James on Freedom, Family & Faith

"He said that I’m disrespecting Jesus. You want to know what actually disrespects Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare to give tax cuts to billionaires. You know what actually disrespects Jesus? Bombing innocent schoolchildren in Iran, and sending our brave men and women off to die in another forever war."

"Scripture says you can’t love God and hate other people. You can’t love God and abuse the immigrant. You can’t love God and bully the outcast. You can’t love God and oppress the poor. In the face of a neighbor, we glimpse the face of God."

“When Jesus healed the sick, he didn't ask for a deductible. When I fight for universal healthcare, I'm doing it on biblical grounds. When Jesus fed the hungry, he didn't price gouge to turn a profit. So when I say that no child in the state of Texas should go to bed hungry, I'm doing it on biblical grounds. And when the Hebrew prophets saw corruption in high places, they spoke truth to power. When I take on the politicians who are serving themselves and not the people, I am doing it on biblical grounds.” - James Talarico

"Christian nationalists walk around with a mouth full of scripture and a heart full of hate. Don't tell me what you believe. Show me how you treat other people, and I'll tell you what you believe." - James Talarico

"Scripture says you can’t love God and hate other people. You can’t love God and abuse the immigrant. You can’t love God and bully the outcast. You can’t love God and oppress the poor. In the face of a neighbor, we glimpse the face of God."

Check out James Talarico!

James Talarico tells Joe Rogan why he opposed a bill mandating the 10 Commandments in classrooms: I told my colleagues that I thought the bill was unconstitutional, un-American, and yes, un-Christian... In all of Jesus' teachings, he's always focused on the outsider. My concern is for the Muslim kid, the Jewish kid, the Hindu kid, the atheist kid who now has a poster on the wall — forced by the government — that says you’re not welcome here. If Jesus saw that, he would weep for those students and would demand that we love them as ourselves.

James Talarico responds to the THC ban in Texas.