{"id":2464743,"date":"2025-07-21T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-is-no-such-thing-as-biblical-evidence-for-abortion\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:01:33","slug":"there-is-no-such-thing-as-biblical-evidence-for-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-is-no-such-thing-as-biblical-evidence-for-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"There Is No Such Thing As \u2018Biblical Evidence\u2019 For Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthere-is-no-such-thing-as-biblical-evidence-for-abortion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2464743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas state Representative James Talarico recently appeared on *The Joe Rogan Experience* where he presented what he called &#8220;biblical evidence&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-democrats-sound-the-alarm-over-dysfunctional-campaign-arm-this-is-a-real-fcking-problem\/\" title=\"Vulnerable ...s Sound the Alarm over Dysfunctional Campaign Arm: &#039;This Is a Real F...cking Problem&#039;\">supporting abortion rights<\/a>, stirring controversy. Talarico, a Democrat from Austin&#8217;s affluent suburbs and a self-proclaimed pastor, argued that core Christian teachings do not explicitly condemn abortion or homosexuality, suggesting that these issues have only become central to religious conservatives in the past 40-50 years to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-allows-for-lowering-of-flags-over-hospital-blast\/\" title=\"Flags can be lowered over hospital blast, says State Department.\">serve political agendas<\/a>. He asserted that parts of the Old Testament subtly reference abortion and that Jesus&#8217; inclusion of women in his ministry implies support for women&#8217;s autonomy over pregnancy.However, critics argue that Talarico&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >interpretations contradict clear biblical teachings<\/a> on the sanctity of life, marriage, and God&#8217;s sovereignty, citing scripture that condemns murder and affirms life in the womb. Additionally, his theological reading of the angel Gabriel&#8217;s announcement to Mary as seeking &#8220;consent&#8221; is deemed inaccurate and inconsistent with scripture. Throughout his political career, Talarico has supported pro-choice policies in Texas, drawing criticism from pro-life advocates. His appearance and statements where seen by some as an attempt to boost his political profile while challenging traditional Christian views on abortion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For centuries, humans have tried to twist God&rsquo;s Word to advance their political agendas. Texas state Rep. James Talarico proved this week that he is no exception.<\/p>\n<p>Just this week, Talarico, who represents the wealthy suburbs north of Austin but clearly longs to do more politically, dedicated several minutes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_jOGPvMftb8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em><\/a>  to rattling off what he dubbed &ldquo;biblical evidence&rdquo; for abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico&rsquo;s debut JRE appearance was clearly a ploy to boost his electability (at one point in the show, host Joe Rogan even encouraged Talarico to run for president). The heresy the Democrat ended up spewing was just a bonus.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly into the 2-hour-and-36-minute-long podcast, Talarico claimed he gets &ldquo;suspicious when anybody, whether it&rsquo;s a televangelist or a politician, tells me that something is central to my faith when Jesus never talks about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To me that should I think ring alarm bells as to, what is the agenda here? What is someone trying to get across?&rdquo; Talarico continued.<\/p>\n<p>He specifically focused his concerns on Christians&rsquo; defense of unborn babies and marriage between a man and a woman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think, if we&rsquo;re looking at the last 40, 50 years, the religious right has made a concerted effort to make homosexuality and abortion the two biggest issues for Christians,&rdquo; Talarico claimed.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>NEW: Texas House Democrat and pastor James Talarico suggests the Bible supports abortion, says there is no Biblical basis for Christians to be anti-abortion. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So this idea that to be a Christian means you have to be anti gay and anti abortion&hellip; There really is no historical,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GPo5udFzIF\">pic.twitter.com\/GPo5udFzIF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1946305243287019941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Talarico has it backwards. Christ followers didn&rsquo;t suddenly begin hyperfixating on the sanctity of life and marriage in the last half century. In fact, both of those issues have always been important to Christians because the Bible clearly states they are important to God. <\/p>\n<p>Our culture, however, continually wages a war on those values, which brings them to the forefront of political conversations. When society gets loud about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-pope-francis-told-me-i-was-a-good-catholic-and-to-keep-receiving-communion\/\" title=\"Joe Biden: Pope Francis Told Me &#039;I Was a Good Catholic&#039; and to &#039;Keep Receiving Communion&#039;\">killing unborn children<\/a> up until the moment they are born and legalizing same-sex and other relationships as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/20\/the-10-years-since-obergefell-have-proven-its-critics-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legitimate family unions<\/a>, the salt and light of the Earth are biblically mandated to get loud too.<\/p>\n<p>One would think a self-proclaimed pastor would see the urgency in speaking and standing on such significant principles. Instead, Talarico pretended that parts of the Old Testament include &ldquo;some subtle instructions for how to perform an abortion in the ancient world&rdquo; and claimed that because Jesus acknowledged and included women in his ministry, that must mean he wants them to have the option to end their pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>Just because Jesus didn&rsquo;t specifically use the word &ldquo;abortion&rdquo; in his short ministry doesn&rsquo;t mean he has nothing to say about it or, an even worse assumption, endorses it. The Bible, the infallible, inspired Word of God, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KristanHawkins\/status\/1946611756580905353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has plenty to say<\/a> about murder (that it is a grave sin punishable by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%209%3A6&amp;version=NIV#:~:text=Genesis%209:6%20NIV%20%2D%20%E2%80%9CWhoever%20sheds%20human%20blood%2C%20by%20humans%20%2D%20Bible%20Gateway.&amp;text=has%20God%20made%20mankind.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">death<\/a> and eternity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation%2021%3A8&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in the lake of fire<\/a>) and life in the womb (that we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Jeremiah%201%3A5%2CPsalm%20139%3A13-18&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knit together, known, and consecrated<\/a> before we are born). None of that aligns with what Talarico preaches.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All I&rsquo;m asking is that for Christians who are pro-choice and who respect the bodily autonomy of women, that we be given the space to make our theological argument, because I think there is a lot of, of biblical evidence to support that opinion,&rdquo; Talarico claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Except, that&rsquo;s not &ldquo;all&rdquo; he&rsquo;s asking. Never before has an American political party like Talarico&rsquo;s so openly embraced the murder of unborn babies through all nine months of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>During his time in the Texas House, he&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasrighttolife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/302-191112-123554-TalaricoJ2019Scorecard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">repeatedly voted<\/a> against pro-life protections and resources for women and babies, as well as prohibitions on taxpayer-funded abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico concluded his blasphemous aside by arguing that abortion is a valid cause for Christians because he believes Mary was asked for &ldquo;consent&rdquo; by God and his angel before she became pregnant with Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So to me, that is an affirmation in one of our most central stories that creation has to be done with consent. You cannot force someone to create &mdash; creation is one of the most sacred acts that we engage in as human beings, but that has to be done with consent. It has to be done with freedom. And, to me, that is absolutely consistent with the ministry and life and death of Jesus,&rdquo; Talarico said.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is this a bad theological interpretation of a key Gospel concept because it ignores God&rsquo;s sovereignty, but it is also simply wrong. <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%201%3A26-38&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luke 1<\/a>, the angel Gabriel does not <em>ask<\/em> Mary anything. Instead, as a messenger of the Lord, he <em>declares <\/em>to Mary that she, a virgin, will conceive the &ldquo;Son of the Most High.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s only after Gabriel reassures her that &ldquo;nothing will be impossible with God&rdquo; that Mary postures herself as a servant of the Lord who says, &ldquo;let it be to me according to your word.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Talarico claims to be a Christian who went on Rogan&rsquo;s show to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamestalarico\/status\/1946676726848749703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bridge the divide<\/a>.&rdquo; His firm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joeroganhq\/status\/1946656010271100958?s=46&amp;t=I7N1H1-oUXmNHfmubmtX-g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denouncement<\/a> of what it means to live a biblical life, however, only confirms to the Christians who crack open and comprehend what&rsquo;s in their Bibles that, in this day and age, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/verse\/en\/Matthew%2018%3A6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">millstones Jesus warned us about abound<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People have long twisted God&#8217;s Word for politics; Rep. 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