We spent the entirety of the Biden years being told Christians, both traditional Catholics and conservative evangelicals, were a threat to democracy. We were "white supremacists" and "domestic terrorists" for daring to express and adhere to our faith publicly. Last week, Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen said Christians had a "white Christian nationalist" ideology that needed to be addressed before America prohibited Sharia law, which further proves my point that Democrats hate Christianity.
Unless they're using it as a cudgel to push their progressive, pro-abortion, pro-illegal immigration, massive welfare state agenda, that is.
That's (D)ifferent, and James Talarico decided to play the Jesus card during his interview with Stephen Colbert.
.@JamesTalarico: For 50 years, the religious right convinced our fellow Christians that the most important issues were abortion and gay marriage—two issues that aren't mentioned in the Bible.
— Team Talarico (@TeamTalaricoHQ) February 17, 2026
Jesus tells us exactly how we're going to be judged: by feeding the hungry, by healing… pic.twitter.com/FapsoUzZwB
Actually, the Bible also says nothing about transgenderism, welfare, Medicaid, cars, or the Internet, either.
But there are plenty of Biblical passages that do, in fact, defend Christian opposition to gay marriage, abortion, and the welfare state.
(1) Though shalt not kill. (2) “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (3) oh, and, “The man who does not work shall not eat”.
— Mary Fernandez 🦖🦕💜🤍💚 MMIW #GC (@MaryFernandez) February 18, 2026
This includes the Genesis, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Matthew, Leviticus, Romans, the Psalms, Judges, and Exodus.
Let’s debunk @jamestalarico & break this down, Biblically…
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) February 18, 2026
1. Marriage is between one man & one woman.
- God invented & instituted it. Man doesn’t get to redefine it.
- Ex: Genesis 2:24; 1 Corinthians 7:2-16; Ephesians 5:23-33
- Jesus affirms this in Matthew 19:4—6
2.… https://t.co/I8YjxJuXGC
This history of Christianity is also full of examples of charity, including the running of hospitals, food pantries, refugee resettlement agencies, schools, and other efforts to help the poor. Christians also give to charity more than their secular counterparts.
Christians run 63% of America’s food pantries, 1/4 hospital beds, and 6/10 refugee resettlement agencies. We give 3.5x more than secular Americans.
— Josh Wood (@J_K_Wood) February 17, 2026
The data isn’t close.
We just also happen to believe you shouldn’t kill babies or purchase them from their mothers/fathers. https://t.co/O4xCTVuiI0
That hasn't stopped the Democrats from attacking the Little Sisters of the Poor, pulling that order through court for more than a decade to force them to provide contraception to their employees.
But Democrats cannot have it both ways. They cannot decry "Christian nationalism" when Christians profess views on abortion, transgenderism, and gay marriage, but then use the name of Jesus to push their socialist, anti-borders, anti-life agenda. These are not new views, either. Christians have been pro-life, pro-marriage, and pro-charity since the inception of Christianity. To pretend our beliefs are new and rooted in bigotry is not surprising coming from Democrats.
Perhaps it's fitting that today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the holiest, most solemn time of the year for Christians. That time culminates in the source and summit of our faith: Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus. It's a reminder that our faith, unlike Talarico's, is not of this world but of the next, and that the sacrifice on the cross goes beyond political party whims.
Public policy debates should be grounded in honesty and fairness. Christians have every right to advocate for policies consistent with their beliefs — just as others do. What’s corrosive is not disagreement over Scripture, but the cynical use of it. When politicians condemn “Christian nationalism” one week and invoke Jesus to advance their own agenda the next, voters are right to question the sincerity. Faith deserves more than selective quotation and political convenience.
If the Left insists that faith should stay out of public life, then it should apply that standard evenly. It cannot condemn Christians as "domestic terrorists" when they cite Biblical teaching on life and marriage, then invoke the Sermon on the Mount to justify abortion, transgenderism, welfare expansion, or border policy. Faith either has a place in public discourse or it doesn’t. What Democrats cannot credibly demand is silence from Christians unless they’re parroting progressive orthodoxy.
