Satan loves to do two things: convince Christians we have no moral responsibility when it comes to politics or encourage us to focus on candidates instead of policies.
God makes it clear: we're responsible to speak truth whenever Scripture is mocked, and we're responsible to promote policies in our communities that reflect His Word, even if we have problems with the candidates who sponsor them. *please read all of Gail's note below.
When I published my YouTube video about Talarico's pro-“A” lies, some of the responses proved we’re not fighting against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:10-12).
Many of the comments were ad hominem attacks on me, exalting Talarico as a wonderful Christian and describing me as ignorant, a poor Christian example, and even associating me with Satan.
Bottom line: Talarico claims that good Christians support killing babies and bad Christians try to rescue babies. (See Why I'm Addressing Talarico's Claims.)
He uses exaggeration and name-calling to get his point across, so it's natural that his supporters followed his lead and did the same in their comments. (See Making Sin Sound Moral and Morality Sound Sinful.)
After all there's no logical or biblical way to support the Democratic Party view on “A.” Only Satan could so thoroughly blind people to promote it (2 Corinthians 4:4).
So I’m asking you to take some action: please go to the BLN YouTube video Talarico's Weedy Words, take 7 minutes to listen to it, and give it a thumbs up. And if you feel led, write a comment honoring God's command to “Rescue those being led away to death,” (Luke 9:26; Proverbs 24:11-12).
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And if you haven't purchased Lies in Disguise, please do. It gives genuine believers the tools they need to recognize false teachings defend God's Word against the millions like Talarico who so confidently distort it.
*A note from Gail:
Most of the feedback I get from readers is mature and kind, but I'm surprised at some of the rude responses I get when I talk about politics. If I favor a Republican policy, I'm seen as a Trump-worshiper. So please let me set some things straight:
I currently vote Republican, but I don't think the Republican platform is perfect. I've written about my disappointment with the Pagan Chant Compromises at the Republican Convention. And in This Election Biblical Principles Are at Stake (10/24), my husband expressed our disappointment that the Republican platform has not stood as firm as in the past on “A.”
I don't idolize Trump, never have and never will. I think he is a man with many personal flaws who sometimes does things that are inappropriate and offensive. Sometimes his rhetoric or social media posts are very disturbing to me. But I'm not voting to approve his personal life or his personality. I'm voting for Republican party policies. See Leadership in Scripture: Godly Lifestyles vs. Godly Platforms.
And my decisions are based first and foremost on biblical priorities, not financial benefits or things of lesser priority. Currently, the Republican platform allows states to put limitations on killing babies and doesn't favor LGBTQ person's freedoms above Christian freedoms. In addition, they are against gender surgeries on children. The Democratic party promotes all of these things in their platform, policies and official statements. They were angry that a law passed prohibiting doctors from killing babies who are born alive in late-term “A”s (source).
I don't write about the personal lives of Democratic or Republican candidates. I write about their public promotion of immoral policies (e.g. Ruth Bader Ginsburg), especially if they claim those policies are biblical (e.g. Talarico).
It's evil to sacrifice the lives of babies because we like one candidate better than the other or because of some financial benefit in the party platform. And no other political situation can compare to “A”-- not even war. In 2025, there were 1,126,000 unborn babies killed in U.S. clinics (source). This does not include “self-managed” use of the “A” pill (source/ source). See Allowing for Differences but Not Sinful Choices and read the clear message in Proverbs 24:11-12 if you doubt this is a biblical issue.
Note to my foreign readers: When I use bad examples of immoral laws and immoral situations I typically use bad U.S. examples. But occasionally I'll share examples from other countries. I may comment when another country's laws and rulings are worse than those in America, but I do it based on facts, without sarcasm and without rudeness. I judge other countries laws/rulings/situations with the same measure I judge America's.
Recently, I got a couple of emails/comments that reflect some attitudes I'd like to address: I don't hate my country. I feel God made me an American for a purpose. So please don't write me telling me my country stinks, my President is a mentally deranged monster, and America is responsible for everything wrong in the rest of the world. If you believe that, you're listening to fake news.
I'm a Christian first and foremost and that is my priority in all that I share. But below that level of priority, I'm also an American who is not only aware of my country's flaws, but also proud of many things about my country, just as you are about yours.
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