Quick Summary: The Bible teaches that every person is made in God’s image, and our words should reflect that truth. Thanking God while mocking or degrading someone He created is hypocrisy, not humor. Scripture reminds us that the tongue has power, that careless words matter, and that faith should lead us to speak with dignity, humility, and respect.
It is deeply troubling to hear someone thank God in one breath and then turn around and mock a former first lady by calling her a man as if it is funny. That kind of behavior is not just rude or careless—it reveals a painful hypocrisy. The Bible says, “So God created mankind in his own image… male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27). If a person claims to honor God, then that honor should show up in how they speak about the people God created. We cannot praise the Creator while publicly degrading His creation and pretend there is nothing wrong with that.
Every individual—both male and female—is created in God’s image, regardless of skin color. A woman’s dignity does not depend on whether someone likes her, agrees with her, understands her, or approves of her choices. Her worth was given by God before anyone else had an opinion about her. Genesis teaches that God made male and female with purpose, value, and dignity. So when people reduce a woman or any person to a punchline, twist her identity into a joke, or use their words to humiliate her, they are not simply being funny. They are showing disregard for someone God intentionally made.
What makes it even worse is doing it under the cover of faith. James 3:9-10 warns that with the same tongue people bless God and then curse human beings who are made in God’s likeness, and it says, “these things ought not to be.” That Scripture speaks directly to this kind of contradiction. Thanking God while mocking one of His children is not a sign of righteousness. It is a contradiction. Faith should make us more humble, more compassionate, and more careful with our words. That is not courage. That is not holiness. That is cruelty dressed up as humor.
I am pretty sure God does not find it funny when someone is shamed, mocked, or stripped of dignity for the amusement of others. Proverbs 18:21 says that death and life are in the power of the tongue. That means words are not harmless just because someone laughs after saying them. There is nothing holy about laughing at someone’s humanity. There is nothing godly about using faith as a shield for disrespect. If we truly believe God made people in His image, then our words should reflect that belief, especially in moments when it would be easier to join in with the crowd.
People can disagree without demeaning. They can hold convictions without being hateful. They can speak truth as they understand it without turning another person into a target. Ephesians 4:29 teaches that our words should build up, not tear down. But once mockery enters the room, the issue is no longer just about opinion. It becomes about character. It becomes about whether we are willing to see another human being as worthy of basic respect.
If we are going to thank God publicly, then we should also honor God publicly by treating His creation with dignity. Our faith should not be something we perform when it makes us look good and abandon when it is time to be kind. Jesus said people will give account for every careless word they speak (Matthew 12:36). Words matter. Humor matters. How we treat people matters. And I believe God pays attention not only to the prayers we say, but also to the people we wound right after saying them.
Minister A Francine Green I June 2026