De-Christianization of the West Inevitably Leads to Christian Persecution
Source: John Daniel Davidson. "Authorities In Britain Are Criminalizing Christian Street Preaching." April 24, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that as Western countries become less Christian, they will inevitably start persecuting Christians because our basic freedoms like free speech originally came from Christianity. He points to recent cases in Britain and Finland where Christians faced legal trouble for preaching or publishing traditional Christian beliefs as proof this is already happening.
Conclusion
As Western societies abandon their Christian heritage, they will inevitably persecute Christians because civil liberties like free speech and religious freedom are fundamentally dependent on Christianity
Premises
- British authorities are criminalizing Christian street preaching while not applying similar restrictions to Muslim public worship
- Finland's supreme court convicted Christian leaders for publishing orthodox biblical teachings about sexuality
- Civil liberties like free speech and freedom of religion are inextricably tied to Christianity in Western civilization
- Western countries are rapidly de-Christianizing and rejecting their Christian patrimony
- Without Christian foundations, there is no liberal or secular basis for protecting free speech and religious freedom
- The legal persecution of Christians in Britain and Finland demonstrates authoritarian rather than democratic governance
- You cannot maintain Western culture without the Christian 'cult' that created it
Assumptions
- Christianity is the foundational source of Western civil liberties and democratic values
- Secular liberalism cannot independently sustain free speech and religious freedom protections
- Current legal actions against Christians represent systematic persecution rather than legitimate law enforcement
- The trajectory from de-Christianization to persecution is inevitable and irreversible
- Christian teachings about hell and biblical sexuality are inherently reasonable and should be legally protected