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Talarico on 'God is nonbinary' remark: 'I was being provocative'

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Texas Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico said his remark on the campaign trail that "God is nonbinary" was an attempt at "being provocative." Talarico responded to a question during a town hall hosted by CNN and Jubilee Media.

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  1. Just the News

    Texas Democrat Talarico walks back 'God is non-binary' remark, says he was being 'provocative' (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Democratic nominee Rep. James Talarico said that Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton is "clipping my past cringey comments" as part of an effort to draw attention away from what Talarico called Paxton's "career of corruption."

  2. NOTUS

    ‘I Was Being Provocative,’ Talarico Says of Past Comment on God’s Gender (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    The Texas Democrat said he is still learning how to communicate “without muddying the waters.”

  3. The Hill

    Talarico on 'God is nonbinary' remark: 'I was being provocative' (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Texas Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico said his remark on the campaign trail that "God is nonbinary" was an attempt at "being provocative." Talarico responded to a question during a town hall hosted by CNN and Jubilee Media.

  4. Fox News

    Talarico dismisses past comments about God and gender as 'provocative' while invoking Charlie Kirk (opens Fox News)

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    James Talarico faced a Christian voter at a CNN town hall who questioned his faith over past comments calling God "non-binary" and citing the Bible.

  5. Advocate

    Republicans attacked James Talarico over ‘God is nonbinary.’ He says Charlie Kirk made the same point (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico said he was being “ provocative ” when he said “God is nonbinary .” But he defended the underlying theological argument, saying the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk also believed God could not be defined by human categories.

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