Portraits In Christian Resistance

In 2025, these U.S. government actions defy biblical justice—not just policy, but sin.

Purge of Federal Workers (Schedule F reinstated)

Thousands of nonpartisan civil servants were reclassified and fired, clearing the way for loyalty-based appointments.

• Why this is wrong: Government is not meant to be a cult of personality. Purging truth-tellers is the first move of tyranny (see Daniel’s court).

• Violates: Impartiality and justice in leadership

  “Woe to those who acquit the guilty for a bribe but deny justice to the innocent.” — Isaiah 5:23 (NLT)

• NPR

Elimination of DEI Programs

Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs were dismantled across federal agencies.

• Why this is wrong: These programs aimed to repair generational harms. Erasing them denies the Imago Dei in communities historically excluded.

• Violates: God’s command to seek justice and elevate the marginalized

  “Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed.” — Isaiah 1:17 (NLT)

• White House Fact Sheet

Ending Humanitarian Protections for Migrants

Over 500,000 people lost legal protection under the CHNV parole program, exposing them to deportation.

• Why this is wrong: Scripture repeats: care for the foreigner. These policies weaponize legal status against the vulnerable.

• Violates: The call to protect strangers and remember our shared vulnerability

  “Do not oppress foreigners… Remember, you were once foreigners in Egypt.” — Exodus 22:21 (NLT)

• NPR

Censorship of Public Information

Over 8,000 federal webpages on LGBTQ+ rights, climate, and health were erased.

• Why this is wrong: Hiding truth creates a false moral universe. When truth is suppressed, injustice thrives.

• Violates: Condemnation of deceit and manipulation

  “What sorrow awaits those who say that evil is good and good is evil…” — Isaiah 5:20 (NLT)

• NPR

Slashing Foreign Aid and Public Services

$60+ billion cut from USAID and global health. NPR and PBS defunded.

• Why this is wrong: This is not austerity—it’s abandonment. Removing care from the needy while rewarding the rich is condemned in every prophetic book.

• Violates: The call to grieve injustice and care for the weak

  “You are not grieved by the ruin of others.” — Amos 6:6 (NLT)

• The Guardian

“Big, Beautiful Bill” that Abandons the Poor

Marketed as reform, the 2025 Reconciliation Act:

• Cuts SNAP and Medicaid

• Strips legal immigrants of ACA access

• Ends child tax credits

• Destroys clean energy investments

• Lowers taxes for corporations and the wealthy

• Why this is wrong: This is institutionalized abandonment. It privileges mammon over mercy. The poor are not collateral damage—they are beloved of God, who sees the injustices done to them..

• Violates: Every standard of God's heart for justice and equity

  “What sorrow awaits… those who deprive the poor of justice and deny the rights of the needy.” — Isaiah 10:1–2 (NLT)

• ABC News

• Children’s Budget Coalition

• KFF

This is not political posturing. This is biblical discernment.

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.” — Proverbs 31:8 (NLT)

Barth resisted state control of the Church.
Bonhoeffer resisted the deification of a man.
Scholl resisted the comfort of silence.
Romero resisted violence wrapped in piety.
Hamer resisted Christian nationalism with a hymnal in her hands.

So must we.