The left's war on Christianity has taken a disturbing new turn, with so-called 'Christian' writers now attempting to justify the radical left's destructive nihilism by wrapping it in religious language.
Luke Lyman's recent essay on 'Christian nihilism' represents everything wrong with how leftist intellectuals corrupt our faith to advance their political agenda. Taking a single scene from the Minneapolis riots—a protester screaming at police to shoot him—Lyman somehow extrapolates this into a sweeping claim about American 'drift into nihilism.'
But here's what Lyman and his fellow travelers refuse to acknowledge: there's nothing remotely Christian about the left's nihilistic destruction of our cities, families, and institutions.
Faith vs. Destruction
Real Christianity builds up—it doesn't tear down. It creates strong families, safe communities, and moral societies. What we witnessed in Minneapolis, Portland, and dozens of other cities wasn't some profound spiritual crisis—it was the predictable result of leftist policies that reward lawlessness and punish virtue.
The rioters who burned churches, destroyed small businesses, and terrorized innocent families weren't expressing some deep 'Christian nihilism.' They were foot soldiers in the radical left's war against everything decent Americans hold dear.
The left loves to dress up their destructive ideology in religious language because they know Americans are fundamentally a faithful people.
This isn't the first time we've seen this tactic. Remember when leftist politicians claimed that unlimited illegal immigration was somehow a 'Christian' position? Or when they argued that destroying the nuclear family advanced 'social justice'?
The Real Christian Response
Under President Trump's leadership, we're finally seeing what authentic Christian governance looks like: secure borders that protect families, law and order that keeps communities safe, and policies that strengthen rather than undermine our foundational institutions.
Patriots understand the difference between genuine faith and the left's cynical manipulation of religious language. While Lyman mistakes 'metaphor for diagnosis,' real Americans recognize nihilistic destruction when they see it—and they reject it.
How long will we allow leftist intellectuals to corrupt our faith to justify their radical agenda?