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Texas State Rep. James Talarico using biblical scripture to tear down conservative Christian arguments

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

From the article I'm not seeing what part of the bible they actually used against them. What did I miss?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Matthew 6:5-6 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

It's the foundation of his argument that Christians shouldn't impose religion upon others but should lead by example.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

As a Christian, I agree with this idea and I also find the proposed law rather silly because it's the same kind of virtue signaling that conservatives love to accuse liberals of.

What I don't understand is why the article considers this "standing up for LGBT+ rights". Can anyone help me with that?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

In the video, he talks about why he considers the bill antithetical to Christian beliefs and quotes Mathew 6:5 to bring his point home.

[–] glitch1985 3 points 9 months ago

Probably Ezekiel 23:20