Robert Jeffress Condemns James Talarico’s Beliefs as “Blasphemous” at Dallas GOP Convention

Robert Jeffress Condemns James Talarico’s Beliefs as “Blasphemous” at Dallas GOP Convention

First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress sharply criticized Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico’s theological and political views during the second night of the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas, describing them as “blasphemous,” “evil” and incompatible with Christianity. Speaking Thursday at the American Airlines Center, Jeffress told attendees that although he did not believe “all Republicans are saints.”
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