It has been a banner few days in the heresy department. This week, two of the most influential voices on the Right offered a revealing picture of how casually faith can be distorted in modern politics.
First, President Donald Trump shared an unfortunate meme on Truth Social depicting himself as Jesus. After widespread condemnation, he deleted the post, claiming he thought he was sharing a meme depicting himself as a Red Cross worker. Of course, this is likely untrue, but as we know, a deleted post coupled with a less-than-believable excuse is as close to an apology as we are likely to get from the 47th president.
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Tucker Carlson’s recent actions, meanwhile, are far more malicious. While Trump’s trolling comes from a place of ignorance, Carlson appears to fit the Matthew 24:11 bill of a “false prophet” who will “deceive many people.”
To support his obsessive opposition to the state of Israel, which has morphed into undeniable antisemitism, Tucker has entertained any and all anti-Jewish conspiracy theories up to and including World War II and Holocaust revisionism. His new tactic is an attempt to whitewash 1,400 years of Islamic extremism and violence and convince American Christians that Islam is somehow cordial to Christian doctrine. “The people in charge don’t want you to know this, but Muslims love Jesus,” he told followers in his newsletter.
But for every hypocrite and false teacher, there are many Godly men and women living out their faith daily nationwide. The daily fruit-bearing (John 15: 1-8) actions of Christians usually go unnoticed by the press, that is, unless they are coming from the first man to fly a spaceship around the moon in fifty years.
The nation was introduced to NASA astronaut Victor Glover in the days and weeks leading up to the successful Artemis II mission. Glover is a captain in the U.S. Navy who achieved over 3,000 flight hours on over forty aircraft and flew 24 combat missions. An astronaut since 2013, Glover served on the SpaceX Crew-1 mission and spent 168 days on the International Space Station before being chosen for Artemis II and piloting Orion CM-003 Integrity around the moon.
Glover is an outspoken Christian who says his faith has a profound impact on his career in space exploration. He prays before every mission, brought his Bible and communion cups to the ISS, and says he views himself as a “messenger of His (Christ’s) Kingdom.” Victor Glover talks about faith, seemingly whenever given an opportunity, not for clicks or to divide people, but simply because he believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
“We need Jesus, whether here on Earth or orbiting the moon,” Glover said.
When others use the name of Jesus for personal gain, Glover is an example of what scripture says a Christian life should look like. Colossians 3:23 says “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.”
Glover’s Navy callsign, given to him by a commanding officer, is “Ike” short for “I know everything,” a testament to his work ethic and dedication to his craft. Upon returning from the Artemis II mission, Glover received a hero’s welcome from his neighbors near Houston, Texas. Unsurprisingly, Glover used this as an opportunity to encourage his community and point them to God.
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“Some of us have never met before, and you know whose fault that is, ours,” he said. “So let’s choose to do this. Let’s be this more. Let’s be neighbors. I don’t know if you heard me say it, but God told us to love him with all that we are and love our neighbors as ourselves.”
Young Christians should aim to be more like Victor Glover in a world of Trumps and Carlsons.
