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In a fiery Texas Senate race, Ken Paxton and James Talarico are battling not just for votes—but for the soul of the state’s Christian identity. Paxton paints himself as God’s chosen defender of Texas, railing against the “radical left” and championing conservative values like unborn life and Judeo-Christian heritage. Talarico, a seminarian, flips the script, framing God as the ally of the oppressed and calling for love, equity, and a church that transcends politics. Paxton attacks Talarico’s faith as dangerously modern—questioning his views on nonbinary God and the oil industry—while Talarico condemns Paxton’s Christian nationalism as a betrayal of Jesus’ command to love thy neighbor. This isn’t just a campaign—it’s a theological showdown over how faith should shape public life, forcing voters to choose between two radically different visions of Christianity in power.

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