Megachurch Pastor Reacts to James Talarico's INSANE Claims on ABORTION!? | Live Free with Josh Howerton
2/11/202639 min
Did Jesus stay silent on abortion and homosexuality, or are progressive politicians twisting Scripture to fit a modern agenda?
In this LIVE FREE reaction video, Pastor Josh Howerton responds directly to James Talarico’s viral claims on Joe Rogan that Jesus “never talked about” homosexuality or abortion and that Christians have made these issues central for political reasons. Walking carefully through Scripture, this episode dismantles the argument from silence, explains why Jesus’ affirmation of Genesis defines marriage clearly, and shows how the New Testament directly addresses sexual ethics and the sanctity of life. If you’ve heard th...
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First 90 secondsJosh Howerton· Host0:00
All right, Live Free Nation, this is gonna be an interesting little react episode. James Talarico, who's becoming a, a little, you know, p- [laughs] a little pod favorite in some ways here, uh, he is becoming quickly, like, one of the most, um, popular rising stars in Texas politics, actually in national politics. And, um, he very frequently kind of poses as a, uh, as a Christian pastor and makes, um, some pretty outrageous claims. This, uh, clip that we're getting ready to react to right here, um, Talarico was on Joe Rogan, went, like, insane viral, and he made some, uh, comments that have gone, like, again, insane viral, um, that are confusing a lot of Christians, saying things like, uh, the Bible actually supports, uh, abortion, and he gives some, uh, confusing arguments that confuse Christians on why, and Jesus never said anything about homosexuality and da, da, da, da. This went so viral that me, uh, Carlos Erazo, and Chad G. Polty hopped in the studio, and we're gonna react to this Talarico Joe Rogan clip. So without further ado, here we go.
Carlos Erazo· Host1:02
This is, for a little bit of context, this is a Joe Rogan interview with James Talarico. I hope I'm pronouncing his name right.
Josh Howerton· Host1:09
Sounds right.
Carlos Erazo· Host1:10
And James is a, he is a American politician, uh, like you said, quote-unquote, "pastor," former teacher, and he- Well- ... is... What?
Josh Howerton· Host1:19
Go ahead.
Carlos Erazo· Host1:20
But go... Well, you, you des- you, you described him with- I object to the title Pastor.
Josh Howerton· Host1:23
Pastor in the synagogue of Satan.
Carlos Erazo· Host1:26
That's right.
Josh Howerton· Host1:26
That's [laughs] what- That's why I'm saying.
Carlos Erazo· Host1:27
That's, that's it. And, uh- But he is a self-proclaimed,