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Live Free with Josh Howerton

ABORTION & Homosexuality NOT in the Bible?! (Response to James Talarico) | Live Free with Josh Howerton

Live Free with Josh Howerton

Lakepointe Church

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Does the Bible really stay silent on abortion and “consensual” same-sex relationships, or are we watching Scripture get twisted in real time? In this LIVE FREE special reaction episode, Pastor Josh reacts to Texas State Rep. James Talarico and breaks down the viral claims, the word-games behind them, and what the Bible actually says about life in the womb, sexual ethics, justice, and the role of government vs. the Church. You’ll also hear Josh’s framework for engaging people who are sincerely confused vs. those intentionally deceiving believers—and why Christians can’t afford to be naive right now. You’ll learn: - Why “Jesus never talked about it” is a weak argument (and what Jesus did affirm) - The Bible’s case for life in the womb (Psalm 139, Exodus 21, John the Baptist’s response to Jesus) - Why Romans 1 directly contradicts the “only abusive relationships” loophole - The difference between Christian conservatives and conservative Christians - Why “feeding the hungry” doesn’t automatically equal “government redistribution” - The biblical definition of justice (equal weights and measures) vs. progressive “justice” (equal outcomes for groups) - What Galatians 3 (“neither male nor female”) actually means—and what it doesn’t - Why these “pastor-politician” clips go viral (and what Scripture warns us about) 👇 DROP A COMMENT: Do you want more reaction/test-drive episodes like this? 🎁 GIVEAWAY: Comment on YouTube for a chance to win a LIVE FREE hat. 👍 Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more unapologetically biblical clarity. 🔔 Turn on notifications so you don’t miss the next episode. #LiveFreePodcast #Christianity #Bible #Apologetics #Culture #Politics #Scripture #Theology #ChristianLiving

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0:00.0

You need to understand what is happening right now is the church is not getting more political.

0:04.0

Politics have gotten spiritual in the last 20 years. We didn't move. Politics did.

0:08.0

All right, welcome to another test drive episode of a React video.

0:14.0

So here's how this is going to work. I'm going to be reacting to Texas State Representative James Tala Rico.

0:20.0

I'm going to do my very best to get to the end of this video

0:22.6

without slamming this microphone into my head.

0:24.6

It's gonna be great.

0:25.6

A couple things I'll say here.

0:26.6

Number one, these little React bonus episodes,

0:30.6

is a test drive.

0:32.6

So shoot you straight.

0:33.6

If you like them, drop a comment on YouTube,

0:36.6

like or whatever, and honestly that helps us

0:39.0

know like oh they actually like these things and that'll help us out also uh anybody the comments

0:44.5

we're going to give away 10 of these live free hats we're going to keep live free nation rolling

0:49.2

um james tallorico here we come now uh just heads up before i click play you are probably going to notice at a couple

0:56.3

times in this video i'm a little more rough with my language than i typically would be and some

1:01.4

well-meaning christians hear that and they're like man um pastor josh i thought the new testament

1:06.4

commanded us um to be gentle and respectful in our responses. And let me say two things. Number one,

1:13.5

you're right, it does. And that should be our default mode. However, what you're going to notice,

1:18.7

and I'm explaining why I'm going to approach this like I'm going to do it, what you're going to

1:21.7

notice is that the New Testament, it differentiates between two types of people who have the same

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