9/22/2025

Introduction

Governments throughout history have often regarded Christians as a threat, not because Christians seek power, but because they refuse to surrender ultimate allegiance to the state. Christianity teaches that God alone is the highest authority (Acts 5:29). This means no earthly ruler—whether emperor, dictator, or democratic assembly—can demand absolute loyalty when laws or policies contradict divine truth.

For authoritarian governments, this is intolerable. Rome persecuted Christians because they refused emperor worship. Revolutionary France sought to abolish Christianity in order to enthrone the Cult of Reason. Totalitarian regimes in the Soviet Union and Communist China have attempted to eradicate or co-opt Christianity because the faith affirms a moral order that limits state authority. Even modern secular states bristle at Christians who resist policies on grounds of conscience, because they expose the state’s claim to be the ultimate arbiter of morality.

In short, governments hate Christians not because they are anarchists or rebels, but because they are loyal citizens of a higher kingdom. Christianity places a boundary around political power, reminding rulers that they are not gods but servants accountable to God’s law. For governments that thrive on unchecked authority, this is the ultimate offense.

The Theology of Christianity

Christianity has always been more than a system of private belief. It is a comprehensive moral framework rooted in the conviction that God has revealed absolute truth for all of humanity to follow. This truth, preserved in Scripture and embodied in the teachings of Christ, establishes the dignity of every human being and sets forth laws of conduct for all societies. The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are not optional guidelines but enduring laws of moral reality. Because these standards reveal both the holiness of God and the sinfulness of man, they confront every person with an unavoidable choice: to repent and conform to the morality of God, or to rebel and resist. Many choose the latter, finding Christianity offensive precisely because it will not compromise with sin, relativism, or ideological convenience.

Christianity provokes hostility because it represents an unchangeable moral order that collides with human pride, sinful desires, and political ideologies that seek to redefine morality, rights, and social order. Whereas secular humanism, Marxism, and globalism shift their foundations according to consensus or the whims of those in power, Christianity insists on fixed truths: God-given rights, human dignity, the sanctity of life, the sanctity of family, and obedience to divine authority above all human authority. Those who seek unrestricted autonomy, whether in personal life or in political systems, encounter in Christianity a formidable opponent that cannot be silenced without being hated.

The Moral Order of Christianity

At the heart of Christianity is the conviction that moral law is not man-made but God-given. Humanity is created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), and this divine imprint confers dignity, rights, and responsibilities. The Ten Commandments establish boundaries: worship of God, respect for life, fidelity in marriage, honesty, and justice. Christ expanded this moral vision in His teaching of love for God and neighbor (Matthew 22:37–40).

This framework is absolute and unchanging. Unlike secular systems that evolve with cultural consensus, Christianity insists that moral truth is eternal and unchanging. The right to life cannot be revoked, marriage cannot be redefined, and conscience cannot be coerced. This rigidity offends those who desire freedom without responsibility, rights without duties, or pleasure without restraint. Thus, Christianity draws hostility because it does not bend to personal or cultural convenience.

Christianity and Political Frictions

1. Clash with Marxism and Communism

Marxism regards religion as an obstacle to revolution, with Karl Marx famously calling it ‘the opium of the people.’ Communist regimes in Russia, China, and elsewhere systematically suppressed Christianity because it placed loyalty to God above loyalty to the Party.
– Higher Allegiance: Christians obey God first (Acts 5:29), which undermines totalitarian control.
– Family vs. Collectivism: Christianity upholds the family as the primary unit of society, while Marxism seeks to subordinate it to the collective.
– Moral Absolutes: Christianity insists on eternal truths, while Communism redefines morality according to revolutionary aims, which are fundamentally carnal, sensual, and devilish.

Christians are therefore treated as political dissidents, not simply religious believers.

2. Clash with Globalism

Globalist ideologies seek to erode national sovereignty in favor of centralized governance, uniform policies, and technocratic management. Christianity, however, affirms the God-given dignity of nations (Acts 17:26) and calls for the preservation of autonomous regional governments, local communities, families, and conscience.
– Christians resist moral relativism that undergirds many global policies, including the redefinition of marriage, gender, and life.
– Christians defend freedom of conscience against attempts at social conformity through arbitrary laws, edicts, regulations, or economic systems that excuse sin and favor the ruling elite.
– Christians affirm the sovereignty of God above national and international institutions, rejecting efforts to establish human governance as the ultimate authority.

This resistance makes Christians appear stubborn and regressive in the eyes of global elites and leftist ideologues (definition: adherents of an ideology, especially one that is uncompromising and dogmatic).

3. Clash with Secular Humanism

Secular humanism grounds rights in government edicts, human consensus, and moral relativism rather than divine revelation. As a result, what counts as a ‘right’ can be redefined according to political or cultural trends.
– Christian Absolutes: The Bible insists that life is sacred from conception (Psalm 139:13–16), contradicting the claim that abortion is a human right. Interestingly, nobody ever explains why abortion is a human right; they just insist that it is.
– Freedom of Speech and Conscience: Christians affirm the right to proclaim biblical truth, even when unpopular, while secular systems increasingly label such speech as intolerant or hateful. Incidentally, modern “Progressives” label anything as hateful that interferes with their latest version of moral relativism.
– Duty and Responsibility: Christianity ties rights to moral obligations and personal restraint. Secular humanism often emphasizes autonomy detached from responsibility, creating direct conflict. In effect, secular humanists condone a “free love” society where anything goes, as long as it conforms with the latest collective perception of political correctness.

– Unalienable Rights: Christianity affirms our rights as God-given, unalienable, and intrinsic to the basic dignity of man. Secular humanism touts rights as mere privileges that are government-granted and government-revoked, an essentially arbitrary invention.

Christians, by resisting these redefinitions, are seen as threats to social progress and thus attract hostility.

4. Clash with the ‘Deep State’

The Deep State—networks of entrenched bureaucratic, technocratic, corporate, and hidden networks of power—thrives on secrecy, manipulation, and fear. Christianity undermines such systems by:
– Exposing Corruption: Demanding justice and truth, Christians often call out abuses of power.
– Resisting Control: Christians recognize God as the highest authority, refusing blind allegiance to bureaucratic dictates.
– Living Without Fear: Belief in an eternal reward undermines control mechanisms rooted in fear of death or exclusion.

As in Rome, where Christians refused to worship Caesar, Christianity is hated because it cannot be co-opted by hidden powers seeking unchecked dominion over the masses.

Historical Patterns of Hostility

History demonstrates that whenever political or ideological systems elevate human authority above God, Christians become targets.
– Roman Empire: Christians were persecuted because they refused to worship the emperor.
– French Revolution: The dechristianization campaigns sought to replace the church with the Cult of Reason.
– Soviet Union and China: Communist regimes brutally suppressed the church to secure ideological dominance.
– Nazi Germany: The Confessing Church resisted attempts to merge Christianity with Nazi ideology, leading to the imprisonment of leaders like Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

In every case, hostility arose not because Christians lacked reason, but because they clung to a higher, unchanging truth.

Ideological Incompatibility

Thus, we see that the world’s animosity toward Christians is not merely cultural; it is ultimately ideological, spiritual, and political. Christianity teaches that truth is eternal, that sin is real, that moral law is binding, and that God—not man—determines truth, justice, and rights. This makes Christianity intolerable to those who desire moral relativism, unrestricted autonomy, or totalitarian power.

From the Caesars of Rome to the architects of Marxism and modern secular humanism, every government that seeks to enthrone man over God has clashed with the faith of Christ. Christians are disliked not because they are irrational or irrelevant, but because they stand as witnesses to an eternal order that unmasks human sin, restrains human pride, and bridles human passions within the bounds the Lord has set. In this sense, the hostility toward Christianity is itself evidence of its truth: the light shines in darkness, and the darkness fights against it (John 1:5).

Conclusion

Governments hate Christians not because they are anarchists or lawless rebels, but because they live as citizens of a higher kingdom. Christianity establishes boundaries around political power, declaring that rulers are not gods but mere stewards accountable to God. It teaches that the proper role of government is not to redistribute wealth, dominate, or redefine truth, but to protect the God-given rights and dignity of the people. This conviction restrains tyranny, defies attempts at absolute control, and proclaims that human authority is always limited by divine law. For governments and ideologies that thrive on unchecked authority, this is the ultimate offense—and the enduring reason why Christians are so often hated and despised.

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