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Democrats have had some truly strange and telling moments when it comes to their handling of God and the Bible in recent years \u2014 and these past few weeks were no exception.<\/p>\n

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Case in point: Texas Democrats, who rallied at their state convention from June 25 to June 27, decided to show support for U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. James Talarico in a deeply strange way, glossing over some of his bizarre biblical and cultural views.<\/p>\n

At one point, the crowd bizarrely cheered with exuberance when one of their own proclaimed, \u201cWe\u2019re all going to hell\u201d \u2014 a comment made in solidarity with Mr. Talarico\u2019s controversial flavor of Christianity.<\/p>\n

The moment in question, which has been making the rounds on social media, took shape when Democratic Land Commissioner nominee Benjamin Flores urged attendees to rally behind Mr. Talarico and push back against conservative criticism.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext time they say that James is trans, we\u2019re all trans,\u201d Mr. Flores said during an impassioned speech. \u201cWhen they say James is a gay, tofu-eating vegan, we\u2019re all gay, tofu-eating vegans.\u201d<\/p>\n

And then he delivered the line that raised more than a few eyebrows: \u201cAnd when they say James is going to hell, we\u2019ll say we\u2019re all going to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before we get into the theological and political sentiment, let\u2019s explore the context. Mr. Flores\u2019 comments came after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller jokingly referred to Mr. Talarico as the Democrats\u2019 \u201cfirst transgender Senate candidate\u201d last month while appearing on Fox News.<\/p>\n

While that explains the trans comment, the mention of hell is presumably tied to another recent event. During the Texas Republican convention last month, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick ignited a flurry of headlines when he said Mr. Talarico is \u201cgoing to hell\u201d over his views about the Bible.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd let me tell you, that\u2019s not a Bible I\u2019ve ever read,\u201d Mr. Patrick said of Mr. Talarico\u2019s views. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen so much blasphemy from anyone running for office. Let me tell you what, I\u2019m going to pray for that guy, because when he loses the Senate race, if he campaigns against God as he\u2019s been doing, he\u2019s going to hell for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

These are certainly strong words, and it\u2019s understandable why Mr. Flores hit back, though cheering over a proclamation that \u201cwe\u2019re all going to hell\u201d encompasses a flippancy and strangeness that is beyond the pale.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure Mr. Flores and the Democrats were being hyperbolic and quipping, but leftists have had a long line of issues when it comes to faith, and their collective theological understanding is often lacking at best \u2014 or diabolical at worst.<\/p>\n

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Though we shouldn\u2019t be walking around definitively condemning people to hell, Mr. Flores and others would be smart to comprehend the strong, swift and negative reactions to Mr. Talarico\u2019s theological claims.<\/p>\n

The latest strangeness emerged in an unearthed clip from a 2021 interview during which Mr. Talarico said, \u201cI always think of myself as a Christian who hates Christianity, right?\u201d He continued, \u201cI always get drawn back into it because nowhere else, in no other political philosophy and no other economic theory do I find anything nearly as truly radical or revolutionary as the teachings of that barefoot rabbi.\u201d<\/p>\n

And these are hardly the only controversial views he\u2019s espoused when it comes to Jesus. Among other claims, Mr. Talarico has said Christ was a feminist, and the politician used Mary, Jesus\u2019 mother, as an example to argue that her decision to consent after Gabriel said she would be with child is evidence that the Bible is somehow pro-choice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Angel comes down and asks Mary if this is something she wants to do,\u201d he told Joe Rogan, referring to abortion. \u201cTo me, that is an affirmation in one of our central stories that creation has to be done with consent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Talarico also has said \u201cGod is non-binary\u201d and reportedly expressed universalist ideologies, noting that \u201cother religions of love point to the same truth\u201d as Christianity.<\/p>\n

The list goes on and on. While Mr. Flores and others are free to confront the political mudslinging, there\u2019s clearly a theological problem at the core of many of these proclamations. At times, Mr. Talarico seems to reinvent Jesus and the Bible in his own image.<\/p>\n

And this is a problem the Democratic Party continues to struggle with. As I\u2019ve written, one of the most flummoxing and embarrassing moments in modern politics unfolded at the 2012 Democratic National Convention after God was axed from the party platform before liberals scrambled to change course.<\/p>\n

But what we\u2019re watching now is an attempt to redefine what it means to be a Christian and what it entails to believe the Bible \u2014 and believers ought to be smart and flee this bad theology.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the very least, the Democratic Party should have a greater respect for and understanding of God and these subjects than to openly cheer over the prospect of eternal damnation. The slippery slope just keeps slipping.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Billy Hallowell is a digital TV host and interviewer for Faithwire and CBN News and the co-host of CBN\u2019s \u201cQuick Start Podcast.\u201d Mr. Hallowell also is the author of four books.<\/em><\/p>\n

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