Since 2016, I’ve watched a tragedy unfold. Many conservative Christians have drifted from a faith based on Christ into a political ideology, and now, into a deep delusion. It has detached them from reality and, ironically, pushed them further away from the very values they claim to protect.
I understand why it’s hard to break free. When you invest your entire identity into a movement, admitting that movement has become hideous feels like a betrayal of yourself. It feels like admitting you were wrong for years. That is a painful thing to face.
But that pain has created a vicious cycle. I see friends who, rather than facing the truth, have decided to go half-blind. They focus only on the policies they like while ignoring the gross injustice, cruelty, and violence being committed by the leaders they champion. They are terrified that if they admit this "Christian" political project is a fraud, they will look foolish.
But we need to face a cold reality: Is saving face and preserving comfort worth the expense of innocent lives?
You can no longer claim ignorance. The injustice is visible. If you continue to support it, it is a conscious choice. And we must remember: God is not fooled by what we say. He judges us by what we actually do.
Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. - Matthew 7:21
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. - Matthew 25:40
I understand why it’s hard to break free. When you invest your entire identity into a movement, admitting that movement has become hideous feels like a betrayal of yourself. It feels like admitting you were wrong for years. That is a painful thing to face.
But that pain has created a vicious cycle. I see friends who, rather than facing the truth, have decided to go half-blind. They focus only on the policies they like while ignoring the gross injustice, cruelty, and violence being committed by the leaders they champion. They are terrified that if they admit this "Christian" political project is a fraud, they will look foolish.
But we need to face a cold reality: Is saving face and preserving comfort worth the expense of innocent lives?
You can no longer claim ignorance. The injustice is visible. If you continue to support it, it is a conscious choice. And we must remember: God is not fooled by what we say. He judges us by what we actually do.
Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. - Matthew 7:21
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. - Matthew 25:40
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