I normally ignore comments from Christians who support Donald Trump. But today one particular exchange reminded me of what I believe is one of the biggest problems facing Christianity in America.

For context, I am both Ukrainian and American. I spent the first half of my life in Ukraine before moving to the United States in 2004. After russia launched its full-scale invasion, I returned to Ukraine and lived there during the first two years of the war. Today, members of my family continue to live under the constant threat of russian missiles and drones.

Every air raid alert is personal. Every attack is personal. Every civilian death is personal.

Because of that, I have become increasingly outspoken about politicians and political movements that have weakened support for Ukraine and emboldened russia.

People are free to disagree with me. Healthy disagreement is part of any democracy. But what troubles me is something else.

Over the years, I have noticed a growing number of self-described Christians who have no difficulty supporting politicians whose conduct openly contradicts the values they claim to uphold. And when confronted with the consequences of their choices, they often avoid the substance of the discussion entirely.

Instead of talking about the suffering of Ukrainians, they talk about the "tone" of the person speaking. Instead of discussing morality, they question someone else's spirituality. Instead of confronting injustice, they position themselves as the spiritually mature party while those experiencing the suffering are told to be more loving, more patient, and more forgiving.

But throughout Scripture, God's prophets were rarely praised for being agreeable. They confronted kings. They confronted corruption. They confronted injustice. They spoke uncomfortable truths.

Today, too many modern Christians seem more concerned with appearing nice than with standing against evil. But every Christian has a moral responsibility to oppose evil, even when doing so is politically inconvenient.

Calling out evil is not hatred.

And using religious language to excuse, minimize, or distract from evil is not spiritual maturity.

It is hypocrisy.