The State Department of Gilead

I posted about this earlier, and it's been weighing on me since. Not only is this not something a true Christian should want, it's actually dangerous having people with certain theological beliefs policing other Christians. There's nothing biblical-or even American-about this. https://t.co/khFzysofHI

— Jennifer Erin Valent 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@JenniferEValent) April 12, 2025

There was a professor in seminary who posted all manner of ads and comics on the wall outside his office door. Things like pictures of Jesus playing soccer with little blonde white kids, or the picture of Jesus I’m gonna post on Easter Sunday (no, I won’t show you yet!). And comics making light of several Christian doctrines, most of them both popularly held, and heretical. Pretty sure the State Department of Gilead would turn him out for displaying “anti-Christian bias” for his mockery of some people’s ideas of Jesus.

This is as blatant a violation of the First Amendment as there can be. If anyone in the State Department was caught reading my blog, for example (as if!), they could be accused of “anti-Christian bias.” (Pretty sure just my use of “Xmas” would be enough.) All Christians are equal, but some are more equal than others?

Yes, Americans voted for this, whether they meant to or not. But I’m pretty sure they didn’t vote for a complete abdication of Congressional oversight. For the moment, we have to rely on the courts (Trump still hasn’t so much as publicly noticed the 3 million people in the streets recently). But we need to remember Congress’ responsibility, and vote accordingly.