{"id":8570,"date":"2026-06-24T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/texas-dem-james-talarico-admits-hes-christian-who-hates-christianity\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:00:47","slug":"texas-dem-james-talarico-admits-hes-christian-who-hates-christianity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/texas-dem-james-talarico-admits-hes-christian-who-hates-christianity\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Dem James Talarico Admits He&#8217;s &#8216;Christian Who Hates Christianity&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>James Talarico<\/strong>, who is running for Senate, made the stunning admission during a podcast appearance that has recently resurfaced, according to <em>Breitbart News<\/em>. The candidate&#8217;s own words reveal a troubling pattern of hostility toward traditional Christian teaching while simultaneously claiming the Christian label for political purposes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2069425213930872943\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanSaavedra\/status\/2069425213930872943\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The controversy traces back to February 2021, when Talarico publicly celebrated being followed on social media by an individual named Roberto Che Espinoza, a figure who identifies as a transgender activist and describes themselves using they\/them pronouns.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#1364078677424676866\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamestalarico\/status\/1364078677424676866\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza<\/strong>, as this individual is also known, describes themselves on their website as a TransQueer Activist, Latinx Scholar, and Politicized Theologian. The bio states that Henderson-Espinoza holds a doctorate in Religion and works to bridge church communities with social change movements.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson-Espinoza has published academic work in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion under titles advocating for what they call transing religion and dismantling what they describe as heteronormative binaries in theological frameworks, <em>Breitbart News<\/em> reports. The activist has also written about reinterpreting Genesis through what they call trans-inclusive and trans-positive frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>During his appearance on Henderson-Espinoza&#8217;s podcast, Talarico made several eyebrow-raising statements. He declared that his whiteness and masculinity limit his imagination about what is possible. He also praised his mentor, Presbyterian minister <strong>Jim Rigby<\/strong>, referring to him as a true white traitor.<\/p>\n<p>Most damning was Talarico&#8217;s self-description as <em>a Christian who hates Christianity<\/em>, a comment that has sparked outrage among conservative Christians and political observers alike.<\/p>\n<p>The pattern emerging from these revelations suggests an effort not merely to win political office but to fundamentally reshape Christian doctrine to accommodate progressive political goals and radical gender theories. Critics argue that such figures seek to lead believers away from traditional Christianity while convincing them they remain within the faith.<\/p>\n<p>The case highlights a growing concern among conservatives about false teachers within American churches who claim Christian identity while promoting teachings fundamentally at odds with scripture and historic Christian doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico&#8217;s Senate campaign now faces serious questions about whether a candidate who openly admits to hating the faith he claims would be capable of representing the values and beliefs of Texas voters, many of whom hold traditional Christian convictions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em>With information from <a href=\"https:\/\/breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico described himself as &#8220;a Christian who hates Christianity&#8221; during a podcast with a transgender activist, raising concerns about his views on faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":8569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[165,790,2801,7947,1831,7946,7945],"nfg_topic":[137],"class_list":["post-8570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-christianity","tag-democratic-party","tag-james-talarico","tag-religion-and-politics","tag-texas","tag-transgender-ideology","tag-united-states-senate","nfg_topic-culture-wars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8570"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=8570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}