Talarico earned my admiration when he stood up to Gov. Abbott’s education voucher scheme and the bill to command every classroom post a 10 Commandments poster. He eviscerated his opponents in the debate by pointing out they were violating the commandments by voting on Saturday (Sabbath). He reminds me of Obama’s rhetorical eloquence and puts the GOP performative Christianity to shame, exposing its hollowness. And I am thrilled to finally have a senatorial candidate I can wholeheartedly vote for.
I think it’s more about sex of a person than race, based on past exit polls. I realize there may be some nuance when comparing these data points, but I think it is more telling about sex vs race.
2020 exit looks similar with Christian vote and white Christian votes-
Talarico takes Jesus back. Jesus was not a conservative by today’s standards. He was, dare I say, “Radical Left”? I love that Talarico isn’t afraid to embrace Social Justice Jesus. But make no mistake - he believes in a strong separation of church and state unlike the current chucklehead Christians in office. “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's” Matthew 22:21 and Mark 12:17. This is an ode to secular authority.
But not sure that part made it into the Trump Bible?
For anyone not familiar with what has been happening in Texas, the Republican Party has had a strong grip over Texas since the 90’s. Texans are ready for change! I support Beto and love that he continues to fight for Texas. If our next champion is Talarico, I will happily support him too. I’m not overly religious but I am drawn to Talarico because he is a great speaker (reminds me of Obama’s skills) and his values.
I appreciate leaning into religion not only as a strategy but as a principle. Yes, I believe in the separation of Church and State, and I also believe in the freedom of religion for all of us, even our representatives. The use of Christianity on the far right does violence to mercy, calling empathy evil. Progressive politics belongs not just to the religiously unaffiliated but to people of faith as well.
As well as the Social Gospel, Catholic social teaching comes to mind as well. While differing in opinion on sexual ethics (especially abortion), the whole movement is in line with care for the poor. By the way, I think there is room for discussion, even disagreement on the left about abortion. We've never answered the question as a society on when life begins. We also have had a poor track record of listening to women. We need advocates both for women and for unborn children.
They stay in power by cherry picking verses and distorting them to fit their identity politics. It’s probably time the democrats used those same verses, but in context to show them they are off base.
Talarico earned my admiration when he stood up to Gov. Abbott’s education voucher scheme and the bill to command every classroom post a 10 Commandments poster. He eviscerated his opponents in the debate by pointing out they were violating the commandments by voting on Saturday (Sabbath). He reminds me of Obama’s rhetorical eloquence and puts the GOP performative Christianity to shame, exposing its hollowness. And I am thrilled to finally have a senatorial candidate I can wholeheartedly vote for.
“Kamala Harris received 36% of the Christian vote but only 26% of the white Christian vote.”
Race/racism is another distinction that cannot be ignored.
I think it’s more about sex of a person than race, based on past exit polls. I realize there may be some nuance when comparing these data points, but I think it is more telling about sex vs race.
2020 exit looks similar with Christian vote and white Christian votes-
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/exit-polls/
And 2016 shows little support for Clinton in the white Christian community
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/11/09/how-the-faithful-voted-a-preliminary-2016-analysis/
Amy, I agree sex/misogyny is also a factor. Apparently, it’s not only a challenge to get white Christians to support Jesus’ teachings, but also males.
Talarico takes Jesus back. Jesus was not a conservative by today’s standards. He was, dare I say, “Radical Left”? I love that Talarico isn’t afraid to embrace Social Justice Jesus. But make no mistake - he believes in a strong separation of church and state unlike the current chucklehead Christians in office. “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's” Matthew 22:21 and Mark 12:17. This is an ode to secular authority.
But not sure that part made it into the Trump Bible?
For anyone not familiar with what has been happening in Texas, the Republican Party has had a strong grip over Texas since the 90’s. Texans are ready for change! I support Beto and love that he continues to fight for Texas. If our next champion is Talarico, I will happily support him too. I’m not overly religious but I am drawn to Talarico because he is a great speaker (reminds me of Obama’s skills) and his values.
I appreciate leaning into religion not only as a strategy but as a principle. Yes, I believe in the separation of Church and State, and I also believe in the freedom of religion for all of us, even our representatives. The use of Christianity on the far right does violence to mercy, calling empathy evil. Progressive politics belongs not just to the religiously unaffiliated but to people of faith as well.
As well as the Social Gospel, Catholic social teaching comes to mind as well. While differing in opinion on sexual ethics (especially abortion), the whole movement is in line with care for the poor. By the way, I think there is room for discussion, even disagreement on the left about abortion. We've never answered the question as a society on when life begins. We also have had a poor track record of listening to women. We need advocates both for women and for unborn children.
But is it a strategy or just who he is and he can’t help but be himself?
Talarico makes me *almost* want to move back to Texas. I'm interested to watch his race.
They stay in power by cherry picking verses and distorting them to fit their identity politics. It’s probably time the democrats used those same verses, but in context to show them they are off base.
This is a good article and the attention to Trump’s aim is needed.
This sentence doesn’t seem correct?
“Legal allies seemed to spelled it out: “Trump is the law for the executive branch.”