Friday, 23 October 2026

Invoking God to justify abortion?

Friend,

Texas Democrat James Talarico went on Joe Rogan's podcast and argued that because the angel Gabriel announced the Incarnation to Mary and she accepted, the Gospel of Luke supports a woman's “right to choose.”

His interpretation of the Annunciation is abortion rights.

Now Talarico wants Texas voters to send him to the Senate!

The race in Texas is sadly very close. Democrats are celebrating polls which show Talarico leading!

Let’s also not forget the other radical views of James Talarico in addition to codifying abortion:

Calling the American flag a “complicated symbol”
Labeling ICE a “secret police force”
Support for government takeover of healthcare

And Talarico, a former Presbyterian seminarian, constantly invokes Christianity for all of these radical views. Including his support for gender surgeries on kids.

That’s why we’re going on the air with our latest ad detailing the extreme radical trans agenda — and highlighting in stark detail the number of such surgeries that have happened on children in Texas.

Remember, Talarico supports these radical sex change surgeries on minors — and he wants you to pay for them, too!

Help us warn Catholic voters about Talarico’s radical trans agenda and what it will do to our children and grandchildren.

>>Watch our explosive new ad. We don’t hold anything back.<<

We can’t remain silent about these horrible operations on our children.

President Trump has done everything he can to stop these horrific gender surgeries on minors. But James Talarico wants more of these sex changes on kids that cause lifelong physical and emotional damage.

We need to stop James Talarico!

Go forward bravely,

Kelsey Reinhardt

President & CEO

CatholicVote

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