# Christian Voters Face Two Questions Before Election

> Texas Christians must decide: Will they vote or risk losing influence? How do they interpret candidates' Christian claims?
- Title: Christian Voters Face Two Questions Before Election | Shortify
- Summary: Texas Christians must decide: Will they vote or risk losing influence? How do they interpret candidates' Christian claims? Texas Christians face two…
- Keywords: texas, christian voters, election day, november 3, baptist leadership, james talarico, ken paxton, family policy alliance, christians engaged, presbyterian, abortion rights, lgbtq rights
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/state/two-questions-for-christian-voters-before-november-3
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-08T13:00:54+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: texas, christian voters, election day, november 3, baptist leadership, james talarico, ken paxton, family policy alliance, christians engaged, presbyterian, abortion rights, lgbtq rights
## Baptist Leadership Warns
The Center for Baptist Leadership posted on October 6 that if Christians don't vote, non-Christians, Communists, Muslims, abortion voters, and LGBT voters will make decisions.

> If Christians don't vote, non-Christians will. If Christians don't vote, Communists will. If Christians don't vote, Muslims will. If Christians don't vote, abortion voters will. If Christians don't vote, LGBT voters will.
## Bunni Pounds' Mission
Bunni Pounds founded Christians Engaged with a three-part mission: encourage Christians to pray, vote, and engage in civic life.
## Long-Term Voter Engagement
Pounds aims to build a standing army of Christians ongoing, not just Christians who vote or are marketed to every few years.
## 900,000 Christians Engaged
Christians Engaged partnered with Family Policy Alliance to engage nearly 900,000 Christians by October 2024.
## High Turnout in 2024
92.6% of pledged Christians voted in the 2024 election, while 62% voted in their primaries.
## Bunni Pounds' New Bible Plan
Pounds launched Bunni Pounds Ministries and Whole Bible Live to read through the Bible in 24 weeks starting January 1.
## Dusty Deevers' Warning
Oklahoma state Sen. Dusty Deevers wrote that if Christians fail to vote, pagans will make decisions.

> If Christians fail to vote, you can be sure the pagans will.
## James Talarico's Campaign
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico describes himself as a Presbyterian seminarian with a platform supporting abortion rights, same-sex marriage, and LGBTQ protections.
## Talarico's Christian Identity
Talarico claims his faith leads him to oppose Christian nationalism and support separation of church and state.
## Undercover Video Scrutiny
Undercover recordings show Talarico supporting transgender children and promising to defend transgender issues in the Senate.

> The way I fought for trans kids in the legislature is the way I will fight for them in the U.S. Senate.
## Rev. Miller's Warning
Rev. Babs Miller warned that Talarico will change his stance once elected.

> I can guarantee you that once he gets elected, he'll change his tune back to where he was.
## Two Questions for Voters
Christian voters must decide whether to participate in voting and how carefully to examine candidates' Christian claims.
## Election Timeline
Early voting in Texas begins October 19 and runs through October 30, with Election Day on November 3.
## Key takeaway

Texas Christians face two questions before November 3: whether they participate in voting and how they interpret candidates' Christian claims.