James Talarico Used a Marxist Theologian’s Word to Attack Texans Protecting Their Kids

Texas Republicans already call James Talarico Six Gender Jimmy.

Now a new clip is giving that nickname fresh ammunition.

Talarico borrowed a word from a Marxist theologian to attack Texans protecting their kids.

Talarico Called Protecting Kids From Trans Surgery Christofascism

Talarico made the comment during an appearance on Texas Impact's Weekly Witness.

He was talking about Texas laws that restrict gender-affirming care for trans-identifying minors and the state's abortion ban.

"All of these ideologies stem from this Christofascism movement," Talarico said.

He was describing a law written to stop irreversible surgeries and hormone treatments on children too young to vote, drink, or sign a contract.

This is not the first time Talarico has turned his religion into a weapon against the people who actually practice it.

He once told a podcast host he was "a Christian who hates Christianity."

Senator Ted Cruz responded that Texas will never elect a candidate who believes God is nonbinary, a comment Talarico made on the floor of the Texas House.

Paxton coined the nickname Six-Gender Jimmy during his primary victory speech, mocking a 2021 comment where Talarico claimed modern science recognizes six sexes.

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The Marxist Theologian Who Invented Christofascism

Talarico did not invent the word he used against Texas parents and lawmakers.

The term "Christofascism" was coined in 1990 by Dorothee Sölle, a founding voice of liberation theology, a Christian movement built on Marxist social analysis.

Sölle used the term to attack the political manipulation of evangelical Christians during the Reagan era.

Conservative critics say the word has since become something else entirely.

The Critic magazine has warned it now functions as a way to brand ordinary conservative Christians as fascists simply for holding traditional religious views.

Talarico picked up that same weapon and pointed it at his own state.

He is running for the United States Senate against Attorney General Ken Paxton, and he needs Texas Christians to forget what he actually thinks of them.

Paxton's campaign leans hard on faith and family, and evangelical voters are exactly the bloc that decides Texas elections.

Talarico just handed him the argument, and there is no one else to blame for it.

Calling a law that protects children from irreversible surgery "fascism" is not theology.

It is a campaign strategy dressed up in seminary language.

Talarico's Own Words Could Cost Him Evangelical Texas

Talarico wants credit for wearing his faith on his sleeve while he tells Texas Christians their faith produces fascism.

He cannot have it both ways in a state where evangelical voters routinely decide close elections.

A candidate already known statewide as Six-Gender Jimmy is now lecturing Bible-believing Texans that protecting their own children makes them fascists.

That is not compassion, and it is not theology – it is a state lawmaker borrowing a Marxist-rooted insult to smear his own neighbors.

Talarico's campaign held roughly $7.5 million more cash on hand than Paxton's as of the end of March.

None of that money buys back trust with evangelical voters once they hear their own faith's language turned into an insult against them for protecting their kids.

Paxton does not need to invent an attack ad here because Talarico just built one for him, free of charge, on camera.

Sources:

• Mariane Angela, "WATCH: James Talarico Says Bill Banning 'Gender-Affirming Health Care to Trans Children' Is 'Christofascism,'" Breitbart, July 2, 2026.
• Washington Times AI News Desk, "Texas Senate hopeful Talarico under fire over resurfaced 'Christian who hates Christianity' remarks," Washington Times, June 23, 2026.
• Jacob Phillips, "The New Christo-Elitism," The Critic Magazine, April 2, 2023.
• "Talarico embraces Paxton's 'Talafreako' taunt with new merch line," Washington Examiner, May 28, 2026.