Right-Wing Attacks on James Talarico Are a Reminder That Christian Extremism Is Official Republican Policy
The reaction to Talarico's Christian rhetoric demonstrates the ways in which far-right theology is about underwriting misogyny and racism.
On Tuesday, the official NRSC account on X representing Senate Republicans posted a clip of Texas Democratic candidate James Talarico, quoting him verbatim: “[siren emoji] JAMES TALARICO: ‘Christ is the immigrant deported without due process. Christ is the senior deprived of their Social Security benefits. Christ is the protestor kidnapped in an unmarked vehicle by plain clothes officers.’”
The purpose of the post, dutifully understood by thousands of right-wing accounts on X, was to mock Talarico’s interpretation of Christ as radical and absurd. The replies and quotes flooded in…
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They are in a panic because they know the biggest threat to Christian nationalism is when Christians decide to take it down. It’s also important to Christian nationalists that they start dismantling Christian denominations early. https://onreligion.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-james-talarico-and