The Invincible God of Empire and the Shame That Keeps Us in Chains

By Tamice Spencer-Helms

Empire runs on an invulnerable god.

Not the God revealed in weakness. Not the God who bleeds, who weeps, who enters into suffering.

No — the God of empire is all-powerful, untouchable, unshakable.

The God of empire is a fortress, not a presence.

The God of empire is a weapon, not a witness.

And its greatest tool?

Binary-induced shame.

How Empire Weaponized God

Every empire needs a justification for its power.

It needs a God who cannot be questioned, a theology that cannot be challenged, a system that feels absolute.

And so, over centuries, we reshaped God into the ultimate image of invulnerability:

• All-powerful so no one can resist Him.

• All-knowing so no one can question Him.

• Everywhere at once so no one can escape Him.

This God doesn’t invite relationship — He demands obedience.

This God doesn’t suffer — He punishes.

This God doesn’t love freely — He conditions love on submission.

And the best way to enforce submission?

Shame.

Binary-Induced Shame: The Ultimate Control Mech…