Will Christians Ever “Stand Up” Against Evil as They Once Did?

Raymond Ibrahim Mar 17, 2026.

Why the simple act of standing up would be a gamechanger for Christians 

Western authorities seem to encourage anyone and everyone to “stand up” for themselves. Everyone, that is, except Christians—they who, rather ironically, created and made Western civilization so appealing in the first place.

There are numerous examples of this. Here’s an especially memorable one:

In 2024, a Muslim man stabbed and partially blinded Orthodox bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel while he preached inside his Sydney church. Commenting on this—as well as the ongoing terrorization of Christians at the hands of Muslims in general—an Australian man wrote “Christians should stand up” on social media.

Because of this simple assertion, police—accompanied by a head shrink—“visited” and questioned the man in his home. You can watch the video here. In it, the man can be heard questioning the police,

This is religious discrimination, right now, you know? Because you wouldn’t be knocking on Muslims’ doors if they had this conversation—so I already know why you’re here. This is religious discrimination.

He is, of course, absolutely correct: Muslims—to say nothing of leftists, antifa, blm, alphabet people (fill in the blank)—can make open calls to violence, praise the torching of churches, disparage their host nations, etc., and the authorities won’t bat an eye, much less invade the privacy of their homes. “Freedom” and all that.

But once a Christian responds to violence by calling on his coreligionists to merely “stand up,” then woe—all is woe!

Why? Because the one thing the current system fears more than anything else is that Christians, who still make for large majorities throughout the West, may one day reclaim their Christian heritage—their true Christian heritage, not the “Doormat Christianity” variety that was manufactured, nurtured, and led by subversive leftist elements, wolves in sheep’s clothing, seeking to undermine the West’s Christian ethos.

Western authorities seem to encourage anyone and everyone to “stand up” for themselves. Everyone, that is, except Christians—they who, rather ironically, created and made Western civilization so appealing in the first place. 

There are numerous examples of this. Here’s an especially memorable one:

In 2024, a Muslim man stabbed and partially blinded Orthodox bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel while he preached inside his Sydney church. Commenting on this—as well as the ongoing terrorization of Christians at the hands of Muslims in general—an Australian man wrote “Christians should stand up” on social media.

Because of this simple assertion, police—accompanied by a head shrink—“visited” and questioned the man in his home. You can watch the video here. In it, the man can be heard questioning the police...  

This is religious discrimination, right now, you know? Because you wouldn’t be knocking on Muslims’ doors if they had this conversation—so I already know why you’re here. This is religious discrimination.

He is, of course, absolutely correct: Muslims—to say nothing of leftists, antifa, blm, alphabet people (fill in the blank)—can make open calls to violence, praise the torching of churches, disparage their host nations, etc., and the authorities won’t bat an eye, much less invade the privacy of their homes. “Freedom” and all that. 

But once a Christian responds to violence by calling on his coreligionists to merely “stand up,” then woe—all is woe!

Why? Because the one thing the current system fears more than anything else is that Christians, who still make for large majorities throughout the West, may one day reclaim their Christian heritage—their true Christian heritage, not the “Doormat Christianity” variety that was manufactured, nurtured, and led by subversive leftist elements, wolves in sheep’s clothing, seeking to undermine the West’s Christian ethos. ...

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