Evangelical Leaders Call on Trump to Lead with Godly Wisdom in the Age of AI
In a letter to President Donald Trump, a group of prominent Evangelical leaders urged him to create a presidential advisory council to address the "profound ethical questions" surrounding artificial intelligence (AI).
"We write to suggest you convene an advisory council or otherwise delegate authority to an existing agency or council, which would convene leaders who will pay attention especially not only to what AI CAN do but also what it SHOULD do," the letter, titled "Christianity in the Age of AI: An Appeal for Wise Leadership," reads. "We also hope that the US is doing everything necessary to ensure nefarious actors are unable to use AI to harm our way of life. All of these efforts should involve people of faith, ethicists, and others whose primary motivating concern is not commercial but about the best outcomes for human beings."
The correspondence also dubbed Trump as the "AI President" who has been appointed by Divine providence, The Christian Post reported.
"Amidst everything else you are achieving, you are the AI President, having ascended again to the presidency exactly as this technology has reached its own ascendancy. As people of faith, we believe you are the world's leader now by Divine Providence to also guide AI," the letter stated.
About a dozen prominent evangelicals signed the letter, including Rev. Johnnie Moore, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders; Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and pastor of New Season megachurch in Sacramento, California; Assemblies of God General Superintendent Doug Clay; and American Association of Christian Counselors President Tim Clinton.
After defending Christianity as "pro-science," the leaders state that they "often visit hospitals and universities that were the first in their respective countries, started by Christian scientists, teachers, and researchers."
"As people of faith, we believe we should rapidly develop powerful AI tools that help cure diseases and solve practical problems, but not autonomous smarter-than-human machines that nobody knows how to control," the letter continued. "The spiritual implications of creating intelligence that may one day surpass human capabilities raises profound theological and ethical questions that must be thoughtfully considered with wisdom."
On Tuesday, Moore, a public relations executive and author, told The Christian Post that it has to move quickly with caution to uphold its leadership role.
"We have to move faster than any country in the world and achieve maximal innovation as quickly as possible to make sure we, and our allies, dominate this new age. But we have to recognize how disruptive and potentially dangerous this technology can be if we do this irresponsibly," Moore, a self-described "AI accelerationist and also an AI alarmist," said.
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Originally published May 22, 2025.
