AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Texas Democrat James Talarico claims scripture demands government-run health insurance
Senate candidate James Talarico used a church town hall to argue that the New Testament obligates Christians to support a government health insurance option, a claim that drew sharp pushback from conservative believers who called it a distortion of the Gospel. Talarico, the Austin Democrat running against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton for a Texas […] The post Texas Democrat James Talarico claims scripture demands government-run health insurance appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate candidate James Talarico used a church town hall to argue that the New Testament obligates Christians to support a government health insurance option, a claim that drew sharp pushback from conservative believers who called it a distortion of the Gospel. Talarico, the Austin Democrat running against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton for a Texas Senate seat, stood before a crowd at a church in DeSoto on July 20 and laid out a health care plan wrapped almost entirely in biblical language. His campaign posted the footage to YouTube under the title "James Talarico Unveils Plan For Black Voters." The seminary-trained candidate told the audience that Jesus spent most of his ministry healing the sick, and that government policy…Open