The Tim Baxter Show

THE GREAT AMERICAN BLASPHEMY

Donald Trump and the modern Christian nationalist movement have mastered a sickening trick—wrapping cruelty in the name of Christ. They hold Bibles in photo ops, speak at churches, call America a “nation that worships God,” and posture as defenders of “Christian values.” Yet their actual actions—especially on immigration, violence, and power—are the polar opposite of what Jesus taught in the red letters. This is not just hypocrisy; it is blasphemy in its most public, institutional form. Trump’s words invoke Christ. His policies crucify Him all over again.

This contradiction isn’t philosophical—it’s visible. We watched it in Chicago this week when federal agents fired pepper balls into a peaceful crowd outside an ICE facility and struck a Presbyterian pastor, Rev. David Black, in the head Court filings confirm that clergy, protesters, and journalists were hit with “less-lethal” rounds and tear gas in a surge of enforcement that left faith leaders bleeding This wasn’t an accident. It was the state flexing power over people, embodying the teachings of Jesus by standing with the stranger and the oppressed.

And here is where the red letters explode the lie: Jesus doesn’t just vaguely suggest kindness—He commands specific, radical, non-negotiable actions toward the stranger, the poor, the vulnerable, the imprisoned, and the enemy. These are His words. In red. In direct conflict with Trumpism, ICE enforcement, and the entire right-wing movement that dares to claim His name.

Now we’re going to lay them side by side: Trump and his system vs. Jesus and His words. We will cite the news. We will quote Jesus in full. We will let Scripture judge the movement that claims it.

And when we are done, there will be no question left.

Because Jesus already gave the verdict.