20 Signs You've Made Politics an Idol

Let’s look at a root cause of all our political strife: idolatry. We’ve given politics and government a role they were never meant to play: solver of all our problems, provider of security, happiness, equity, and meaning. In other words, god. How do you know if you’ve made politics your god?

Here are signs:

1. Your hope in life is inextricably tied to a politician or your political party ‘winning.’

2. You look to a politician or party as a perfect savior who can’t do or say anything wrong.

3. You think a utopia is possible in this world if your side would only get their way.

4. You side with your party on every issue by reflex without thinking through a biblical perspective.

5. On issues Scripture doesn’t speak directly to, you claim God’s tacit approval for your party.

6. Your speech and tone in political discourse lean more toward harsh and angry than kindness and honorable (1 Peter 2:12; Titus 3:1–2).

7. You forget that your political opponents are eternal souls destined for hell without the saving grace of Christ.

8. You let politics steal your joy.

9. You would rather sacrifice truth and integrity than be out of step with what your side believes.

10. You think God trembles and His hands are tied when politicians impose anti-Christian policies. (He actually laughs; cf. Psalm 2.)

11. You are tempted toward violence to get your point across.

12. You never seek to understand how your political opponent thinks. (Why do that when you can call them a bigot [or a Cultural Marxist]?)

13. You blame all societal ills on your political opponent.

14. You can’t admit when the other party does something right.

15. You fail to acknowledge the false idols of your political party.

16. You look to politics to heal your deepest wounds.

17. You find your meaning for life in politics.

18. You hate the sin of the other political party but excuse it for those you support (or even in your own life).

19. You justify evil in the name of what works [or what’s right].

20. You think every one of your opponents is as bad as their party’s worst example.

Source: 20 Signs You've Made Politics an Idol https://www.kevinhalloran.net/signs-youve-made-politics-an-idol/