James Talarico, a Democratic Texas state representative and seminary student, stated in a 2021 Activist Theology Podcast interview that he thinks of himself as 'a Christian who hates Christianity' and separately proclaimed that 'God is nonbinary.' The remarks resurfaced in late June 2026 during his U.S. Senate campaign after winning the Democratic primary against Republican Ken Paxton. Sources confirm the statements and biographical details without agreement on their political implications.