kingdom of GOD looks like that will never be realized until he returns as judge.

bigjordo said:

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Didn't miss it. But found the main message of the book was - well ahead of do not murder - was to love and care for your neighbor and to not judge

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That last part is patently false. We are explicitly told to judge. We are told to judge based in the fruits of the Spirit, we are told to judge whether teaching lines up with Scripture and what Jesus taught. We are told to tell the truth to those who are in sin. In doing so the hope is they come into line with Scripture and are saved by accepting Christ as their Savior and Lord.

bigjordo said:

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Didn't miss it. But found the main message of the book was - well ahead of do not murder - was to love and care for your neighbor and to not judge

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You leftists always twist that out of context.

It is not our place to judge someone's relationship with God, although it is rather easy to see where Talarico stands given his endless statements which fly in the face of God's teachings.

But judging someone's actions is different. If someone murdered another, that action is going to be judged, both legally by the state and morally by society.

bigjordo said:

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Yep, exemplified by that whole "love your neighbor as yourself" thing

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"Love your neighbor" does not mean giving approval and affirmation for sinful behavior.

Treating people with kindness does not mean approval, condoning, or celebrating sinful behavior.

If I know someone who is living in sin, let's say a practicing homosexual, I am not going to curse him out, assault him, or do anything to treat him badly. I'll say hello, chat with him, and treat him with the same kindness I do my best to treat everyone else with. What I cannot and will not do is tell him I approve of his lifestyle.

bigjordo said:

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Yep, exemplified by that whole "love your neighbor as yourself" thing

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I can love my neighbor while at the same time judging and correcting my neighbor if they insist on living in manifest sin.

The two actions aren't mutually exclusive.

mscnhou said:

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Talarico will be getting my vote.

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Voting for the continued degredation of this country.

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He's about the only honest politician in Texas.

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Far from factual.

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Plus he's not a pedophile that protects other pedophile.

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Wouldn't be shocked to find out this is also factually incorrect. The dude gives off extreme creepy vibes.

RED AG 98 said:

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Love isn't an excuse to look the other way or ignore sin or wrongdoing or wrong thinking. In fact quite the opposite love is speaking truth even when it's difficult.

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This. If you love your children the last thing you do is just applaud their sin.

bigjordo said:

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Yep, exemplified by that whole "love your neighbor as yourself" thing

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You must have skipped the part where he told the prostitute to go and sin no more. It's not loving to encourage sin.

1981 Monte Carlo said:

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RED AG 98 said:

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Love isn't an excuse to look the other way or ignore sin or wrongdoing or wrong thinking. In fact quite the opposite love is speaking truth even when it's difficult.

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This. If you love your children the last thing you do is just applaud their sin.

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"Of course you can play in the street Johnny. And we can eat ice cream for every meal. I "love" you."

Crazy how love almost always gets twisted to mean tolerance or approval.

Rapier108 said:

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bigjordo said:

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Yep, exemplified by that whole "love your neighbor as yourself" thing

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"Love your neighbor" does not mean giving approval and affirmation for sinful behavior.

Treating people with kindness does not mean approval, condoning, or celebrating sinful behavior.

If I know someone who is living in sin, let's say a practicing homosexual, I am not going to curse him out, assault him, or do anything to treat him badly. I'll say hello, chat with him, and treat him with the same kindness I do my best to treat everyone else with. What I cannot and will not do is tell him I approve of his lifestyle.

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This.

Jesus welcomed sinners…. Prostitutes, tax collectors and the like. He ate with them. He stayed with them. He spent a huge bulk of his ministry reaching out to them….

But He also told them, "Go and sin no more."

God and Jesus love all of us. Everyone. He wants all of us to be in relationship with Him. We as his children are supposed to treat the world the same way. But we are not to celebrate in their sin.

We, as followers of Jesus, are to recognize sin for what it is. We cannot be accepting of it. But we still can love that sinner. The world thinks because we do not accept that sin that we are intolerant. That is just their ignorance of God's Word…. They cannot accept that we love them in spite of their sin.

It is not being Holier than thou…. I know I deal with sin in my life. I know I mess up daily. I'm not proud of it. And I am regularly asking for forgiveness. But I don't just say, this is how God made me, and you just have to accept my sin, because it's what I want to do…. Everyone has their own struggles they deal with. Doesn't make anyone better than anyone else. But it doesn't mean we have to just accept someone else's sin either….