The Russell Moore Show Why Do Faithful Christians Defend Harmful Things?
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Feb 23, 2026 A listener asks how to view Christians who defend harmful political positions. The conversation explores partisan identity becoming a kind of religion and how cultural blind spots shape moral judgment. Advice covers tailored discipleship, spotting self-justifying narratives, and how people change slowly through relationships and experience.
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When Politics Becomes A Religion
- Partisan political identity can function like a religion that blinds believers to Scripture and moral critique.
- Russell Moore argues cultural plausibility structures make people magnify minor doctrinal issues while minimizing clearly ethical teachings like caring for the poor.
Recognize Cultural Blind Spots Without Excusing Them
- Historic Christian figures show both deep theological insight and serious cultural blind spots, so cultural context helps explain but not excuse sin.
- Moore names Augustine and Martin Luther as towering teachers who nonetheless held problematic views shaped by their eras.
Interrogate Your Own Cultural Pressures
- Be harsher in judging your own blind spots than those of others and interrogate what cultural pressures shape your views.
- Use Romans 12’s call to not be conformed to the world as a litmus test for political and cultural conformity.