Korn’s Brian “Head” Welch Questions Modern Christianity: “What If They’re Getting It All Wrong?”

Korn’s Brian “Head” Welch has questioned the state of modern Christianity, calling out judgment and political division in new videos.

Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch has sparked conversation online after questioning how Christianity is being represented by its most outspoken followers. In a new video posted to YouTube, Welch reflected on the growing divide he sees in the church, asking (transcribed via Blabbermouth): “What if all of the judgmental Christian religious base are completely wrong in how they’re going about things? What if most of the political Christians are acting in the exact opposite character of how they should be? What if they’re getting it all wrong?”

The almost two-minute clip, titled What If? What if the self-righteous were never more special than anyone else?, is part of a string of videos the Korn guitarist has shared throughout 2025 discussing religion, politics, and personal faith. Since April, he’s been revisiting past interviews and posting commentary on what he sees as the misuse of Christianity in public life. His latest upload continues that thread, questioning whether faith has been twisted into something divisive rather than compassionate.

“What if, at the end of their life, and I hope this doesn’t happen, but what if they discover that all they did was use their faith as a weapon for division?” Welch said. “A lot of it looks like that to me, and I’m completely sick of it, man.”

His comments follow another video from earlier this month, where he criticised how religion can be used to control people. “Religion and religious people will pile on you – loads and loads of guilt,” he said. “They tower over you with their self-righteousness to make you feel that you are way beneath them in order to keep you in that spirit of control over your life.”

Welch contrasted that with his understanding of faith as something personal and freeing. “Christ… leads you by kindness, he leads you to acknowledge your flaws, and then he empowers you to lay those flaws down.”

Welch also spoke about the wider harm caused by institutional religion: “Religion is corrupting this world; it has been for countless centuries. But there are a lot of people waking up to the true fact of relationship, especially in the last, like, 20 years.”

Since returning to Korn in 2013 after an eight-year break to recover from addiction and explore his faith, Welch has become known for openly discussing his spirituality. He’s often emphasised that his beliefs are rooted in connection rather than condemnation, something he continues to reinforce through his recent online reflections.