A Sad Easter and a Sadder Comment on American Christianity

Posted on April 20, 2025

Easter, a time celebrated by Christians around the world to mark our Savior’s triumph over death.  And with it, Christ brought his salvation and redemption to the world, an offer of love from God made to all of us.  There is no nationalist qualification.  No color of skin requirement.  No cultural preference to meet.  There is nothing selfish or isolationist about this love.  This salvation is open to all.  It is empathetic and it is inclusive.

But, in America, too many Christians have forgotten the message of Christ’s love.  Just look how many Christians, shamefully, voted into office a miserable human being whose despicable behavioral traits are in direct opposition of the traits Christ presented, taught and promoted. In fact, Trump is just a cesspool of Anti-Christ behavioral attributes.  And yet, still, people, who go to church every Sunday and pat themselves on the back for being such good Christians for doing so, voted for this morally depraved and debased human being to be their president. 

This Easter I want all these Christians to reflect on how their vote lacking in all Christian and American judgement is destroying our country, destroying our national identity as a nation based upon decency, the rule of law and a reverent respect for the unalienable rights of all people granted to them by their creator. America, we used to be a nation that could be counted on to protect the world from evil doers. And while we have not always been perfect in this execution at all times, we certainly never set out to intentionally and purposely commit evil like the evil that is being committed by this Trump Administration. I want these Christians to think long and hard about what they have become.

I want them to do this because I am certain that the salvation they have been afforded by this day that they celebrate has been compromised. They are not the Christians that they think they are.  Doing unto others as you would have others do unto you does not involve supporting someone who is actively seeking to deny people basic civil rights guaranteed by our Declaration of Independence and by our Constitution.  As demonstrated by the story of the Good Samaritan and countless other parables in the Bible, Christ did not recognize any national boundaries.  When it comes to basic human and civil rights, neither should any person who considers themselves to be a true Christian.

Christians need to admit they are sinners.  They need to admit when they have made a mistake. It is only then that redemption can be theirs.  While this year may be a “Sad Easter,” I am hoping, next year, it will be different.  By next year, I am hoping there is a recognition by all American Christians just how unacceptable and incompatible with Christianity Trump and all his Anti-Christ behavioral traits truly are. When that happens, “Happy Easter,” will have the meaning that it was meant to have this year.