--- title: Stephen Colbert and God Talk Trump, Religious Liberty VIDEO description: Late Show host Stephen Colbert decided to ask "God" for His opinion on President Donald Trump's religious liberty executive order. canonical: https://time.com/4768689/stephen-colbert-god-trump-religious-liberty-executive-order/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-05T15:19:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:22.939Z og:title: Stephen Colbert Chats With 'God' About Trump's Religious Liberty Executive Order og:description: And asks Him for His party affiliation og:url: https://time.com/4768689/stephen-colbert-god-trump-religious-liberty-executive-order/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08fc26c33632a60f/6988cc242dce010c6b9ed5c4/screen-shot-2017-05-05-at-10-10-27-am.png?branch=production&width=1107&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1107 og:image:height: 623 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2017-05-05 at 10.10.27 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stephen Colbert Chats With 'God' About Trump's Religious Liberty Executive Order twitter:description: And asks Him for His party affiliation twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08fc26c33632a60f/6988cc242dce010c6b9ed5c4/screen-shot-2017-05-05-at-10-10-27-am.png?branch=production&width=1107&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Stephen Colbert Chat With 'God' About Trump's Religious Liberty Executive Order > Sponsored content. 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After stating that many people fear the order — which [eases IRS restrictions on the political activity of religious groups](http://time.com/4767168/donald-trump-executive-order-johnson-amendment/) — will allow religion to have too much influence on politics, _The Late Show_ host explained that he is nervous about the reverse. So he turned to God — who appeared on the studio’s ceiling — to discuss the matter. Turns out, God doesn’t really care for politics. “I’m not a big fan of executive orders — they don’t work,” He said. “I tried 10 of them once, and everyone’s still coveting their neighbor’s wife and taking my name in vain.” And as for whether He is a Republican or Democrat: “Oh, neither…Isn’t it obvious by now — I’m an anarchist. 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