Ep 1221 | Rebutting 'Progressive Christian' James Talarico’s Bad Theology

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

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🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Today, we look into Texas State Representative James Talarico’s viral Joe Rogan appearance where he defended progressive Christianity. We unpack his claims that the Bible supports abortion, homosexuality, and progressive policies, exposing why this theology is not just misguided but dangerous. We break down his misinterpretation of Scripture, from the Ten Commandments to Jesus’ teachings, and reveal why progressive Christianity is an oxymoron that redefines sin, salvation, and love itself. Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sharethearrows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for tickets now! Sponsored by: ⁠Carly Jean Los Angeles⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.carlyjeanlosangeles.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Good Ranchers⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodranchers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠EveryLife⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everylife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/4COtBxy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Timecodes: (00:58) Intro (07:00) James Talarico on Rogan (12:06) About Talarico (40:30) Other 'progressive Christians' (46:58) Why progressive Christianity isn't Christianity (1:00:59) Reaction to more Talarico clips --- Today's Sponsors: Concerned Women for America — For a donation of $20 or more, you will get a copy of their new book, written by the CEO and President, Penny Nance, A Woman's Guide, Seven Rules for Success in Business and Life. Go to ⁠⁠ConcernedWomen.org/Allie⁠⁠ for your copy today. Patriot Mobile — go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PatriotMobile.com/ALLIE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or call 972-PATRIOT and use promo code 'ALLIE' for a free month of service! Range Leather — highest quality leather, age-old techniques and all backed up with a “forever guarantee." Go to ⁠rangeleather.com/allie⁠ to receive 15% off. Fellowship Home Loans — Fellowship Home Loans is a mortgage lending company that offers home financing solutions while integrating Christian values such as honesty, integrity, and stewardship. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fellowshiphomeloans.com/allie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get up to $500 credit towards closing costs when you finance with Fellowship Home Loans. --- Links: My response to Jen Hamilton: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKrwVzWx1RH/?hl=en --- Episodes you might like: Ep 1219 | After 77 Years, In-N-Out Offices Are Moving to Tennessee. Here's Why | Lynsi Snyder https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1219-after-77-years-in-n-out-offices-are-moving/id1359249098?i=1000717991605 Ep 1048 | Deconstruction: Where It’s from & How to Stop It | Guest: Alisa Childers https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1048-deconstruction-where-its-from-how-to-stop-it/id1359249098?i=1000664751621 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://alliebethstuckey.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	James Tolerico is a state representative from Texas who is a progressive and uses the Bible to support his progressivism.
0:10.5	Recently he went on the Joe Rogan podcast to make his case for homosexuality, for abortion, for every progressive political and cultural belief, all by using parts of scripture.
0:25.7	We are going to rebut the basic assumptions of so-called progressive Christianity today
0:31.8	and respond specifically to his argument about these subjects.
0:37.2	We've got all of this and more on today's
0:39.2	episode of Relatable. It's brought to by our friends at Good Ranchers. Go to Good Ranchers.com.
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0:57.9	Hey guys. Welcome to Relatable.
0:58.8	Happy Wednesday.
1:02.0	Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far.
1:04.5	Well, today is Theology Wednesday. We will be responding to James Tolerico, that very progressive Christian, Texas State Representative, who has been going
1:14.5	viral for a long time now. He was just on Joe Rogan presenting the case for progressive
1:21.9	Christianity, as I will explain later, that's really a misnomer, and I will explicate why.
1:29.7	And we will be responding to his belief system, his worldview, and the specific biblical
1:35.6	claims that were made on the show.
1:38.0	You guys have been asking me for a very long time to respond to some of his clips.
1:43.9	And I never want to do something like that
1:46.5	flippantly or offhand without a lot of preparation because there are theological claims
1:52.2	being made and they deserve a theological response, which takes time, effort, and thoughtfulness,
1:59.2	which is what you will get today. Okay, before we actually
2:03.2	get into that response, there's a couple things I want to say. Number one, wow, wow, wow, wow,
2:09.4	that interview with Lindsay Snyder, who is the head of In-N-Out, I had no idea that would
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