{"id":2669299,"date":"2026-09-24T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blasphemy-another-of-talaricos-so-called-pastors-says-jesus-didnt-die-for-her-sins-virgin-birth-is-pagan-myth\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:32:02","slug":"blasphemy-another-of-talaricos-so-called-pastors-says-jesus-didnt-die-for-her-sins-virgin-birth-is-pagan-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blasphemy-another-of-talaricos-so-called-pastors-says-jesus-didnt-die-for-her-sins-virgin-birth-is-pagan-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"Blasphemy: Another of Talarico&#8217;s So-Called Pastors Says Jesus Didn&#8217;t Die for Her Sins, Virgin Birth Is Pagan Myth"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fblasphemy-another-of-talaricos-so-called-pastors-says-jesus-didnt-die-for-her-sins-virgin-birth-is-pagan-myth%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=2669299&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 Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico emphasizes his Christian faith publicly, but a recent undercover video reveals his pastor, Rev. Babs Miller, dismissing core Christian beliefs. Miller stated she does not beleive in the virgin birth or that Jesus died for sins, suggesting thes claims originate from pagan beliefs or could have been fabricated. She further questioned Jesus\u2019 past existence, comparing Him to buddha, and claimed Jesus was crucified because Rome hated Him rather then to save humanity. These assertions are both theologically and historically inaccurate, as documented by historians like Josephus and Tacitus, and acknowledged by Jews and muslims. Miller also dismisses conventional teachings, proposing that the church Talarico attends promotes progressive Christianity, which emphasizes inclusivity, scientific integration, and rejects traditional dogma, including God the Father. The article concludes that such beliefs indicate Talarico&#8217;s affiliation with a church that deviates significantly from orthodox Christianity, raising questions about his faith alignment.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has made his Christian faith a major component of his public profile ahead of his showdown this November with his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.<\/p>\n<p>The intent is obvious \u2014 God-fearing people will surely find some common ground with Talarico, right?<\/p>\n<p>Listening to his pastor, no Christian would ever endorse these statements. If they did, they are not actually a Christian.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Wire reporter Jacob Wheeler posted footage to social media platform X on Wednesday from a conversation he had with Rev. Babs Miller of St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler asked in reference to Jesus\u2019 birth to the Virgin Mary, \u201cDo we really believe that, like, a virgin gave birth to a baby?\u201d Miller gave him a blunt, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She encouraged Wheeler to \u201ctake what you want and leave the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She commented, \u201cMary and the virgin birth comes out of the pagan belief that the gods came down and impregnated people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: James Talarico\u2019s Pastor Says Jesus Didn\u2019t Die For Sins, Slanders Virgin Mary<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no way of knowing if Jesus really existed,\u201d Rev. Babs Miller of St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church says in NEW undercover video obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDailyWire?\">@realDailyWire<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/spK4TWS4XT\">pic.twitter.com\/spK4TWS4XT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacob Wheeler (@JWheelertv) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JWheelertv\/status\/2102754898483749200?\">September 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just wait, because it gets worse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no way of knowing if Jesus really existed, any more than we have of knowing that the original Buddha ever existed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not just theologically wrong. It is historically wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Jewish historian Flavius Josephus wrote about Jesus. Roman historian Tacitus wrote about Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>Jews and Muslims acknowledge His existence despite rejecting Him as the Son of God.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Jesus\u2019 teachings, she said, \u201cIt could have all been made up for all I know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She went further in a manner totally antithetical to any Christian belief, \u201cJesus was put on that cross not to save us. He was put on that cross because Rome hated Him,\u201d she continued, adding, \u201cHe didn\u2019t die to save our sins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How is this woman in any prominent position in an establishment that calls itself Christian? She is a rambling mess of incoherent, blasphemous nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cchurch\u201d she and Talarico attend is not a church at all. It is an indoctrination camp wearing Christianity as a costume.<\/p>\n<p>They espouse the tenets of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/2ee8b063\/files\/uploaded\/The-Core-Values-of-Progressive-Christianity-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Progressive Christianity<\/a>,\u201d which includes trying to \u201cseek community that is inclusive of all people, honoring differences in theological perspective, age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity\/expression, class, or ability,\u201d and wanting to \u201cembrace the insights of contemporary science and strive to protect the Earth and ensure its integrity and sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you needed further evidence, the church has a page dedicated to \u201cinclusive language\u201d where they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staopen.org\/inclusive-language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reject<\/a> God the Father.<\/p>\n<p>These people have gone off the deep end.<\/p>\n<p>This is Talarico\u2019s church. 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