Video of a 2023 interview acquired by Fox News shows Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico bragging about how his church sheltered illegal aliens from deportation, fought for “LGBTQ rights in the ‘90s,” and allowed an atheist to join the congregation in the 2000s.

Talarico summarized their hyper-progressive actions by claiming that “Christianity is just another word for causing trouble” in reference to his church's progressive actions.

Talarico also expressed his belief that conservative Christians were “Christo-facists” for advancing policies like bans on abortion and sex change surgeries for minors, school choice voucher programs, and displaying the Ten Commandments.

"All these ideologies stem from this Christo-fascism movement, which, essentially, like I said, is just using faith to exercise raw political, social and economic power," Talarico told the interviewer. "I think it's dangerous to all of us, but particularly to those who are marginalized and oppressed in our state."

The Talarico campaign has attempted to backpedal from these shocking statements, claiming that Talarico is a moderate Christian who believes in border security and supports law enforcement. A spokesman for the Talarico campaign called criticism from Republicans over the candidate's progressive beliefs “flat out lies.”

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"James is a Christian seminarian who’s dedicated his life to the teachings of Jesus Christ — fighting religious and political corruption when he sees it because there’s nothing Christ-like about powerful people twisting the teachings of Jesus to justify hate, violence, and greed,” the spokesman told Fox News. “While billionaire-bought politicians like Ken Paxton attack James for his faith — he will continue encouraging Texans across the political spectrum to come together by loving their neighbors as themselves."

Talarico’s past statements on Christianity have caused controversy throughout the length of the campaign, such as when he stated that the Annunciation of Our Lord was justification for abortion, that God is non-binary, and that prohibiting sex changes for minors was sinful.

Talarico’s progressive past will take on key Trump-ally Ken Paxton for control of the Texas Senate seat in November’s midterm elections.