‘God is non-binary’: Texas Dem nominee Talarico’s past remarks on abortion, race and gender draw scrutiny

By Fox News · Fox News

While running as a moderate with bipartisan appeal, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett , D-Texas, for the Democratic Senate nomination, has a history of making controversial statements on matters of religion, race, gender, border security and beyond. With Talarico in the national spotlight for the first time, many commentators and strategists are resurfacing some of his past remarks. Among them is a 2021 video of Talarico on the Texas House floor in Austin opposing a bill to ban men from women’s sports and claiming that "God is non-binary." "God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non-binary," said Talarico, adding, "Trans children are God’s children, made in God’s own image." A self-identified Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico casts many of his political stances in Christian and biblical language. However, while speaking on a January episode of The Ezra Klein Show , Talarico appeared to equivocate Christianity with other religions, including Hinduism and Islam. JASMINE CROCKETT FACES CRITICISM FROM BLACK DEMOCRATS AFTER LOSING TEXAS SENATE PRIMARY RACE "I believe that Jesus Christ reveals that reality to us, but I also believe that other traditions reveal that reality in their own ways, with their own simple structures. And I’ve learned more about my tradition by learning more about Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam and Judaism. And so, I see these beautiful faith traditions as circling the same truth about the universe, about the cosmos," he said. Despite his use of biblical language, Talarico’s stances on many core religious issues stand in stark contrast with most traditional Christian denominations . He has used the Bible to defend abortion and, on his campaign website, advocates codifying Roe v. Wade into national law. On an episode of " The Joe Rogan Experience " last year, Talarico said the story of Jesus Christ’s incarnation justifies his support for abortion. "I say all this in the context of aborti…