FALSE PROPHET

Throughout it all, Paxton has consistently proven to be a stark advocate for Christian nationalism. Speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas this year, he attributed his acquittal of impeachment charges to God’s intervention:

"There’s only one reason I got through all of that, and it’s by the grace of God. He absolutely delivered me, and he used the people of Texas to deliver me."

Surely, it had nothing to do with the fact that President Trump threatened revenge against any state senator who voted against Paxton.

During his time as attorney general, Paxton pressured Texas public schools to mandate time for prayer and Bible reading, saying students should be expected to recite the Lord’s Prayer. In a press release on the issue, he said:

“Twisted, radical liberals want to erase Truth, dismantle the solid foundation that America’s success and strength were built upon, and erode the moral fabric of our society. Our nation was founded on the rock of Biblical Truth, and I will not stand by while the far-left attempts to push our country into the sinking sand.”

In his current run for the U.S. Senate, Paxton repeatedly claims that his opponent, Presbyterian minister James Talarico, isn’t really a Christian. Referring to Talarico’s “liberal” views such as caring for the poor, supporting public education, rejecting Christian nationalism, and protecting religious freedom,

“His views are antithetical to Christian, historical Christian views. They’re — it’s deceptive for him to present his views as historical Christianity. They are not Christian views. They are his views that he’s adopted from liberal theology that do not reflect what Scripture says.”

From spreading misinformation about America as a Christian nation, to violating religious freedom with legally mandated prayer in schools, to deeming his opponents as ‘not really Christian’ because they don’t share his narrow, exclusionary view of Christianity, Ken Paxton earned his place as a 2026 False Prophet.