This headline is excellent clickbait. Yet, it suffers from the fact that it’s false. I should know as I happen to be pretty close to that fella you slandered. And, strange you used a picture of someone who has literally nothing to do with the conversation at hand. I get it, outrage not understanding is the name of the game today. One could hope for better, but so it is. Yet, for those rare few who actually desire understanding, I’ll share a few clarifying thoughts. Let me break it down. Talarico joyfully advocates for the right for babies to be murdered in the womb. He also knowingly twists the Scriptures to suggest God supports the murder of babies. This is impressively horrifying. Now, I don’t think it’s good to celebrate the right to murder babies. In fact, I think it’s quite egregious — especially when elected officials, the ones who are charged by God to promote righteousness and to condemn wickedness (Romans 13:3-4), do so. I also believe ministers have a moral obligation to rebuke magistrates who pervert justice and promote wickedness in the name of God. Now, as it turns out, God in His wisdom has given us imprecatory psalms where He calls for His people to ask that He’d bring low and frustrate the plans of evildoers. Yes, He even says so in capital terms. Yet, I understand the imprecatory psalms, like I do all of Scripture, first and foremost in light of Christ. And so, as a Christian, when I pray imprecatory psalms about those who celebrate baby murder, I am not, from my heart, praying for their death. I’m praying for their conversion. That the “old man” would die. That he would be “crucified with Christ” (Pauline language for conversation) and raised to new life, and given a new heart with new desires. Interestingly, you neglected to quote where I said my desire is for him to become “Talarico of Tarsus” (i.e., a man who formerly breathed out murderous threats — like Saul — who is changed by Christ and becomes a force for the gospel). Strange to wish for a man’s death while also saying what man I’d like him to emulate. You are free to disagree, but does not journalistic integrity require you to present my view honestly.