ON NOV. 21, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution that Congress’ formal position on socialism is to denounce it “in all its forms.”
Certain sectors of Christian media are also denouncing socialism. Mark Creech, a pastor with the Christian Action League of North Carolina, wrote in The Christian Post that socialism is the political equivalent of “lipstick on a pig” because it preaches deliverance through the economy rather than salvation through Christ. The Federalist ran a piece arguing that pastors supporting socialist politicians automatically disqualify themselves from their ministerial roles. In 2020, conservative leader Charlie Kirk argued American Christianity needed a “new reformation” against socialism to secure the good Christian life for Americans.
Considering the above, a person could be forgiven for believing that socialism, Christianity, and democracy are completely incompatible.
My stand, however, as a Christian and a democratic socialist, is that my discipleship to Christ requires that I critique greed, the accumulation of private wealth, and exploitation of workers, using Matthew 6:24 as my guide: “You cannot serve both God and money.”
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