正义事实组织主席吉姆·阿格雷斯特表示，塔拉里科为推行纳税人资助的全民医保而错误引用耶稣语录
2026年10月3日 美国东部时间凌晨5:00 / 福克斯新闻
作者：基拉·麦克唐纳、安德鲁·马克·米勒
专家指责詹姆斯·塔拉里科扭曲经文为其议程辩护
正义事实组织主席兼联合创始人吉姆·阿格雷斯特接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时，解释了为何他认为塔拉里科为全民医保及其他进步政策的辩护，既违背圣经也违背美国宪法。
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得克萨斯州联邦参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科曾宣称，圣经为他为进步政策斗争提供了道德依据，但如今有专家指责塔拉里科传播“被扭曲的基督教版本”，以此为其议程正名。
作为长老会神学院学生的塔拉里科本周引发轩然大波，他表示自己支持全民医保、反对“这个腐败体系”的立场都源于“圣经依据”。他援引耶稣的行为和希伯来先知的行动作为理由。
“耶稣医治病人时，并没有索要免赔额。所以我为全民医保而战，是基于圣经的理由，”他在一条浏览量超200万的X平台帖子中写道。“他喂饱饥饿的人时，并没有牟取暴利地哄抬物价。希伯来先知看到腐败时，会向权力阶层讲真话。而我对抗这个腐败体系，也是基于圣经的理由。”
正义事实组织主席兼联合创始人吉姆·阿格雷斯特告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，塔拉里科公开反对基督教民族主义，却“将自己扭曲版的基督教道德观强加给公众”。
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2026年8月31日，得克萨斯州克尔维尔，美国民主党联邦参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在卡尤剧院的竞选集会上发言。在11月3日大选前，他正在全州开展竞选活动，与共和党候选人、得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿的选情胶着。（布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社）
“塔拉里科标榜自己是基督徒，还说自己是神学院学生，”正义事实组织主席兼联合创始人阿格雷斯特告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“他经常引用耶稣的话，或是错误引用耶稣的话。同时他还说‘我讨厌基督教民族主义’，却在将自己扭曲版的基督教道德观强加给公众。”
阿格雷斯特同时在得克萨斯州的教堂每月讲道，还撰写过一本关于圣经真实性的著作。他表示，第一次听到塔拉里科的言论时，他立刻认为塔拉里科不仅“曲解了圣经”，还歪曲了美国宪法。
“他不仅扭曲了耶稣的话语，还公然无视美国宪法，”他说。
阿格雷斯特称，他找到了50多处关于向有需要的人施以援手的圣经经文，但没有一处描述过政府救济。
“每一处经文讲的都是自我牺牲的慷慨，”他说。
得州民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科援引信仰为堕胎权辩护，称“圣经对堕胎只字未提”
他表示，塔拉里科的解读与“好撒玛利亚人”的比喻相悖，这个故事教导人们要自愿帮助有需要的人。
“故事讲的是一个人看到他人身陷绝境，牺牲自己的时间和金钱去帮助对方，”他说。“其中完全没有政府的角色。”
因此，阿格雷斯特表示，塔拉里科公开支持纳税人资助的全民医保，从根本上就与圣经相违背。
“他甚至都没打算拿出自己的钱，”他说。“他提议的是拿走别人的钱，再分给其他人。”
但阿格雷斯特表示，他的担忧不止于圣经层面。他认为，美国宪法和《独立宣言》都植根于圣经原则，《独立宣言》称政府的存在是为了保障上帝赋予的权利，而宪法则限制了政府的职能。
“这些都不是民主党通常倡导的东西，”他说，并补充道，政府福利项目加剧了巨额国债，留给其他优先事项的资金也随之减少。
曝光的采访揭露塔拉里科对“严厉打击犯罪”策略的看法
2026年7月13日，得克萨斯州伊格尔帕斯，美国得克萨斯州民主党联邦参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在国际贸易中心会展中心举行的“塔拉里科为得克萨斯：边境之旅”竞选集会尾声上回答问题。（盖蒂图片社）
阿格雷斯特强调，塔拉里科和左翼人士都忽视了政府在圣经中所肩负的“制止犯罪、制止谋杀、制止盗窃”的责任。
“这些恰恰是左翼人士通常态度软弱的领域，”他说。
阿格雷斯特援引历史作为佐证，将塔拉里科与开国元勋亚历山大·汉密尔顿相提并论。阿格雷斯特称，汉密尔顿同样在宪法批准后“误导公众”，鼓吹扩大政府职权。
“他当时说得很清楚，但宪法生效后就变了卦，”他说。“换句话说，他误导了公众，隐瞒了自己的真实议程。”
但这并非塔拉里科首次因宗教言论引发争议。2021年，塔拉里科在得克萨斯州众议院议事台上曾表示“上帝是非二元性别的”，当时他正在反对一项禁止跨性别运动员参加女子体育赛事的法案；他还称耶稣是“激进女权主义者”，并将2022年罗伊诉韦德案的推翻描述为“非基督教行为”。
随着关键大选临近，塔拉里科将在11月的高风险参议院选举中对阵共和党候选人、得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿。
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阿格雷斯特在谈及塔拉里科时援引了耶稣关于“假先知”的警告，称“他们外表像绵羊，内里却是凶残的狼”。
“我不知道他内心真实想法，”他说。“他可能只是被迷惑了。我真的不清楚。这只有上帝才能判断。”
在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中，塔拉里科竞选团队发言人JT·恩尼斯表示：“詹姆斯是一名基督教神学院学生，一生都恪守耶稣基督的教义——看到腐败就挺身而出，因为有权势者利用圣经为仇恨、贪婪和政治加分，这一点都不像基督的教导。当像肯·帕克斯顿这样被亿万富翁收买的政客攻击詹姆斯的信仰时，他会继续鼓励得克萨斯人团结起来，像爱自己一样爱邻人。”
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Expert tears apart Talarico’s viral claim his agenda is based on Jesus’s teachings: ‘Butchering the Bible’
Just Facts president Jim Agresti says Talarico misquotes Jesus to push taxpayer-funded universal healthcare
October 3, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News
By Kiera McDonald, Andrew Mark Miller
Expert accuses James Talarico of twisting Scripture to justify agenda
Just Facts President and co-founder Jim Agresti spoke with Fox News Digital about why he believes Talarico’s defense of universal health care and other progressive policies conflicts with both the Bible and the Constitution.
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Texas Senate nominee James Talarico once proclaimed the Bible gives him a moral reason to fight for his progressive policies, but one expert is now accusing Talarico of spreading a “perverted version” of Christianity to justify his agenda.
Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, set off a wave of criticism this week after saying his support for universal healthcare and rejection of “this corrupt system” are rooted in “biblical grounds.” He pointed to the actions of Jesus and the Hebrew prophets as the rationale.
“When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t ask for a deductible. So when I fight for universal healthcare, I’m doing it on biblical grounds,” he wrote in an X post viewed over 2 million times. “When he fed the hungry, he didn’t price gouge for a profit. When the Hebrew prophets saw corruption, they spoke truth to power. When I take on this corrupt system, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.”
Just Facts president and co-founder Jim Agresti told Fox News Digital Talarico publicly opposes Christian nationalism while “imposing his own version, a perverted version, of Christian morals on the public.”
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at the Cailloux Theater on Aug. 31, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas. Talarico is campaigning across the state in a close race against Republican candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
“Talarico bills himself as a Christian. He talks about how he’s a seminarian,” Just Facts President and co-founder Agresti told Fox News Digital. “He frequently quotes the words or misquotes the words of Jesus. And he tries to also, at the same time, say, ‘I hate Christian nationalism,’ while he’s imposing his own version, a perverted version, of Christian morals on the public.”
Agresti, who also preaches monthly at his church in Texas and wrote a book about the veracity of the Bible, said the first time he heard Talarico’s comments, he immediately believed Talarico was not only “butchering the Bible” but also misrepresenting the Constitution.
“He’s perverting the words of Jesus, and he’s also flouting the U.S. Constitution,” he said.
Agresti said he found more than 50 Bible passages about giving to people in need, none of which described government handouts.
“In every single instance, it’s about self-sacrificing generosity,” he said.
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He said Talarico’s interpretation conflicts with the parable of the Good Samaritan, a story that teaches individuals to voluntarily help those in need.
“It was about an individual who saw someone in desperate need and sacrificed their own time and their own money to help that person,” he said. “There was no role for government.”
For that reason, Agresti said Talarico’s public support for taxpayer-funded universal health care is fundamentally at odds with the Bible.
“He’s not even offering to give away his own money,” he said. “He’s offering to take money from others and then give it to other people.”
But Agresti said his concerns go beyond the Bible. He argued both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are rooted in biblical principles, with the Declaration saying government exists to secure God-given rights and the Constitution limiting the government’s role.
“These are not things that the Democrats are typically pushing,” he said, adding that government welfare programs have contributed to a large national debt, leaving less money for other priorities.
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Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico listens to a question during the conclusion of a “Talarico for Texas: Frontera Tour” campaign rally at the International Center for Trade convention center in Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 13, 2026.(Getty Images)
Agresti highlighted how both Talarico and the left overlook the government’s biblical responsibility to “stop crime, stop murder, stop theft.”
“These are the things that people on the left are often very soft about,” he said.
Agresti argued history offers a similar example, comparing Talarico to Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Agresti said Hamilton similarly “misled the public” by pushing for a larger role for the government after the Constitution was ratified.
“He was clear upon that, but then flipped after the Constitution was enacted,” he said. “In other words, he misled the public about what his true agenda was.”
But this is not the first time Talarico has faced controversy over his religious remarks. Talarico previously said “God is non-binary” on the Texas House floor in 2021 while objecting to a bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s sports, called Jesus was a “radical feminist,” and described the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 was “unchristian.”
With the pivotal general election approaching, Talarico is set to face Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a high-stakes Senate race in November.
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Agresti cited Jesus’ warning about “false prophets” when speaking about Talarico, saying “they’re dressed like sheep, but inwardly they’re ferocious wolves.”
“I don’t know what’s in his heart,” he said. “He might be deluded. I just don’t know. That’s for God to determine.”
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Talarico campaign spokesperson JT Ennis said, “James is a Christian seminarian who’s dedicated his life to the teachings of Jesus Christ — fighting corruption when he sees it because there’s nothing Christ-like about powerful people using scripture to justify hate and greed and score political points. While billionaire-bought politicians like Ken Paxton attack James for his faith — he will continue encouraging Texans to come together by loving their neighbors as themselves.”
Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.