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Rainn Wilson on Talarico’s Christianity | Wilmington News
Rainn Wilson, known for “The Office,” sparked a fiery debate on his podcast with Ezra Klein, arguing that Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s Christianity is “achingly close” to Jesus’ original message—far closer than some of his conservative critics. Wilson and Klein, a Bahá’í and a Jew respectively, defended Talarico from accusations of hypocrisy, emphasizing that many Christians are deeply compassionate—and that the real issue is how modern Christianity often prioritizes moral outrage over compassion, especially when it comes to issues like sexuality versus greed. They contrasted…
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