James Tallarico

do.

But also it's, as all of you know, necessary to fight climate change.

It is now existential that we try to reduce our meat consumption and that we try to respect animals in all aspects of society.

And so I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign.

So we have...

We are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses.

something that you love that's not family or friends um i love and just say this because it's on my mind the trans children who showed up yesterday at the state capitol to advocate for their humanity they shouldn't have to but it was an inspiration to watch

I have met, I have met so many Hindus, Buddhists, Sikh, Jews, Muslims, atheists, agnostics, who are more Christ-like than some of the Christians I serve with in the Texas legislature.

It is about how you treat other people.

Matthew 25, people who haven't read their Bible in a while.

You're not thinking of Ken Paxton.

Who's the attorney general?

He follows the Ten Commandments rather than the Ten Commandments.

But Matthew 25 tells us exactly how we're going to be judged and how we're going to be saved.

By feeding the hungry, by healing the sick, by welcoming the stranger, which is more timely now than it's ever been before.

There's nothing in Matthew 25 about reading your Bible.

There's nothing about going to church.

There's nothing about being a good Christian.

It is all about how you treat other people.

And so I've met a lot of people from different faith traditions, people who aren't religious at all, who embody that teaching better than some of the really loud Christians that we have in public office.