Carlson: ”Protestant Christianity in the United States leadership are totally corrupt”
Editorial by Henrik Sundin: 20:00 American time. The deadline Donald Trump set for when he will attack Iran. He has threatened to bomb the country back to the Stone Age if he does not get the deal he wants. Something makes Trump think he has the right to dictate what other countries do, even if God in the Bible, after the Tower of Babel fall, meant for cultures and countries to stay fully independent.
Iran has, of course, responded with all the force that a sovereign country has the right to use. They do not back down. There are also many widely circulated images on social media showing men, women, and children going out and standing at bridges, power plants, and other critical infrastructure in Iran, risking themselves to protect their country. There are no armed soldiers in the images. It is out of love for their homeland these iraniens act as human sheilds. This is true conservatism and nationalism. True nationalism is not trying to take oil from the other side of the world—which seems to be the highest goal for the White House.
And what is most shocking is that so-called Christian conservatives support the aggression that the U.S. is carrying out against Iran, a country that is significantly more conservative than many MAGA activists with pierced noses and pose in oversexualized swimsuits.
”Huge parts of Protestant Christianity in the United States leadership are totally corrupt.” These are the exact words of Tucker Carlson in a recent Facebook post. He understands. Conservatism comes from within—from actions around the family table, how men and women are loyal to each other, and how we build local communities, not from crushing someone else’s home on the other side of the globe to extract oil for a crisis-stricken American economy, suffering from low birth rates, secularization, debt, and individualism. The US economy can be remedied with family and tight-knit communities and churches. But Trump and Hagsteh, both married several times, would rather fix this with bombing Iran and stealing its oil.
”And not just corrupt on an obvious level, like, ‘Oh, the preacher is having an affair,’” Tucker goes on in his Facebook post, ”or they’re taking money from whomever they’re shaking down the congregation for, you know, 20% tithes. No, corrupt on the level that matters most, which is spiritually corrupt. They’re not preaching Christianity, not just because of their fealty to Israel, which is bizarre and kind of hard to understand, but on an even deeper level than that, there are many Protestant American church leaders who are preaching a religion that bears no resemblance to Christianity.”
And Tucker is right…
It is no longer enough to speak of scandal in the church in terms of affairs or financial misconduct. In today’s United States, the greater—and more dangerous—betrayal comes from spiritual corruption at the highest levels of Protestant leadership. This is a corruption not of the pocketbook, but of the soul, and it is one that has profound consequences for our nation.
Tucker Carlson highlights this disturbing trend, pointing out that many prominent Protestant leaders are no longer preaching Christianity as it was taught by Jesus. Instead, they are preaching a version of religion that bears little resemblance to the moral and spiritual truths of the Gospels.
Carlson asks us to consider the spectacle of Franklin Graham, son of the legendary evangelist Billy Graham, standing at the White House just days before Easter, praying over the President to give “wisdom and restraint” in the context of war. On the surface, this appears pious, patriotic, and even reassuring. But look closer. Look at what is being sanctioned. Civilians are being killed—innocent children and women. These are not actions sanctioned by justice; they are moral crimes. And yet they are being blessed by men claiming the title of Christian leaders.
Carlson calls attention to the scripture Graham chose to quote: the Book of Esther. This is telling. Esther is the only book in the Bible that does not mention God, and it recounts the massacre of 75,000 Persians. While some argue that God’s hand is implied, the text does not explicitly preach mercy, compassion, or justice. It is a story of power, vengeance, and death. It is not the Gospel.
Contrast that with Jesus’ teachings, especially as remembered during Holy Week. Jesus enters Jerusalem not as a conqueror but in humility, knowing he will be mocked, tortured, and killed. He does not take up the sword, he does not call for the destruction of his enemies, and he demonstrates that true victory lies in love, forgiveness, and the triumph over death itself. This is the core of Christianity: mercy, humility, and moral courage, even in the face of oppression.
And yet, our modern religious leadership appears to have turned its back on this message. By substituting political allegiance and the endorsement of state violence for the moral and spiritual guidance of the Gospels, they are preaching something unrecognizable as Christianity.
Carlson’s critique is not simply rhetorical. It is a moral challenge: to call out the leaders who claim the mantle of faith while sanctioning acts that Christ himself would have opposed. It is a call for a return to authentic Christian teaching, a faith that protects the innocent, refuses to bless war crimes, and speaks truth to power rather than using scripture as a political tool.
As a society, we must ask ourselves: Do we want leaders who serve the message of Christ, or leaders who serve the message of a state in moral collapse, as the U.S. is? The answer has consequences not only for our politics, but for our very souls—and moreover for the survival of the state.
It is time to demand integrity—not just of pocketbooks and personal conduct—but of the spirit itself. It’s time to remember that true conservatism is about family, tradition, marriage, and a culture where actually attending church, that many MAGA activists dont do, is more important than Christian slogans in destructing other countries.
Chief Editor Henrik Sundin
