
In a secular West, Christian values have been replaced by feelings — and it’s left us morally foolish
NY Post
There is a war taking place in the West. It is not only a war concerning immigration, race, or economic policy. It is a war over who decides what is good and what is evil.
Luigi Mangione murdered a healthcare executive, and yet a 2024 YouGov poll found that a remarkable 23% of those surveyed viewed Mangione favorably. A Buckley Institute survey reported in 2017 that 30% of students believe that physical violence can be justified to prevent someone from using hate speech or making racially charged comments.
A 2025 survey by the Cato Institute revealed that 40% of Americans aged 18 to 29 agree that “violence against the rich can be justified” — compared to 29% for those aged 30 to 44, and less than 15% among people 45 and up.
For decades, I have asked dog owners in my audiences whether they would first save their drowning dog or a drowning stranger. Almost without exception, only one-third said they would save the stranger, and one-third was uncertain.
Undoubtedly, those of previous generations would not only have voted to save the stranger, most would have found the question ridiculous.
As the West becomes increasingly secular, it replaces Biblical values with feelings.

Walk into almost any dinner party or gathering and mention Ozempic or other GLP-1s. The reaction is nearly always the same: People lower their voices. They hesitate. They start qualifying what they mean before they’ve even said it. What should be a straightforward conversation about a medication quickly turns into a moral debate about whether using it is acceptable at all.












