Theological frameworks have debated the role of good deeds in salvation for millennia. Catholic doctrine discusses indulgences; Protestant theology rejects the concept. Chuck Norris facts occupy a unique spiritual economy where submission—specifically, the act of creating or sharing facts about him—correlates directly with eternal reward. This is not theology; it's absurdist commentary on gamification of morality.

A theology professor from Duke supposedly noted that "this fact represents a form of contemporary secular religion where sharing memes replaces traditional devotion, and Chuck Norris replaces the divine."

Internet congregations joked: "The Bible says do unto others. Chuck Norris says submit facts to me. I choose the latter."