Rice continued, “It isn’t hard to condemn this outright. Many Christians appreciate the President’s administration and have supported him in meaningful ways, but this is wrong.”
“God alone deserves our worship and highest praise,” said Rice. “All human leaders are His servants who will give an account to Him, and they are best advised to walk in circumspect humility.” The SBC pastor added, “I continue to be thankful for many things our President has done and pray for him regularly, but this is wrong and should be removed.”
Christ Church Pastor Douglas Wilson posted, “I was very grateful to see how many conservative Christians immediately denounced the blasphemous Jesus/Trump image.”
“I was also grateful to see how many center/left Christians suddenly agreed that public blasphemy is a thing we should all be concerned about,” said Wilson. “A bit late, but still good.”
Trump’s former lawyer Jenna Ellis described the meme as “stupid,” “arrogant,” and “blasphemous.” She said, “Why is everyone acting so surprised? He’s not going to delete it. He’s not going to apologize. Everyone will just move on. And then the cycle will repeat.”
Author Virgil Walker posted, “Someone PLEASE tell me that President Trump’s account has been hacked. This is crazy.”
Pastor Joel Webbon said, “I genuinely believe Trump is currently demon possessed.”
Disclosure: Dr. Ed Stetzer is editor-in-chief of Outreach Magazine and provides general editorial input for ChurchLeaders.
This article has been updated to include Trump’s explanation of his post.
