GOP combs Talarico’s archives to cast him as radical leftist
www.texastribune.org
Talarico has suggested he would communicate some of his views differently today, but stood by the principles behind the comments Republicans are using to tar him as an extreme liberal.
  • FrChazzz@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Literally one of the oldest Christian positions about God is that God is not a dude. This should not be controversial. Folks like Saint Augustine of Hippo would agree wholeheartedly with the assertion that God has no gender binary. This is because if God has a gender that gender is “God.”

  • TwilitSky@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    So the GOP is upset that some people believe in something that has no scientific backing, eh?

  • davetortoise@reddthat.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Hear me out: none of this matters. Just another distraction from the world being run by greedy psycho billionaires

  • Jaysyn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The pedo protectors can say whatever they like. Judging by the last 100 or so special elections, the independents have finally woken up and are done with the GOP.

    • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I hope you are right, but I doubt it… this is texas after all, they will shoot themselves in the dick and call it a circumcision

  • Sludgehammer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Okay… so follow my logic. God made man in his image, then some time later, made woman in mans image. Therefore, we should at least expect God to be as different from a man as a man is from a woman. I would in fact argue that we should expect God to be even more different, as going from a mortal being to a different mortal being is less of a jump as going from a immortal omnipotent being to a mortal being.

    • GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Further to the point, the only canon contact he’s made with humans was as… wait for it… a burning bush.

      The bearded old dude was after Rome finally decided that Christianity was cool, and they decided to update his pfp to Jupiter. And it stuck.

    • Retail4068@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Screeching to the world over an issue you don’t think is important while ignoring the reality, that even though it’s stupid as fuck its still a problem in our reality, is also pointless.

      Did you change any thoughts in here? Did you move the needle? No. Non applicable noise. This article does however represent an irl shift to monitor.

      So your comment you see, was much more so pointless and not constructive.

    • halfeatenpotato@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 days ago

      While I agree that part is silly, at least Talarico is using his belief to try to implement much-needed change.

      Lotta folks that actually bother to vote are Christian, so I think he’s Texas’ best bet at turning blue.

  • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I am not a religious person (but was raised catholic) - I wouldn’t have issues voting for him based on that article - he seems far better informed regarding the word of christ than any of those screeching republican harpies, and seems to have the best in mind for the citizens of his state.

  • quick_snail@feddit.nlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Wtf US. Talrico literally supports building fossil fuel infrastructure.

    He’s right of center, and definitely not rad

        • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Born with both testicles and a uterus. All male on the outside, all female on the inside. Kinda neat, but unfortunately very expensive to fix. It had to be done though, 1) because you should fix your cats anyway, and 2) because apparently it causes a lot of health issues if you don’t fix it, including a very high chance for cancer in that region.

          • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            2 days ago

            Yep, it was a very expensive and invasive procedure but it had to be done. We were going to regardless since you should always fix your cats but in addition to that, having both testicles and a uterus can lead to a lot of health complications in cats. Most commonly a far higher chance at getting cancer in that area.