A news article entitled, “Why are Trump supporters calling for a Walmart boycott? A No Kings ad ignited MAGA” (Cheryl V. Jackson, Indianapolis Star, June 12, 2025) details but one of countless examples that could be furnished. The piece explains:
“Supporters of President Donald Trump are calling for a boycott of Walmart after a company heiress bought a full-page newspaper ad encouraging mobilizations for the June 14 nationwide No Kings protests. Folks on social media responded to a June 8 New York Times ad placed by billionaire Christy Walton. “The honor, dignity, and integrity of our country are not for sale,” the ad said. “Our government is of the people, by the people, for the people.”
Should Ms. Walton be spited and punished in this way because she has differing views and beliefs about a political situation? No, Absolutely NOT! Those supporters of President Trump should voice their opposing views without being spiteful. Boycotts are by nature spiteful and are meant to inflict financial and other harms. Though I am a supporter of President Trump, and this especially because of his love and support of Israel, God’s Chosen, I will continue to shop at Walmart! We love their prices, their foods, their goods, their return policy, their staff, their everything! God directs: “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith” (Galatians 6:10). God’s Word calls us to do good unto ALL men, not just those who agree with us, or those with whom we agree.
My lawyers are Mormons and my barbers are Muslims. I teach them the Gospel and warn them about their eternal destination AND continue to support their businesses. God is love! As such, let us extend love and kindness to ALL. Psalms 107:43 states, “Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.” Let us share the very lovingkindness of the LORD that we, as born-again Christians, have received! Even in a small part, that same lovingkindness that we extend to our fellow man is much for God’s is boundless!
Psalms 10:14 states: “Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.” God beholds spite! And He does do so to requite or return it, to the wrongdoer, with His very own hand! “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” (Romans 12:19). I find great comfort in knowing that God Himself with conduct vengeance for those that believe Him! If we are spited, we are commanded, “avenge not yourselves”. Another manifestation of spite is violence and murder. Matthew 22:6 states: “And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.” The king’s servants were treated spitefully and slaughtered! A 1.9 billion weak cult has doctrine that teaches to kill and destroy anyone who blasphemes their prophet. Yet this same religion blasphemes the Lord Jesus in dogmatically and unashamedly and hypocritically denying His deity (and countless other truths)! Moreover, no man or minister or prophet or pope or pastor can be blasphemed! The word pertains to God only! Romans 2:24 declares, “For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.” Only “the name of God is blasphemed”. Devoid of critical details and truths, their religion fills in the blanks and makes these woefully wrong and unwarranted claims. Being God, the God-Man, one hundred percent God and one hundred percent Man, the Lord Jesus is blasphemed! “And many other things blasphemously spake they against Him [Christ]” (Luke 22:65). So, whether in the context of politics or religion or social interactions or whatever, we are commanded to neither initiate spite nor respond with spite! Instead, God commands us to “give place unto [His] wrath”. Vengeance is God’s, not yours or mine! The Lord God of Israel is fully capable and effective and efficient in executing vengeance for His own glory and for His own! “See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men” (1 Thessalonians 5:15).
In the same aforementioned article, Sean Harrison, who appears to present himself as a professing Christian, is quoted on X as saying, “#BoycottWalmart #NoKingsDay #JesusIsKing”. Here we see this individual invoking Christ’s name but does not cite His word! I wonder why! To do so would expose his spite doctrine directed at Ms. Walton! He further declares, “Christy Walton used her billions to mock the people who built Walmart. Walmart “distanced” itself—but didn’t condemn her.” Where are the poorly taught Christians that erroneously teach “you should not judge” when you need them? Can you please tell Mr. Harrison to stop judging Christy and desiring her condemnation? We’ve got no problem with Sean’s choosing to judge but we have, because God has, a huge problem with his unrighteous judgment! John 7:24 declares, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
Let us heed the great commission, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” The Holy Bible does not say, “Go ye into all the world and spite.” Put out an ad, if you are so inclined, refuting her position, or better yet, informing Ms. Walton that “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:25) then go and shop up a storm at Walmart. We are called to speak “the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15). Whether you are Muslim or Mormon or Roman Catholic or Hindu or Buddhist or Baha'i or Shintoist or Sikh or Seventh Day Adventist or Christian Science or Scientologist or Jehovah’s Witnesses or Ismaili or Amish or Armstrongite or Campbellite or Hutterite or Mennonite, we wish you the very best material successes on this earth and will not hinder those goals and even work to support you practically in them, i.e., no boycotts and the like! We also wish you heaven after life here. And in like manner we will work to warn you, with kind and warm and truthful words, only God’s Word, of the Hell that awaits those who subscribe to these countless man-concocted and strange doctrines which are not consistent with salvation, and which are diametrically opposed to the glorious Gospel of Christ!
The Lord Jesus Himself was spited when He came on this earth to die for us. Luke 18:32: “For He shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on”. Our Saviour was spited by being spitted on. And He willing subjected Himself to this for me, and for you! Note here, the enemies of God engage in spite. It follows then that Christians ought to refrain from spite. As a ministry, we reject and condemn all forms of, and the self-serving reasons and rationale for, spite especially violence and murder. Only the LORD God of Israel has the right to kill! We strive to, and must, keep our filthy and sinful hands to ourselves! Further consider, advising that one’s religion is false and that his/her god is an idol is neither intolerance nor spite. But spite is exhibited when the subscriber of that religion responds with stoppage or withholding of warmth, kindness, friendship, assistance, or hateful mistreatment, gossip, slander, libel, violence, murder, job dismissal, boycott, etc. “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity [love], which is the bond of perfectness” (Colossians 3:12-14).