As a follower of Jesus, a husband, and a father of two young boys, I have wrestled with what role a Christian should or shouldn’t play in this upcoming election. While I don’t think there is an obvious answer to this multivariate problem, I do think it’s important that we defend God’s ideas, even—and especially—the unpopular ones.
It is easy to look back into history and identify evil.
We recoil at the fact that the Aztecs sacrificed children to Tlaloc, their god of fertility, in the belief their tears would bring rain. We are stunned that the transatlantic slave trade lasted 350 years. We are sure that we would have been the ones to stand up against Nazi Germany or protest Jim Crow laws.
Looking back and recognizing evil is easy because it costs nothing personally to do so. But every single one of these corruptions was at one time normalized and socially acceptable. The reason people went along with them is because it was easier to look away than stand against the current. It was easier to passively believe in the propagandized justifications than to meditate on the truth.
The real courage is in calling out the evil in your own time, while it costs you something.
the power of ideas
Ideas matter more than individuals. People come and go, but ideas are the rudder that control the moral fabric of society. A bad idea implemented with the leverage of the most powerful nation in the world can have devastating consequences. Boys can be girls. Girls can be boys. An idiotic idea promulgated by the radical progressive elite and their media machine. The consequences of which include the mutilation of children, the stolen valor of women in sport, and not least of which, a direct rebellion against God's great design—“in his image, male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27).
An ideology is a system of ideas. Ideologies compound the rewards and consequences of good or bad thought processes. Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto is an ideology that is responsible for approximately 100 million deaths.
Like all malevolent ideologies, it is couched as a moral good. Justice for the proletariat. Freedom from the bourgeoisie. Equality for all. Trojan horse virtues are always needed to dull the consciences of the masses.
“Women’s healthcare,” “Pro-choice,” “reproductive justice.” These are all nothing more than opioidic phrases. “Women’s rights” is simply the Trojan horse virtue for modern day child sacrifice, pre-born children sacrificed to the idols of convenience and sexual promiscuity. An abdication of responsibility by genocide. (Exodus 21:22-25, Psalm 139:13-16, Jeremiah 1:5)
What’s worse, these anti-God ideas aren’t committed in some back alley under the cover of darkness—they are promoted and celebrated. Public libraries are having “drag queen story hour” for children. An entire month of the calendar has been federally recognized as a dedication to the celebration of Pride. The White House itself has raised the LGBQT+ flag between its center pylons. Lest you be beholden to your 2024 Western sensibilities, God has already weighed in on this matter and determined it to be “shameful” and an “abomination” (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Romans 1:26).
In the words of the prophet Isaiah:
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,
who put darkness for light and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.”
Isaiah 5:20
So, what shall we do about the immoral issues of our day that society is working hard to normalize? To what degree should a Christian be involved politically to fight against them?
Whatever the answer, consider that now will eventually be looked upon as history. Will you be afraid to call out evil in our time—even if it costs you something?
Tyler Chacon
Tyler grew up in the church and was baptized in 2001. He served in the ministry in Gainesville at the University of Florida, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree. He has his MBA from the University of South Florida and works as a Certified Financial Planner. He’s been married to his middle school sweetheart, Tiffany, for fifteen years. They live in Tampa with their two sons. You can reach him at tntchacon@gmail.com