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Posted on 06/21/2026 10:38:00 AM PDT by Morgana
Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick had a forceful rebuke of Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico’s radical claims about Biblical doctrine, warning that the far-left candidate is putting himself in danger of “going to Hell.”
Democrats initially framed Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian and current Texas state representative, as a mainstream figure and rising political talent capable of appealing across partisan lines due in part to his ostensible faith background, which was swiftly quashed not only by his strident left-wing stances on abortion, sexuality, and more, but by claiming Christianity endorses them.
The Christian Post reports that, while addressing the Republican Party of Texas’s 2026 State Convention on June 12, Patrick confronted Talarico’s use of the Bible head-on.
“It’s James Talarico who decided to bring the Bible into this election. And let me tell you, that’s not a Bible I’ve ever read. I’ve never seen so much blasphemy from anyone running for office,” the lieutenant governor said. “Let me tell you what, I’m going to pray for that guy, because when he loses the Senate race, if he campaigns against God as he’s been doing, he’s going to Hell, for sure. That’s what we’re up against. That’s the darkness. That’s the light. That’s why we must be one.”
Talarico responded on X that “For decades, Dan Patrick has sold out the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable to enrich his donors. Love feels like blasphemy when you worship power.”
As previously covered by LifeSiteNews, Talarico has an extensive record of attempting to put a “woke” spin on Biblical teachings.
He has falsely claimed that the Bible “doesn’t mention abortion or gay marriage” and attempted to use the Bible to defend abortion while asserting the “closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people.” In 2022, he urged former President Joe Biden to establish abortion centers on federal property across the country, to counter what he called an “anti-choice” threat to “our most basic rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” On multiple occasions, Talarico has referred to women as “neighbors with a uterus,” apparently to avoid “gendering.”
He has also faced intense criticism for blasphemous comments in 2021 about God and transgenderism. Last month, he explained that he “was being intentionally provocative with that statement,” while acknowledging there were “some statements that I’ve made that I certainly regret,” and complaining that Republican opponent Ken Paxton was allegedly “intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption.”
Paxton, the current Texas attorney general, defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn for the GOP nomination to the seat, overcoming fears of his electability and accusations of corruption and infidelity thanks to a combination of his proactive record as AG, discontent with Cornyn’s more moderate record, and a late-breaking endorsement from President Donald Trump.
Some GOP analysts continue to fear trading Cornyn for Paxton gives Democrats an opportunity to pick up a critical Senate seat in the red state or at least force the party to spend more to hold onto it than it otherwise would have, potentially at the expense of other races. Others maintain that Talarico’s radicalism squanders whatever hopes Democrats might have had.
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Yep. Talarico said what he wanted to say, and now Patrick did, too. Talarico knew he was offending lots of folks when he said what he said and Patrick knows he’s doing the same.
But I remember when we used to do this and everyone didn’t get their panties in a wad over it.
“”””Democrats initially framed Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian and current Texas state representative, as a mainstream figure and rising political talent capable of appealing across partisan lines due in part to his ostensible faith background,””””
Talarico attended Austin Presbyterian Seminary which is part of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA).
Leftists and weirdos go to PCUSA seminaries to refine their deranged minds.
Talarico is a false teacher through and through. Scripture warns us about such men and what is due them.
Talarico isn’t just sinning, he is a salesman for evil and is taking the stage as a leader in a war against God, Buttigieg does it as well, he takes the pulpit with bible in hand, to lead people away from God.
I think this is a perfect example of “free will.” Talarico made his decision and Dan Patrick did too. Both are gifted with the ability to do so in this country by God unlike other countries that will kill people for saying things.
wy69
Blasphemy is the least of his transgressions.
Holy crap! I just put your description in Brave search to see if I could find the cartoon, and a clear description of it came up. When I clicked on the link it was for YOUR post from a few minutes ago!!
How do I post an image?
That’s right!
Along with every other member of the so called Christian left.
It’s ridiculous to even need to argue about something so clearly spelled out in the Bible. Telarico is a lunatic who’s false Christianity is adjustable to his political hunger for power. Yes, the new Testament warned us about his type.
I gave that a try. No luck (one cartoon even had him going to heaven! Gag!)
The way to undo him is the way that Trump undid Kamala, with the "Talarico is for they/them, Paxton is for Texans" - with videos of the nearly endless super-woke statements this nutjob has made.
I see a huge difference between the individual sinner and the individuals who strive to promote evil, a person trying to deal with their weaknesses and sinful impulses as we all do and are always, versus someone who puts it on as a suit and writes books to legitimize it, or legislation, or publically preaching it, writing it into movies and songs to change the minds of the audience, or forming a business to advertise and profit from it.
I believe that if you’re Christian, and if you believe in Christianity and its tenets, that Talerico is indeed going to go to Hell.
Of course, that could change if Talerico changes his views and accepts Christ as his Lord and Savior according to his words… But unless that happens, he is going to end up in the other place.
That seems indisputable to me.
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