[When loyalty to Trump gets dressed up as Christianity, it’s not faith — it’s idolatry. Blind obedience isn’t holy. It’s stupid.
A reader recently told me — with the kind of self-righteous certainty only found in Facebook comment sections — that “if you’re a Christian, you are told to follow your leaders even if you don’t agree with them.”
And of course, this wasn’t just about “leaders” in general. This was about Donald Trump.
Let me say this loud and clear: if you honestly believe that Christianity requires you to follow Trump no matter what — through his lies, his criminal indictments, his tantrums, his pardons for January 6 insurrectionists — then you’ve confused faith with blind obedience. And that’s not just wrong. It’s dangerous.
Think about what that argument really means. According to this logic, Christians were supposed to obey Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini — just because they were “leaders.” Is that really the road you want to go down? Because it sounds like you’re preaching dictatorship, not discipleship.
The hypocrisy is almost laughable. The same people who shouted “Not my president!” for eight straight years under Obama now insist that Trump deserves unquestioned loyalty — even as he tried to overturn an election he lost. Spare me. You can’t wrap yourself in the flag and scream about freedom one minute, then demand blind obedience to Trump the next.
Let’s be honest: Trump doesn’t want followers of Christ. He wants followers of Trump. And too many people are willing to twist scripture into pretzels just to justify their loyalty to him. That isn’t Christianity. That’s idolatry.
So no, Christians are not commanded to bow down to Trump. Or to any leader who abuses power, mocks the vulnerable, and treats the presidency like his personal cash register. True faith doesn’t mean shutting off your brain and clapping like a seal every time Trump calls something a “hoax.” True faith means speaking truth to power, even when it’s uncomfortable.
If your religion tells you to follow Trump no matter what, then it isn’t religion at all — it’s just political cosplay dressed up in a cross and an American flag. And I, for one, am not buying it.
God gave you a brain. Try using it.
