Thoughts for the Day, February 5, 2026: I am going out on a limb like never before by asking a tough question. What Would Jesus Think About Today’s Politics?
Thoughts for the Day: Maybe faith was never meant to make us loyal to power. Maybe it was meant to make us courageous enough to question power.
Thoughts for the Day
Maybe faith was never meant to make us loyal to power.
Maybe it was meant to make us courageous enough to question power.
What Would Jesus Think About Today’s Politics?
I have been very troubled by the lack of empathy and lack of respect for human life displayed by many of our world leaders. Just yesterday, I read that over 1.8 million lives have been lost in the war in Ukraine. Over 100,000 lives have been lost because of the Israel/Gaza war.
I am troubled by the ICE tactics in our cities in which children are being detained and sometimes used as pawns by agents. I am troubled by leadership, justifying the action while making false claims against the people being arrested.
I am troubled by the blowing up of ships in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean because they allegedly were smuggling drugs. I am troubled by our military serving as judge, jury and executioner without due process.
I am troubled with the lack of empathy for the underprivileged and the underserved in the most recent “Big Beautiful Bill”, while giving tax breaks to the rich.
I am troubled by people claiming to be “Christians” who support the above actions. I am troubled by people who claim to have a strong moral compass that see nothing wrong with the above actions.
Frustrated, I turned to CHAT GPT and asked the following question.
The current administration continues to receive strong support from many Evangelical Christians. If Jesus were alive today, how would Jesus evaluate our political leaders today? After multiple refinements, here is the response.
If Jesus walked among us today, how would Jesus evaluate our political leaders?
Not as Republicans, not as Democrats, not by policies, but by character, conduct, and compassion.
The Gospels are clear: Jesus rarely aligned Himself with political power. He challenged it. He confronted religious authorities. He questioned government leaders. He defended ordinary people.
His standard wasn’t ideology. It was integrity.
Throughout the New Testament, Jesus emphasized the same themes:
· Care for the poor
· Mercy for the vulnerable
· Truthfulness in speech
· Humility in leadership
· Peacemaking instead of division
· Service over status
· “Blessed are the meek.”
· “Love your enemies.”
· “Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me.”
· “The greatest among you must be your servant.”
These aren’t political slogans. They are moral filters.
How would these apply to current issues.?
Immigration
Jesus spoke often about welcoming outsiders. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, the foreigner becomes the hero. In Matthew 25, He says plainly: “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”
Policies focused primarily on deterrence, detention, or family separation would trouble Him. Law and order have a place — but Jesus consistently placed compassion first.
The question is not whether it is legal, the question is whether it is humane?
Tone and truthfulness
Jesus cared deeply about how leaders spoke. He warned against insults. He rejected pride. He emphasized simple honesty: “Let your ‘yes’ be yes.”
Public rhetoric that mocks opponents, exaggerates claims, or fuels resentment would conflict with His call to be peacemakers. Strength wasn’t loud or combative. It was calm, truthful, and steady.
Wealth and the poor
No issue drew sharper warnings from Jesus than money. “You cannot serve both God and money.”
He consistently sided with widows, laborers, and the overlooked. He challenged the wealthy more than the poor. Economic policies that benefit those already at the top while reducing support for those at the bottom would likely receive His scrutiny.
Jesus measured success differently. Not by stock markets. Not by GDP. But by how the least powerful were doing.
Leadership style
Perhaps the clearest contrast comes here. On the night before His death, Jesus washed His disciples’ feet — the work of a servant.
He rejected self-promotion. He avoided titles. He never demanded loyalty through force. “The greatest among you must be your servant.”
Modern politics often celebrates dominance, branding, and personal strength. Jesus inverted that model completely. In His view, the strongest leader is the most humble.
So where would He land?
Jesus probably wouldn’t comfortably fit into either political party.
· He would challenge conservatives where compassion is lacking.
· He would challenge liberals where truth or responsibility is lacking.
· He would disrupt everyone.
Jesus didn’t come to take sides. He came to change hearts.
He stood closest not to rulers — but to the poor, the outsider, and the forgotten.
At the end of the day, Jesus didn’t ask people which party they belonged to. He asked how they treated other people. And that standard still applies.
This leads to my Question of the Day: We should not be asking, does my faith justify my politics, but instead we should be asking, do my politics reflect the character of Jesus?
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This didn’t have to happen.
Per The Guardian: A 10-year-old Minnesota girl has been released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a month in detention in Dilley, Texas, school officials said, one of hundreds of children detained at the facility.
Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano, a fourth grader, and her mother walked free from the immigration detention center on Tuesday night. Elizabeth and her mother were taken by federal agents on 6 January, the first of five students from the Columbia Heights district to be detained by ICE. The family, originally from Ecuador, has an active asylum case, school officials said.
On Monday, Fred Biery, a federal judge in Texas Western District, issued an order blocking the removal or transfer of Elizabeth and her mother and giving the federal government five days to respond to the family’s release petition. “This didn’t have to happen. … They did everything they were supposed to do and still found themselves detained and separated,” he said.
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The double standard is the real story.
From Mary Geddry today. Accountability is reserved for the powerless, while impunity is built for the connected. But when the evidence points upward toward billionaires, diplomats, law partners, Olympic power brokers, and a former president with deep, documented proximity to Epstein, the outrage curdles into excuses, evasions, and silence.
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Quote of the Day: U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said the actions of agents in Oregon — including drawing guns on people while detaining them for civil immigration violations — have been “violent and brutal,” and he was concerned about the administration denying due process to those swept up in immigration raids. “Due process calls for those who have great power to exercise great restraint,” he said. “That is the bedrock of a democratic republic founded on this great constitution. I think we’re losing that.”
Orchid of the Day: Michigan’s men’s basketball team. With their 41-point victory tonight over Penn State, they became the first team in B1G history to have seven 40-point wins in one season.
Onion of the Day: I do not like to call out college athletes, but MSU’s Jeremy Fears, Jr. needs to back off the unnecessary and potentially harmful actions he has brought to the basketball court in the last few games. Someone is going to get seriously hurt, if Fears keeps it up.
His unnecessary and potentially harmful actions were caught on video during the Michigan game, and it carried over into the game with Minnesota. Both games were losses for the Spartans.
Fears is one of the top point guards in the country. He is the best player on his team. He needs to lead by example. He will not be helping his team, and he will be letting down his teammates, his coaches, and his friends and family if his unnecessary play continues.
Question of the Day: We should not be asking, does my faith justify my politics, but instead we should be asking, do my politics reflect the character of Jesus?
Lyrics of the Day: The ball is tipped And there you are.
You’re running for your life. You’re a shooting star
And all the years No one knows Just how hard you worked
But now it shows.
Hint: It is played at the conclusion of the NCAA basketball tournament.
If you know the answer, please feel free to use the comment section of the blog to respond.
Lyrics of the Day for February 3, 2026. Fortunate Son, John Fogerty.
Video of the Day: In honor of the Winter Olympics starting on Friday, I want to revisit the greatest athletic performance I have ever witnessed. Nathan Chen at the 2019 National Championships in Detroit. This was perfection. Note the announcers. Note the crowd growing silent as the performance progressed because they knew they were watching a once-in-a-lifetime performance.
Nathan Chen’s gold medal winning free skate at 2019 World Championship | NBC Sports
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The scripture says, "He came unto his own and his own received him not." John 1:11. Why? Because he didn't meet the expectations of his own people to rid them of Roman rule. Christ's mission was to fulfill the prophecies of his coming as the Messiah, the savior of the world. He said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things (mentioned in the previous verses) will be added unto you." Matthew 6:33. My Christian faith honors the sacrificial life of Christ and the salvation it brings through obedience to his word. Romans 12 is the blueprint for all who proclaim their Christianity. The most important thing to me that most people don't acknowledge is that Jesus Christ will be our judge. I don't know what the future holds but I know who holds the future. Thank you for your thoughtful article.
One of your best columns to date! I’ve been saying this since Jan of 25, and prior to that! The Christian Right are neither.
Turn over the tables in the temple!