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James Talarico: “Our pastor, Dr. Jim Rigby, married my parents, he baptized…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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James Talarico's Beautiful Answer to Christian Nationalism | The Ezra Klein Show

Published | Video Starts at 05:57

It's a struggle on a, on a daily basis to, to feel that trust and not to fight the water. Was it always there for you or did you have a period as a college atheist reading Chris? Our pastor, Dr. Jim Rigby, married my parents, he baptized me when I was 2 years old. And he's a unique, I think, religious leader and thinker and got in trouble a lot when I was in elementary school. (05:57–06:06)

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Asserts that Dr. Jim Rigby, a pastor, married James Talarico's parents and baptized him at age 2.

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