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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Holy **** this is delusional and ignorant. You clearly have a very poor grasp on the thought processes of conservatives or you're just making **** up to make yourself feel better about supporting a party of pure evil. You should probably seek counseling.

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your anger doesn't erase the truth. talarico shows that Christianity isn't owned by the right. when he preaches compassion, justice, and humility, it resonates because it is scriptural.

the fact many here are erupting in fury proves their fear of losing monopoly over Christ's name. if your argument is only to shout that it's "delusional," you've already conceded you can't disprove it.

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You have no idea what you are talking about. I don't want a "monopoly" on Christianity, I want EVERYONE to be a Christian. That's the answer to everything. Literally everything. Not more government, not more conservatives, not more liberals, but more Jesus. He is the ONLY one that can unify the world. I'm not going to judge this guy's personal relationship with Jesus, but from what he's said, I think I would be very concerned if I were him. The New Testament is littered with warnings about people like him who water down and bend scripture to try and validate their world views.

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His view of Christianity is Love conquers all and no matter what happens God will love AND accept anyone after they die because he loves them so much. He conveniently leaves out the justice part. It's a Biblically untrue version of Christianity. Jesus Christ himself said "No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). That in and of itself blows his "everyone can be saved bc of love" argument out of the water.

Talarico is a false teacher and he's certainly not a practicing Christian. He needs to stop sinning, repent, and turn to the Lord.

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Holy **** this is delusional and ignorant. You clearly have a very poor grasp on the thought processes of conservatives or you're just making **** up to make yourself feel better about supporting a party of pure evil. You should probably seek counseling.

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your anger doesn't erase the truth. talarico shows that Christianity isn't owned by the right. when he preaches compassion, justice, and humility, it resonates because it is scriptural.

the fact many here are erupting in fury proves their fear of losing monopoly over Christ's name. if your argument is only to shout that it's "delusional," you've already conceded you can't disprove it.

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I don't think you understand what the "truth" means. You are correct in that Christianity is not owned by the right.

The problem here is that the left (like everything they do) is simply deploying a new strategy to infiltrate voters. Like I said earlier, means to an end. If this guy truly believes the opposite of everything Charlie Kirk believed in - like he told us in his quote I shared earlier - then he's automatically not a Christian.

It's simply a logical fallacy. At best, he's a misguided, delusional Elmer Gantry. At worst, he's a far left wing asset.

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His view of Christianity is Love conquers all and no matter what happens God will love AND accept anyone after they die because he loves them so much.

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I've seen this more and more. And liberal posters on this thread have latched on to it as well. Christianity isn't a free for all. It's not a ticket to do whatever one pleases as long as they "love thy neighbor". The left has morphed Christianity into the creed of a 60's hippie commune. It's not. It never was. Christianity comes with rules and expectations, and a singular belief that only Christ matters and is the way. You cannot choose that way if you don't acknowledge your sin. And you can't acknowledge sin if you simply believe that love excuses sin in a way that no sin exists in the first place.

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His view of Christianity is Love conquers all and no matter what happens God will love AND accept anyone after they die because he loves them so much.

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I've seen this more and more. And liberal posters on this thread have latched on to it as well. Christianity isn't a free for all. It's not a ticket to do whatever one pleases as long as they "love thy neighbor". The left has morphed Christianity into the creed of a 60's hippie commune. It's not. It never was. Christianity comes with rules and expectations, and a singular belief that only Christ matters and is the way. You cannot choose that way if you don't acknowledge your sin. And you can't acknowledge sin if you simply believe that love excuses sin in a way that no sin exists in the first place.

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also what about every time they say something oh that's not "Christian like" atheist liberals who believe in abortion are going to lecture people on what is Christian and what isn't drives me crazy.

Also, they expect all Christians to be dummies and accept everything thrown at them.

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Holy **** this is delusional and ignorant. You clearly have a very poor grasp on the thought processes of conservatives or you're just making **** up to make yourself feel better about supporting a party of pure evil. You should probably seek counseling.

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your anger doesn't erase the truth. talarico shows that Christianity isn't owned by the right. when he preaches compassion, justice, and humility, it resonates because it is scriptural.

the fact many here are erupting in fury proves their fear of losing monopoly over Christ's name. if your argument is only to shout that it's "delusional," you've already conceded you can't disprove it.

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No it's to point out that your narrative was so detached from reality that there's no point in even trying to argue. The Democrat party represents none of what you described above.

Their platform of pathological propagandizing (lying)
censorship (positions unable to withstand scrutiny)
abortion (murder)
gun control (leaving law abiding peaceful citizens vulnerable to government overreach and violent crime)
mass importation of third world people through manipulation of the asylum system (a transparent and amoral attempt to dilute the voting power of their political opposition)
destroying the best healthcare system in the world for poor quality rationed care
raising taxes so they can launder even more taxpayer dollars back into Democrat and personal coffers
Stealing from hardworking taxpayers to buy votes from the lazy and then calling that action "compassionate".
I guess it's more compassionate than sucking the brains out of a baby or severing it's spinal cord with scissors while it's still alive, but **** bag Democrats and liberals will call that compassionate too. Just horrible people through and through!
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There's nothing about that rancid and depraved party that aligns with Christianity

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The one singular ideal of Christianity is that the only path to salvation is repentance of sin and believing Christ is the messiah sent by the only God and that is the Judeo Christian God. There can be no faith or belief in others. That is the central tenant of Christianity and it is incompatible with liberalism.

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How exactly does that disqualify Democrats/Talarico? Pretty sure he repents and believes Christ is the messiah.

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His view of Christianity is Love conquers all and no matter what happens God will love AND accept anyone after they die because he loves them so much.

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I've seen this more and more. And liberal posters on this thread have latched on to it as well. Christianity isn't a free for all. It's not a ticket to do whatever one pleases as long as they "love thy neighbor". The left has morphed Christianity into the creed of a 60's hippie commune. It's not. It never was. Christianity comes with rules and expectations, and a singular belief that only Christ matters and is the way. You cannot choose that way if you don't acknowledge your sin. And you can't acknowledge sin if you simply believe that love excuses sin in a way that no sin exists in the first place.

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It's why they infiltrate and hijack mainstream religions. They cause a schism and the output from that is a fake sect that they can then use to claim moral equivalence...never mind that they have abandoned the Bible.

It's the same infiltration / wear your carcass like a suit tactic they do with literally everything they come in contact with.

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The one singular ideal of Christianity is that the only path to salvation is repentance of sin and believing Christ is the messiah sent by the only God and that is the Judeo Christian God. There can be no faith or belief in others. That is the central tenant of Christianity and it is incompatible with liberalism.

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How exactly does that disqualify Democrats/Talarico? Pretty sure he repents and believes Christ is the messiah.

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Talarico is a sideshow for the left. He will not go far because leftism is it's own religion with Government being the highest power, and Christianity is unneeded in that worldview. There is a reason Christianity and leftism don't get along, and it is because they are antithetical. Democrats might be hungry for an alternative, but it is because leftism is a moral failure. Not saying Republicans are a direct match for the alternative, but they are less of a direct match for the moral vapidity that the Democrat party has become.

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Christianity and liberal ideals are have a long history of compatibility. abolition, civil rights, labor reforms all sprang from Christians acting on gospel imperatives. talarico represents that lineage.

republicans, by contrast, have baptized cruelty and greed, calling them Christian virtues. the moral vapidity is not in democratic concern for the poor, sick, or marginalized, but rather in right-wing Christianity's betrayal of its own scriptures.

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Government control =/= "democratic concern for the poor, sick, or marginalized". If it did, the issues would have been solved a generation ago.

Your self-moral superiority does not translate into actual real life.

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The one singular ideal of Christianity is that the only path to salvation is repentance of sin and believing Christ is the messiah sent by the only God and that is the Judeo Christian God. There can be no faith or belief in others. That is the central tenant of Christianity and it is incompatible with liberalism.

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How exactly does that disqualify Democrats/Talarico? Pretty sure he repents and believes Christ is the messiah.

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But TelsaAg said the 'SINGULAR ideal' of Christianity is repentance and faith in Christ. And that 'ideal' alone is incompatible with 'liberalism.' So again I ask, how is Talarico incompatible if he himself follows those ideals?

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The one singular ideal of Christianity is that the only path to salvation is repentance of sin and believing Christ is the messiah sent by the only God and that is the Judeo Christian God. There can be no faith or belief in others. That is the central tenant of Christianity and it is incompatible with liberalism.

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How exactly does that disqualify Democrats/Talarico? Pretty sure he repents and believes Christ is the messiah.

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But TelsaAg said the 'SINGULAR ideal' of Christianity is repentance and faith in Christ. And that 'ideal' alone is incompatible with 'liberalism.' So again I ask, how is Talarico incompatible if he himself follows those ideals?

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He is willing to shape his religion to fit his politics. That is anti-Christian. Yes, that can happen on the right as well, but specifically Talarico is glaringly guilty of this.

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The one singular ideal of Christianity is that the only path to salvation is repentance of sin and believing Christ is the messiah sent by the only God and that is the Judeo Christian God. There can be no faith or belief in others. That is the central tenant of Christianity and it is incompatible with liberalism.

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How exactly does that disqualify Democrats/Talarico? Pretty sure he repents and believes Christ is the messiah.

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Do you think he honestly tells LGBT members to repent for the sin of homosexuality? Do you think he tells those seeking abortions to repent for the sin of murder? Or to avoid it? Do you think he personally believes that anyone not Christian is doomed to eternal damnation? Does he seek to save them and spread the Gospel for those not believing?

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The one singular ideal of Christianity is that the only path to salvation is repentance of sin and believing Christ is the messiah sent by the only God and that is the Judeo Christian God. There can be no faith or belief in others. That is the central tenant of Christianity and it is incompatible with liberalism.

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How exactly does that disqualify Democrats/Talarico? Pretty sure he repents and believes Christ is the messiah.

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But TelsaAg said the 'SINGULAR ideal' of Christianity is repentance and faith in Christ. And that 'ideal' alone is incompatible with 'liberalism.' So again I ask, how is Talarico incompatible if he himself follows those ideals?

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Because the first step of repentance of sin is acknowledgement of sin. Much of liberalism is rooted in sin and encouragement of sin.

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Talarico is a sideshow for the left. He will not go far because leftism is it's own religion with Government being the highest power, and Christianity is unneeded in that worldview. There is a reason Christianity and leftism don't get along, and it is because they are antithetical. Democrats might be hungry for an alternative, but it is because leftism is a moral failure. Not saying Republicans are a direct match for the alternative, but they are less of a direct match for the moral vapidity that the Democrat party has become.

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Christianity and liberal ideals are have a long history of compatibility. abolition, civil rights, labor reforms all sprang from Christians acting on gospel imperatives. talarico represents that lineage.

republicans, by contrast, have baptized cruelty and greed, calling them Christian virtues. the moral vapidity is not in democratic concern for the poor, sick, or marginalized, but rather in right-wing Christianity's betrayal of its own scriptures.

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Oh, just stop it. Self-proclaimed Christians like Talarico that push the leftist agendas don't want equality. They want "restorative justice" and the other nonsense that comes from the class warfare principals of Critical Theory. There is nothing "just" about it because what it really is is more racism and classism in the opposite direction, and they in their ivory towers get to maintain their status while picking winners and losers. There is nothing whatsoever that is Christian about that.

If Ken Paxton's dumb butt beats Cornyn in the primary - Watch out.

If Cornyn wins the primary, this clown will lose by 5-8%.

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How exactly does that disqualify Democrats/Talarico? Pretty sure he repents and believes Christ is the messiah.

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But TelsaAg said the 'SINGULAR ideal' of Christianity is repentance and faith in Christ. And that 'ideal' alone is incompatible with 'liberalism.' So again I ask, how is Talarico incompatible if he himself follows those ideals?

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He is willing to shape his religion to fit his politics. That is anti-Christian. Yes, that can happen on the right as well, but specifically Talarico is glaringly guilty of this.

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The left doesn't understand this point because they inherently have no morals or ethics. It's why they think they can argue around the edges.

It's why these far left wing schisms inside the Methodists and others are illegitimate. You don't get to hijack the Bible and then conform the Bible around your anti-Bible depravity.

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The one singular ideal of Christianity is that the only path to salvation is repentance of sin and believing Christ is the messiah sent by the only God and that is the Judeo Christian God. There can be no faith or belief in others. That is the central tenant of Christianity and it is incompatible with liberalism.

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How exactly does that disqualify Democrats/Talarico? Pretty sure he repents and believes Christ is the messiah.

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Do you think he honestly tells LGBT members to repent for the sin of homosexuality? Do you think he tells those seeking abortions to repent for the sin of murder? Or to avoid it? Do you think he personally believes that anyone not Christian is doomed to eternal damnation? Does he seek to save them and spread the Gospel for those not believing?

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So 'repenting' means he should be pointing fingers at people you believe are also sinners? Scripture is fairly explicit about sexual acts outside of marriage (fair enough), but it was also pretty explicit about slavery. Do you think it would be a sin to 'own' another human being against their will? Would you 'condemn' the Christian chattel slaver who beats them 'only' to the point they can't stand for 2 days? If no, well then kudos for being 'consistent' but if yes, then you've just admitted how 'the word of the lord' can be interpreted differently.

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Yes. He claims to be a "pastor". He should be condemning sin and urging repentance. That's why he's full of *****

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Yes. He claims to be a "pastor". He should be condemning sin and urging repentance. That's why he's full of *****

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He's not a pastor (yet). And what about the rest of my post?

You're conflating the 3 types of Jewish law as all being in line with the new covenant

That is not and never was the case for Christianity.

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Yes. He claims to be a "pastor". He should be condemning sin and urging repentance. That's why he's full of *****

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He's not a pastor (yet). And what about the rest of my post?

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He's in seminary. You don't think he knows this by now? I'd be curious to know if he even believes that Christ is the only way to salvation and all others are committed to damnation, love and good deeds be damned.

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Yes. He claims to be a "pastor". He should be condemning sin and urging repentance. That's why he's full of *****

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He's not a pastor (yet). And what about the rest of my post?

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He's in seminary. You don't think he knows this by now? I'd be curious to know if he even believes that Christ is the only way to salvation and all others are committed to damnation, love and good deeds be damned.

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He does not. Watch Rogan's pod cast. He has a very Unitarian view of Christianity IMO.

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Half of his votes will come from people who think he's Mike Tirico.

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It could work. Eddie Murphy did it in The Distinguished Gentleman. Great movie.

Never thought Id see a day where the dems want Christianity dictating our policy decisions. That whole keep your religion out of our politics was just talk.

Further, Christianity is discriminatory, as is every other religion. Its open to all, but, that doesn't mean all will be Christian.
That is the insidious part of talarico's beliefe system, that one can become a Christian, yet somehow can retain the idols or behavior from before their conversion.

This thread probably needs to go to the R&P board now

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Holy **** this is delusional and ignorant. You clearly have a very poor grasp on the thought processes of conservatives or you're just making **** up to make yourself feel better about supporting a party of pure evil. You should probably seek counseling.

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your anger doesn't erase the truth. talarico shows that Christianity isn't owned by the right. when he preaches compassion, justice, and humility, it resonates because it is scriptural.

the fact many here are erupting in fury proves their fear of losing monopoly over Christ's name. if your argument is only to shout that it's "delusional," you've already conceded you can't disprove it.

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No it's to point out that your narrative was so detached from reality that there's no point in even trying to argue. The Democrat party represents none of what you described above.

Their platform of pathological propagandizing (lying)
censorship (positions unable to withstand scrutiny)
abortion (murder)
gun control (leaving law abiding peaceful citizens vulnerable to government overreach and violent crime)
mass importation of third world people through manipulation of the asylum system (a transparent and amoral attempt to dilute the voting power of their political opposition)
destroying the best healthcare system in the world for poor quality rationed care
raising taxes so they can launder even more taxpayer dollars back into Democrat and personal coffers
Stealing from hardworking taxpayers to buy votes from the lazy and then calling that action "compassionate".
I guess it's more compassionate than sucking the brains out of a baby or severing it's spinal cord with scissors while it's still alive, but **** bag Democrats and liberals will call that compassionate too. Just horrible people through and through!
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There's nothing about that rancid and depraved party that aligns with Christianity

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your list is a string of talking points, not theology. none of it proves Christianity is incompatible with liberal politics.

Scripture calls us to care for the poor, welcome the stranger, heal the sick, and seek justice. that aligns far more closely with policies conservatives deride as "welfare" or "healthcare reform" than with tax cuts for the rich or militarized borders.

calling abortion "murder" is an interpretation, not Christ's teaching.

framing immigrants as dilution is the opposite of leviticus 19:34: "the foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. love them as yourself."

labeling compassion as corruption only shows how far right-wing Christianity has strayed from the Gospel. the rancid part isn't the democrats' platform, it's weaponizing Christ to sanctify cruelty.

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The one singular ideal of Christianity is that the only path to salvation is repentance of sin and believing Christ is the messiah sent by the only God and that is the Judeo Christian God. There can be no faith or belief in others. That is the central tenant of Christianity and it is incompatible with liberalism.

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yes, salvation is through Christ. that is central. but Christ also commands how His followers live in the world: love your neighbor, welcome the stranger, care for the poor, forgive seventy times seven. those are not optional.

liberal ideals of equality, human dignity, and justice harmonize with those commands. incompatibility arises only if you reduce Christianity to a doctrinal gatekeeping exercise while ignoring Christ's ethical teaching. the Gospel is not just about private belief, it is about transformed living. liberalism at its best echoes that.

Christianity is telling YOU and the church to do that.

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And just blew Collin Allred out of the water with the fundraising reports just released. Not taking PAC money, not taking AIPAC money. Preacher, man of the cloth.

The best Democratic senate candidate in a generation.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/01/texas-senate-democratic-fundraising-james-talarico-colin-allred/

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Scripture is fairly explicit about sexual acts outside of marriage (fair enough), but it was also pretty explicit about slavery.

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The OT sets pragmatic guidelines around how slaves were to be treated. I don't think the Bible states that slavery is good or bad, it is just a natural human economic arrangement resulting from wars, famine, conflict, etc.

Most of human history was a world of scarcity and shortages of food, water, etc that we can't imagine today.

Had you been able to go back in time as earth's dictator and mandate 'NO SLAVERY', then the losers in wars and conquered peoples would have simply been killed and exited the gene pool. Very few of us would be here in that case.

With something like sexuality, bestiality, homosexuality etc it's completely different: clear moral stances are taken on those issues.

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Holy **** this is delusional and ignorant. You clearly have a very poor grasp on the thought processes of conservatives or you're just making **** up to make yourself feel better about supporting a party of pure evil. You should probably seek counseling.

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your anger doesn't erase the truth. talarico shows that Christianity isn't owned by the right. when he preaches compassion, justice, and humility, it resonates because it is scriptural.

the fact many here are erupting in fury proves their fear of losing monopoly over Christ's name. if your argument is only to shout that it's "delusional," you've already conceded you can't disprove it.

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No it's to point out that your narrative was so detached from reality that there's no point in even trying to argue. The Democrat party represents none of what you described above.

Their platform of pathological propagandizing (lying)
censorship (positions unable to withstand scrutiny)
abortion (murder)
gun control (leaving law abiding peaceful citizens vulnerable to government overreach and violent crime)
mass importation of third world people through manipulation of the asylum system (a transparent and amoral attempt to dilute the voting power of their political opposition)
destroying the best healthcare system in the world for poor quality rationed care
raising taxes so they can launder even more taxpayer dollars back into Democrat and personal coffers
Stealing from hardworking taxpayers to buy votes from the lazy and then calling that action "compassionate".
I guess it's more compassionate than sucking the brains out of a baby or severing it's spinal cord with scissors while it's still alive, but **** bag Democrats and liberals will call that compassionate too. Just horrible people through and through!
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There's nothing about that rancid and depraved party that aligns with Christianity

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your list is a string of talking points, not theology. none of it proves Christianity is incompatible with liberal politics.

Scripture calls us to care for the poor, welcome the stranger, heal the sick, and seek justice. that aligns far more closely with policies conservatives deride as "welfare" or "healthcare reform" than with tax cuts for the rich or militarized borders.

calling abortion "murder" is an interpretation, not Christ's teaching.

framing immigrants as dilution is the opposite of leviticus 19:34: "the foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. love them as yourself."

labeling compassion as corruption only shows how far right-wing Christianity has strayed from the Gospel. the rancid part isn't the democrats' platform, it's weaponizing Christ to sanctify cruelty.

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There is absolutely nothing compassionate about pawning off your individual responsibility to love and care for your neighbor to a careless and loveless bureaucracy. There is nothing loving about turning healthcare into a socialistic nightmare. Your sanctimonious feelings have nothing to do with the reality of the damage your ideology causes in the real world.

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Talarico is a sideshow for the left. He will not go far because leftism is it's own religion with Government being the highest power, and Christianity is unneeded in that worldview. There is a reason Christianity and leftism don't get along, and it is because they are antithetical. Democrats might be hungry for an alternative, but it is because leftism is a moral failure. Not saying Republicans are a direct match for the alternative, but they are less of a direct match for the moral vapidity that the Democrat party has become.

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Christianity and liberal ideals are have a long history of compatibility. abolition, civil rights, labor reforms all sprang from Christians acting on gospel imperatives. talarico represents that lineage.

republicans, by contrast, have baptized cruelty and greed, calling them Christian virtues. the moral vapidity is not in democratic concern for the poor, sick, or marginalized, but rather in right-wing Christianity's betrayal of its own scriptures.

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Oh, just stop it. Self-proclaimed Christians like Talarico that push the leftist agendas don't want equality. They want "restorative justice" and the other nonsense that comes from the class warfare principals of Critical Theory. There is nothing "just" about it because what it really is is more racism and classism in the opposite direction, and they in their ivory towers get to maintain their status while picking winners and losers. There is nothing whatsoever that is Christian about that.

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restorative justice is far closer to the Gospel than punitive vengeance. Christ commands forgiveness, reconciliation, and lifting the downtrodden. luke 4:18: "he has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free." that is restorative in essence.

if talarico and others seek to redress imbalance through policy, that aligns with the biblical demand for justice.

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Talarico is a sideshow for the left. He will not go far because leftism is it's own religion with Government being the highest power, and Christianity is unneeded in that worldview. There is a reason Christianity and leftism don't get along, and it is because they are antithetical. Democrats might be hungry for an alternative, but it is because leftism is a moral failure. Not saying Republicans are a direct match for the alternative, but they are less of a direct match for the moral vapidity that the Democrat party has become.

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Christianity and liberal ideals are have a long history of compatibility. abolition, civil rights, labor reforms all sprang from Christians acting on gospel imperatives. talarico represents that lineage.

republicans, by contrast, have baptized cruelty and greed, calling them Christian virtues. the moral vapidity is not in democratic concern for the poor, sick, or marginalized, but rather in right-wing Christianity's betrayal of its own scriptures.

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Oh, just stop it. Self-proclaimed Christians like Talarico that push the leftist agendas don't want equality. They want "restorative justice" and the other nonsense that comes from the class warfare principals of Critical Theory. There is nothing "just" about it because what it really is is more racism and classism in the opposite direction, and they in their ivory towers get to maintain their status while picking winners and losers. There is nothing whatsoever that is Christian about that.

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restorative justice is far closer to the Gospel than punitive vengeance. Christ commands forgiveness, reconciliation, and lifting the downtrodden. luke 4:18: "he has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free." that is restorative in essence.

if talarico and others seek to redress imbalance through policy, that aligns with the biblical demand for justice.

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Your gospel is social justice. Jesus preached a gospel of spiritual justice. That is why there is a difference. It is why your ultimate act of service is to vote for the "right people" instead of being the hands and feet of God (ie doing the actual work).

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talarico unsettles the christian right because he embodies a version of christianity they cannot control. his faith is not angry or punitive, it is compassionate and rooted in the gospel's command to love the least of these. that directly threatens the republican project of monopolizing and wielding religion as a weapon of resentment.

their cultural monopoly on "real christianity" is cracking, and the louder they squeal about talarico, the clearer it becomes that people are hungry for an alternative

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Holy **** this is delusional and ignorant. You clearly have a very poor grasp on the thought processes of conservatives or you're just making **** up to make yourself feel better about supporting a party of pure evil. You should probably seek counseling.

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your anger doesn't erase the truth. talarico shows that Christianity isn't owned by the right. when he preaches compassion, justice, and humility, it resonates because it is scriptural.

the fact many here are erupting in fury proves their fear of losing monopoly over Christ's name. if your argument is only to shout that it's "delusional," you've already conceded you can't disprove it.

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No it's to point out that your narrative was so detached from reality that there's no point in even trying to argue. The Democrat party represents none of what you described above.

Their platform of pathological propagandizing (lying)
censorship (positions unable to withstand scrutiny)
abortion (murder)
gun control (leaving law abiding peaceful citizens vulnerable to government overreach and violent crime)
mass importation of third world people through manipulation of the asylum system (a transparent and amoral attempt to dilute the voting power of their political opposition)
destroying the best healthcare system in the world for poor quality rationed care
raising taxes so they can launder even more taxpayer dollars back into Democrat and personal coffers
Stealing from hardworking taxpayers to buy votes from the lazy and then calling that action "compassionate".
I guess it's more compassionate than sucking the brains out of a baby or severing it's spinal cord with scissors while it's still alive, but **** bag Democrats and liberals will call that compassionate too. Just horrible people through and through!
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There's nothing about that rancid and depraved party that aligns with Christianity

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your list is a string of talking points, not theology. none of it proves Christianity is incompatible with liberal politics.

Scripture calls us to care for the poor, welcome the stranger, heal the sick, and seek justice. that aligns far more closely with policies conservatives deride as "welfare" or "healthcare reform" than with tax cuts for the rich or militarized borders.

calling abortion "murder" is an interpretation, not Christ's teaching.

framing immigrants as dilution is the opposite of leviticus 19:34: "the foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. love them as yourself."

labeling compassion as corruption only shows how far right-wing Christianity has strayed from the Gospel. the rancid part isn't the democrats' platform, it's weaponizing Christ to sanctify cruelty.

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There is absolutely nothing compassionate about pawning off your individual responsibility to love and care for your neighbor to a careless and loveless bureaucracy. There is nothing loving about turning healthcare into a socialistic nightmare. Your sanctimonious feelings have nothing to do with the reality of the damage your ideology causes in the real world.

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compassion isn't erased when government plays a role. Christ commands love of neighbor, modern societies carry that out through systems as well as individuals.

government healthcare that extends care to millions is closer to the Gospel than leaving people to suffer untreated. bureaucracy may be imperfect, but indifference is worse.