James Talarico doubles down on pro-abortion stance: 'The Bible is silent'

Michie · May 26, 2026

Democratic Texas state Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico recently reiterated his belief that the Bible doesn't prohibit abortion, and that the government shouldn't restrict it.

Speaking during the third part of an hours-long interview with podcaster and former L'Oréal CEO Jamie Kern Lima that aired Sunday, Talarico was asked to explain his views on abortion "as a Presbyterian seminarian" and how he "arrived at them from a biblical perspective."

Noting abortion is "an issue that a lot of Christians struggle with, and that there's a lot of fierce and passionate debate within our faith communities," Talarico said he believes that "people of good faith can arrive at different moral conclusions, and I feel like we do not have the kind of tolerance for that disagreement right now within the church, within our politics, and it's corrosive."

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James Talarico doubles down on pro-abortion stance: 'The Bible is silent'

Democratic Texas state Rep and U S Senate candidate James Talarico went viral again in recent days for reiterating his belief that the Bible does not prohibit abortion, and that the government should

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RileyG · May 26, 2026

Lord have mercy! He is wrong on so many levels. (Not debating here)

Vambram · May 26, 2026

James Talarico is absolutely wrong about abortion and the Bible. He is also very wrong about many other moral and political topics.

RileyG · May 26, 2026

Vambram said:
James Talarico is absolutely wrong about abortion and the Bible. He is also very wrong about many other moral and political topics.

Amen, brother!

Lukaris · May 26, 2026

The early Christians understood the 10 commandments as including pro life:

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And the second commandment of the Teaching; You shall not commit murder, you shall not commit adultery, Exodus 20:13-14 you shall not commit pederasty, you shall not commit fornication, you shall not steal, Exodus 20:15 you shall not practice magic, you shall not practice witchcraft, you shall not murder a child by abortion nor kill that which is begotten.

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Didache ( 100 AD or earlier).

Romans 2:6-16 in regards to pro life in the Hippocatic Oath:

will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion. I will uphold the sanctity and dignity of human life at all times. Accordingly, I will take no part in abortion if I am asked, nor will I prescribe nor administer a lethal dose of any drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such actions, nor by performance or omission will I intentionally end any human life.

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Yarddog · May 27, 2026

Michie said:
Democratic Texas state Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico recently reiterated his belief that the Bible doesn't prohibit abortion, and that the government shouldn't restrict it.

Speaking during the third part of an hours-long interview with podcaster and former L'Oréal CEO Jamie Kern Lima that aired Sunday, Talarico was asked to explain his views on abortion "as a Presbyterian seminarian" and how he "arrived at them from a biblical perspective."

Noting abortion is "an issue that a lot of Christians struggle with, and that there's a lot of fierce and passionate debate within our faith communities," Talarico said he believes that "people of good faith can arrive at different moral conclusions, and I feel like we do not have the kind of tolerance for that disagreement right now within the church, within our politics, and it's corrosive."

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James Talarico doubles down on pro-abortion stance: 'The Bible is silent'

Democratic Texas state Rep and U S Senate candidate James Talarico went viral again in recent days for reiterating his belief that the Bible does not prohibit abortion, and that the government should

www.christianpost.com

The Bible isn't silent. We are called to Love. We are called to have compassion. We are to help. The Bible screams at us.

As the hymn says: "They will know we are Christians by our love. " (A reflection of the New Commandment)

Show us the Love in your actions.
Is there Love in abortion?
Is there Love killing human life?
Is there Love in refusing to help women raise their children?
Is there Love in deporting hard working immigrants who have not committed a criminal offense?
Is it Love to lie to your constituents?

I could go on and on, but the Bible isn't silent about any issue. Are we loving as we are called or are we refusing to hear?

Michie · May 27, 2026

He’s pretending his faith is something that supports him, rather than something he uses to support his political run. This is disgusting. I always love this tactic of “Hey, Jesus never specifically mentioned this one thing so it must be ok.”

Stabbing people! He never said you shouldn’t stab someone.

He never said you shouldn’t set them on fire.

He never said you shouldn’t tie their sandals together while they’re praying.
He never said you shouldn’t pee in the punch bowl.

He never said you shouldn’t short-sheet Lazarus’s burial cloths.

And of course:

He never specifically said you shouldn’t run for public office and pervert the word of God for your own purposes but I’m still thinking it’s a dangerous move but He did say you shouldn’t lie or kill, for that matter.

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childeye 2 · May 27, 2026

Any demagogue can proclaim how abortion is wrong so as to get votes. Demagogues divide the world into “the righteous” and “the unrighteous,” but they always place themselves among the righteous. The division never cuts through them. Jesus does the opposite; He lets the line fall on Himself; He dies the death of a thief, speaks no defense, and refuses to place Himself above anyone. That’s how I can tell the difference between the demagogue and the faithful. The Gospel always cuts through the self first. Demagoguery always cuts around the self.

Vambram · May 27, 2026

The demagogue is the one who is sacrificing babies on the altar of abortion.

childeye 2 · May 27, 2026

Vambram said:
The demagogue is the one who is sacrificing babies on the altar of abortion.

A demagogue is defined by positioning themselves as the righteous one who condemns others. I’ve heard that soundbite many times including the Baal‑worship version and that’s exactly the kind of move I’m talking about.

A demagogue grabs a grave sin and uses a pre‑packaged line to indict others while exempting themselves. It’s a way of sounding righteous without letting the judgment fall on one’s own heart.

Talarico’s posture doesn’t come across as legalistic or self‑exalting, and my point is that the Holy Spirit doesn’t work through scripted accusations. He doesn’t slander others or hand us a list of other people’s sins to prosecute; He reproves the one who is speaking.

That’s the distinction I’m making: a demagogue weaponizes a sin to accuse outward, but the Spirit convicts inward first.

Vambram · May 27, 2026

The Holy Spirit condemns abortion.

FaithT · May 27, 2026

Yarddog said:
The Bible isn't silent. We are called to Love. We are called to have compassion. We are to help. The Bible screams at us.

As the hymn says: "They will know we are Christians by our love. " (A reflection of the New Commandment)

Show us the Love in your actions.
Is there Love in abortion?
Is there Love killing human life?
Is there Love in refusing to help women raise their children?
Is there Love in deporting hard working immigrants who have not committed a criminal offense?
Is it Love to lie to your constituents?

I could go on and on, but the Bible isn't silent about any issue. Are we loving as we are called or are we refusing to hear?

Isn’t it weird that Talerico is studying for a Masters of Divinity to become a pastor yet he doesn’t know that?

childeye 2 · May 27, 2026

Vambram said:
The Holy Spirit condemns abortion.

The Holy Spirit testifies to a love that took a cross of shame, cruelty, torture, and death, and prayed for His crucifiers to be forgiven. We are all condemned as sinners according to the Law. Any voice that condemns others is the voice of the Law, not the Spirit. If Jesus did not come to condemn, then the Spirit who testifies of Him cannot be the one condemning others.

2 Corinthians 3:6: Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

John 3:17: “God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”

childeye 2 · May 27, 2026

FaithT said:
Isn’t it weird that Talerico is studying for a Masters of Divinity to become a pastor yet he doesn’t know that?

Where did Talarico convey he doesn't know we are called to love others?

FaithT · May 27, 2026

I wasn’t responding to that. I was responding to him saying the Bible says nothing about abortion.

Vambram · May 27, 2026

childeye 2 said:
The Holy Spirit testifies to a love that took a cross of shame, cruelty, torture, and death, and prayed for His crucifiers to be forgiven. We are all condemned as sinners according to the Law. Any voice that condemns others is the voice of the Law, not the Spirit. If Jesus did not come to condemn, then the Spirit who testifies of Him cannot be the one condemning others.

2 Corinthians 3:6: Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

John 3:17: “God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”

Amen.

And the Lord God condemns abortion.

childeye 2 · May 27, 2026

FaithT said:
I wasn’t responding to that. I was responding to him saying the Bible says nothing about abortion.

Saying the Bible says nothing about abortion is a dismissal. Saying the Bible doesn’t explicitly mention it is a textual observation. Those are very different sentiments. Do you see the difference between saying the Bible is silent and saying it doesn’t explicitly name something? One denies moral content; the other describes the text.

FaithT · May 27, 2026

childeye 2 said:
Saying the Bible says nothing about abortion is a dismissal. Saying the Bible doesn’t explicitly mention it is a textual observation. Those are very different sentiments. Do you see the difference between saying the Bible is silent and saying it doesn’t explicitly name something? One denies moral content; the other describes the text.

The 6th Commandment is very clear.

childeye 2 · May 27, 2026

Vambram said:
Amen.

And the Lord God condemns abortion.

The Law condemns all sin --> the letter kills. But the Holy Spirit testifies to Christ, who said He did not come to condemn and who forgave His crucifiers. Condemnation belongs to the Law; forgiveness belongs to Christ.

childeye 2 · May 27, 2026

FaithT said:
The 6th Commandment is very clear.

The 6th Commandment is clear as a moral principle. But that doesn’t change the fact that the Bible doesn’t explicitly mention abortion. Those are two different questions; one about the text, one about moral application.

The Law condemns all killing. But Jesus said He did not come to condemn, and the Spirit testifies to the crucified Christ who forgave His killers. The letter kills; the Spirit gives life. So I’m simply distinguishing between what the text explicitly names and how its moral principles are applied.

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