Those Who Believe They Can Be Right Wing And Christians, ‘God’ Called “A Fool”

To make clear from the outset Christianity is detailed by Jesus Christ in the New Testament. Those who ignore the New Testament in favour of the Old Testament are not and never will be Christians.

The Socio-Economic Teachings of Jesus: A Challenge to Capitalism

The term “socialist” or “capitalist” did not exist in the first century AD. It is a modern political label being applied retospectively from two millenia later. However, for anyone who has a clear reading of the Gospels they should recognise a clear set of economic and social priorities that are fundamentally at odds with the individualistic and accumulation-driven spirit of capitalism.

The following exposes how Jesus’s teachings within the gospels exposes a stark contrast to what those on the right of politics would have us believe. This exposition will explicitly reveal that from an economic, political and social context it is impossible to identify with being a ‘Christian’ and be on the right wing of politics. Whatever political party or strand one associates with if one believes in the virtues of capitalism, bigotry and division one is categorically not a Christian. If one believes also that they will go to ‘Heaven’ whilst believing in this inequality and division one is living a fools errand.

The following clearly explains why.

Let us begin with the economic and then proceed.

1. The Primacy of Communal Care and Wealth Redistribution: The early Christian community, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, practised a form of voluntary communalism that directly challenged private property norms. Acts 4:32-35 states that “no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own,” and that resources were distributed “to anyone who had need.” This model prioritises the collective good over individual wealth accumulation, a core socialist principle. Jesus’s instruction to a wealthy man to “sell your possessions and give to the poor” (Matthew 19:21) was not an isolated spiritual exercise but a direct critique of the spiritual peril of wealth and a call for its radical redistribution.
2. A Condemnation of Wealth Accumulation: Jesus repeatedly warned against the dangers of hoarding wealth. The parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-21), who builds larger barns to store his surplus, concludes with God stating, “You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?” The moral is clear: a life dedicated to amassing wealth for oneself is spiritually bankrupt. This stands in direct opposition to the capitalist virtue of capital growth and personal enrichment.
3. The Preferential Option for the Poor and Marginalised: Jesus’s ministry was overwhelmingly directed towards the poor, the sick, the outcast, and the marginalised. In the Sermon on the Mount, he begins, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God” (Luke 6:20). He dined with tax collectors and sinners, groups despised by the religious and political establishment. This focus challenges a capitalist system where success is often seen as a sign of virtue and failure as a personal flaw, inevitably creating an underclass that is often blamed for its own condition.

Challenging the Politics of Hate and Bigotry

The teachings of Jesus are a profound rebuke to the hate, bigotry, and exclusion often peddled by factions on the right wing of politics. His core message was one of radical love and inclusion that transcended ethnic, social, and religious boundaries.

1. The Ethic of Unconditional Love: The central commandment given by Jesus was to “love your neighbour as yourself” (Matthew 22:39). When asked to define “neighbour,” he responded with the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). In this story, a man from Samaria—a group hated and distrusted by the Jews—is the hero who shows compassion, while the religious elites pass by. The explicit lesson is that one’s neighbour includes even those from despised and opposing groups, directly challenging xenophobia and religious prejudice.
2. A Rejection of Judgementalism and Hypocrisy: Jesus saved his strongest criticism for the religious right of his day—the Pharisees—for their hypocrisy, their focus on outward piety, and their judgment of others. “Do not judge, or you too will be judged,” he taught (Matthew 7:1). He openly associated with those they deemed unworthy, stating, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17). This directly confronts the politics of moral superiority and the scapegoating of minority groups.
3. Embracing the Outsider: Jesus’s actions consistently broke social taboos. He spoke publicly with a Samaritan woman (John 4), he healed a Roman centurion’s servant (Luke 7:1-10), and he praised the faith of a Syrophoenician woman (Mark 7:24-30). In each case, he demonstrated that faith and God’s grace were not the exclusive property of a single in-group but were available to all, regardless of nationality or social standing.

The Hypocrisy of the “Christian Defender”

There is a profound irony in segments of the political right claiming to defend Christianity from other faiths, particularly Islam. This stance is, according to the teachings they claim to champion, fraudulent and hypocritical.

1. Betrayal of the Core Commandment of Love: To defend Christianity by promoting fear, suspicion, or hatred of Muslims is to fundamentally betray the command to “love your neighbour.” It replaces the message of the Good Samaritan with the attitude of the religious elites who passed by on the other side. This posture is not a defence of Christ but a rejection of his most central teaching.
2. The Worship of Nationalism over Faith: Often, this “defence” is intertwined with nationalist and xenophobic rhetoric, creating an idolatrous fusion of faith and national identity. Jesus explicitly rejected political power of this kind, telling Pontius Pilate, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36). To co-opt Christianity as a cultural banner for excluding immigrants or mistreating religious minorities is to create a nationalistic idol in the place of a universal God of love.
3. Practising the Very Hypocrisy Jesus Condemned: This stance mirrors the behaviour of the Pharisees, whom Jesus condemned for shutting “the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). By defining Christianity as a fortress to be defended against outsiders, rather than a wellspring of love to be shared with all, these modern-day defenders enact the same exclusionary and self-righteous hypocrisy that Jesus identified as the greatest obstacle to genuine faith.

To summarise the first part of this expose we must accept that, while anachronistic, the term “socialist” usefully highlights the radical economic and social challenge Jesus presented. His teachings championed wealth redistribution, condemned the hoarding of resources, and placed the poor and marginalised at the centre of his ministry. Furthermore, his life was a testament to a borderless, unconditional love that directly confronts the hate and bigotry found in modern politics. Those on the right who invoke his name to justify hostility towards other faiths are not defending Christianity; they are committing the very acts of hypocrisy and exclusion for which Jesus reserved his most scathing criticism. They honour him with their lips, but their hearts and politics are far from the radical, inclusive love he embodied.

Biblical Betrayal: How the Right-Wing Hijacked Christ’s Socialist Message

To read the New Testament with clear eyes is to witness a political and economic revolution that would terrify today’s capitalist and right-wing establishment. The figure of Jesus Christ, so often sanitised and co-opted by conservative forces, emerges from the Gospels not as a defender of free markets and border controls, but as a radical whose teachings on wealth and power were fundamentally socialist, and whose message of love was a direct assault on the bigotry they now peddle.

Jesus the Anti-Capitalist: A Gospel of Wealth Redistribution

Let’s be blunt: the idea of Jesus endorsing unfettered capitalism is a fantasy sold by those who have never truly read their Bibles. His economic programme was one of radical wealth redistribution and a direct challenge to the cult of profit.

• The Mandate to Liquidate Assets: His command to the rich young ruler wasn’t a gentle suggestion; it was the core requirement for salvation: “Go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me” (Matthew 19:21). This is a call for the voluntary dissolution of personal capital for the common good—anathema to the capitalist dream.
• Condemning Capital Accumulation: For fear of repeating myself the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-21) is a outright condemnation of hoarding wealth. The man who builds bigger barns is not praised for his business acumen; God calls him a “fool” for storing up treasure for himself while not being “rich towards God.” In a modern context, this is a direct indictment of multi millionaires and billionaires and the grotesque wealth inequality capitalism creates. Those who apply the idea of envy are in complete contradiction to the true Christian message.
• The Early Church as a Communist Model: The Book of Acts describes the first Christian community in terms that would be denounced as Marxism today: “No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own… they gave to anyone as he had need” (Acts 4:32, 35). This was voluntary communalism, a system where the needs of the community trumped the rights of private property.

Confronting the Hate: How Jesus Obliterates Right-Wing Bigotry

The right-wing politics of division, xenophobia, and moral judgement is a direct and utter repudiation of everything Jesus stood for. Again to make the point as explicit as possible and borrowing from above Jesus and the New Testament cannot be clearer.

• The ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ Bombshell: When Jesus was asked to define “neighbour,” he didn’t name the person next door who looks and votes like you. He told the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), deliberately making a hated ethnic and religious outsider the hero. This was a calculated insult to the bigots of his day, commanding them to love those they had been taught to despise.
• The Hypocrisy Hunt: Jesus reserved his most furious rhetoric for the religious right of his era—the Pharisees. He blasted them for their hypocrisy, their love of public piety, and their judgement of others. “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). This is a perfect description of those who use Christianity as a tool for exclusion.
• Radical Inclusion as Standard Practice: He publicly conversed with a Samaritan woman, healed a Roman soldier’s servant, and praised the faith of a Canaanite woman. His ministry was a relentless campaign of breaking social taboos to include the very people the modern right seeks to marginalise.

The Frauds and Hypocrites: “Defending” a Faith They Betray

The greatest con in modern politics is the right-wing figure who claims to defend Christianity from other faiths. This stance is not just misguided; it is a fraudulent betrayal of Christ’s core message.

• They Worship Nation, Not God: This “defence” is almost always fused with nationalism, creating an idolatrous heresy where the flag and the cross are intertwined. Jesus explicitly stated, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36). To use his name to promote jingoism and xenophobia is to worship a nationalistic idol, not the universal God of love.
• They Practice the Very Hate Jesus Condemned: To “defend” Christianity by promoting fear of Muslims or hatred of immigrants is to spit on the parable of the Good Samaritan. It is to become the priest and the Levite who passed by on the other side, refusing to see a human in need. They are not defending Christ; they are crucifying his teachings anew with their bigotry.
• They Are the Modern Pharisees: These self-appointed defenders are the direct descendants of the Pharisees Jesus condemned. They focus on outward symbols, police the boundaries of their in-group, and “shut the door of the kingdom” to those who are different. In doing so, they become the very antithesis of the radical, welcoming love that Jesus died representing.

The message of the New Testament is clear and uncompromising. Jesus Christ was a figure whose economic vision was communal, whose social vision was radically inclusive, and whose political vision challenged the powers of his day. The right-wing appropriation of his name is a masterwork of hypocrisy, a cynical ploy that uses the language of faith to enact a politics that is its exact opposite. They have taken the Bible and fashioned from it a weapon of hate, all while ignoring the revolutionary, socialist heart of the man they claim to serve.

‘When they continued to ask Jesus their question, he ·raised up [straightened] and said, “Anyone here who ·has never sinned [is guiltless; ^Tis without sin] can throw the first stone at her [Deut. 13:9; 17:7; comp. Lev. 24:14].”’