Radical Jihad and the Defense of Christian Civilization


Written by David E. Smith

A young Christian family is beaten and dragged into the dense Nigerian bush, their names added to a grim ledger that Western media consistently ignores. In Nigeria, Christian communities face relentless terror from groups like Boko Haram and aligned jihadist militants. Thousands of believers have been killed, churches burned, and pastors kidnapped. Yet the institutions that claim to lead the free world offer little more than diplomatic platitudes.

As Dr. Alex McFarland bluntly stated in a recent release:

“How can we be a Christian nation if we fail to protect our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ?”

What is happening in Nigeria is not an isolated ethnic feud or a consequence of resource scarcity. It is the visible edge of an ideological and spiritual assault aimed directly at Christians. Whether carried out by the Islamic State, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda, Hamas, or the Taliban, the underlying imperative remains fundamentally hostile to the Gospel: total submission to the false god of Islam and the eradication of Christianity. It is, without a doubt, overt demonic activity.
The slaughter in Nigeria provides a clear view of the consequences when radical elements gain ground against vulnerable Christian populations. Whole dioceses have seen hundreds of churches destroyed and tens of thousands of parishioners displaced. The message delivered to the faithful is unambiguous: convert, submit to subjugation, or face death.
This is not a matter of misunderstanding or lack of education. Islamist theology explicitly demands sovereignty over the land and its institutions. History confirms that for fourteen centuries, Islam’s expansion has followed an identifiable pattern: where it achieves cultural and physical dominance, the biblical foundations of society are dismantled.
Elites in the West observe these atrocities in Africa with detached indifference and fail to recognize the connection between violence abroad and cultural erosion at home. While Nigerian Christians pay in blood for their fidelity to Christ, nations in Europe and America remain paralyzed by naive assumptions about universal pluralism.

The Gathering Threat at the Domestic Doorstep

The complacency that abandons Nigerian Christians is the same complacency that blinds the West to internal threats. In major metropolitan centers across the United States and Europe, demonstrations have openly featured chants calling for the destruction of America.
These factions do not seek integration into an ordered constitutional republic rooted in Christian principles. They view liberal concepts like “tolerance,” “diversity,” and “pluralism” not as permanent ideals, but as weaknesses to be exploited until demographic and political leverage can alter the legal structure toward Sharia compliance.
Dr. McFarland warned:

“If we won’t pay attention to what’s happening to Christians in Nigeria and other similar nations, then we will surely not notice when these policies happen in our own backyard.”

A civilization that forgets who it is cannot defend itself. America was founded as a Christian nation, shaped by the Scriptures, English common law, and European heritage. The biblical truths of divine moral law, the sanctity of life, and ordered liberty are incompatible with a legal system founded on Islamic submission. To permit the steady replacement of these historic foundations under the guise of open borders and institutional negligence is a failure of civilizational duty.

The Duty to Defend and the Call to Evangelize

In confronting this threat, the Christian response must be grounded in both theological clarity and practical reality.

First, the Church is given a clear mandate: to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations. Our primary spiritual desire must be the conversion of Muslims to the saving truth of Christ. Groups like Alex McFarland Ministries highlight this through forums like the Conversations that Matter series, featuring former Muslims such as Mohamad Faridi and Kamal Saleem, who work to bring the Gospel to the Islamic world. The transforming grace of God remains capable of breaking through the strongest spiritual deception. We are commanded to pray that eyes be opened to the Prince of Peace, bringing men and women “out of darkness into his marvellous light” (1 Peter 2:9).

Second, Christian charity must never be confused with ideological surrender or a refusal to defend one’s own people. The doctrine of ordered loves teaches that a father’s first duty is to protect his household, and a nation’s leaders are charged by God with the preservation and protection of their citizens.

To love our neighbor means proclaiming the truth of salvation, but it also means taking clear, uncompromising measures to protect our communities, our churches, and our progeny from tyranny and those who possess wicked intentions—including ideologies that destroy bodies, minds, and souls. This includes Islamic Jihad, which is committed to our subjugation.

The blood of Nigerian martyrs is a direct warning to the West. The hour demands that Christian pastors, parents, and grandparents cast off naive assumptions, honestly acknowledge the nature of the adversary, and stand resolutely in defense of the Truth and the Christian civilization that has sustained us for 250 years.


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categories Islam & Sharia | | datetime September 14, 2026 8:00 AM