The continent that once birthed ordered liberty now bows to globalism, secularism, Islam, and censorship — and America will fall the same way if it doesn’t turn back to Christ.
There was a time when the names Paris, London, and Amsterdam called to mind art, architecture, and civilization at its height. Today, those same names appear in headlines trumpeting violence, lawlessness, and fear. Knife attacks on trains. Women raped in public parks. Entire neighborhoods, known as “no go” zones, where the law no longer rules.
In the U.K., migrant convictions between 2021 and 2024 surged at alarming rates, with sexual crimes rising 62 percent, theft nearly 78 percent, robbery 19 percent, and arson by more than 100 percent. Convictions among British citizens, by contrast, rose only modestly or even fell for the same offenses. These numbers expose a continent that has not merely lost control of its borders but lost the very moral compass that once made it great.
That greatness was real. For centuries, Europe stood as the fountainhead of law, liberty, and faith. England, in particular, shaped the world we know today.
- 1215: The Magna Carta declared that even kings were under the law.
- The English Reformation placed Scripture in the hands of ordinary people, birthing spiritual and political freedom.
- 1644: Samuel Rutherford’s Lex, Rex taught that rulers were bound by God’s law and accountable to the people.
- 1689: John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government argued that life, liberty, and property are rights given by God, not favors from the state.
These truths gave birth to ordered liberty. They shaped the Glorious Revolution, steered the rise of Britain, and ultimately crossed the Atlantic. America was built on this inheritance. The Pilgrims and Puritans carried covenant theology into New England. The Declaration of Independence echoed Locke. The Constitution codified the conviction that rulers are accountable, not absolute.
The fruit of this worldview was undeniable: freedom, prosperity, and confidence grounded in Christ.
The Downfall: How Europe Lost Its Greatness
Europe’s collapse did not happen overnight. It was the slow harvest of choices made over centuries.
- The Enlightenment exalted man’s reason over God’s revelation, undermining confidence in divine truth.
- Liberal theology in the 19th century stripped authority from Scripture, leaving churches powerless against unbelief.
- Post–World War II guilt led Europeans to reject their Christian identity and embrace relativism, multiculturalism, and so-called tolerance.
- Political correctness silenced free speech, punishing those who dared to speak plainly about Islam, crime, immigration, abortion, or other topics.
- Declining birth rates emptied the future, while mass immigration from the Middle East and Africa filled the vacuum without assimilation.
These choices dismantled the Christian foundations that had once secured Europe’s greatness. What remains is a continent fractured, fearful, and unwilling to defend itself.
The Rotten Fruit: Europe in Chaos
The consequences of Europe’s choices are written in today’s headlines.
In Britain, authorities turned a blind eye to Pakistani rape gangs for decades. The recent inquiry by MP Robert Lowe uncovered abuse in 85 local authorities, with hundreds of thousands of victims. Fear of being called racist outweighed justice.
France tells a similar story. The Eiffel Tower, once a symbol of national pride, has become a backdrop for lawlessness. Just weeks ago, a Ukrainian woman was dragged into the bushes at its base and raped by a man claiming to be a teenaged migrant from Libya. Police were nearby, yet powerless to stop it. The borough’s mayor admitted that sexual assaults happen “every day” in the surrounding park.
The Netherlands is just as impotent. There, a 17-year-old girl phoned police to say she was being followed. Minutes later she was stabbed to death and thrown into a ditch. Her killer, an asylum seeker, had already been arrested for rape days earlier and accused of another assault the week before. Both times, authorities released him. In a nation where even pepper spray is illegal, victims are left defenseless.
Sweden, once admired for its stability, is now overrun by gangs of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa. Many are teenagers who carry out violence against rivals, intimidate neighborhoods, and act with impunity. The Scandinavian “model society” has been shattered by decisions its leaders once called compassionate but which were, in reality, suicidal.
Germany adds another layer. In Dresden, American EMT John Rudat intervened when he saw two Syrian men harassing women on a train. They beat him and stabbed him in the face, leaving him with severe injuries. Hours later, the attackers were released. From his hospital bed Rudat posted a video: “If they could do this to the people of Germany and then just get released 12 hours later, where is the law? Where is the structure?”
These are not isolated tragedies. They are the predictable fruit of failed leaders who function as if they despise Europe’s Christian heritage while bowing to the idols of tolerance and globalism.
The Muzzle on Free Speech
Europe’s collapse is manifesting itself not just physically but morally. Free speech, the last defense of a free people, is being stripped away, and that includes even the right to pray or share unapproved beliefs. Without the right to speak freely, citizens have no way to challenge destructive policies, no way to name the truth, and no way to resist their own decline.
Consider the case of Graham Linehan, co-creator of “Father Ted” and “The IT Crowd.” Known for his criticism of transgender ideology, Linehan returned to the U.K. from Arizona and was arrested at Heathrow Airport by armed officers. The charge? Social media posts that authorities claimed were “inciting violence.” He was later released on bail under a gag order forbidding him from using social media. The arrest sparked outrage from high-profile figures like J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk, who warned that Britain is drifting toward authoritarianism.
While voices like Linehan’s are silenced, another disturbing reality has taken root. An estimated 85 Sharia councils now operate within British cities. Though not officially part of British law, they adjudicate family disputes, marriages, and inheritance according to Islamic principles. The result is a parallel legal system flourishing inside a nation once defined by common law.
This is Europe’s double tragedy: the silencing of those who speak the truth and the empowering of those who reject it. When free speech is suppressed, the rot cannot be named. When rival legal systems are allowed to flourish, national unity is fractured. Together, these choices leave citizens defenseless, stripped not only of safety but of the very voice needed to cry out against the injustice consuming their land.
The Common Denominators
Step back from the headlines and a pattern emerges. Across Europe, the same ingredients appear.
- Mass immigration from nations that do not share Western values has flooded cities with populations unwilling or unable to assimilate.
- Soft-on-crime policies have turned violent offenders loose, often after repeated arrests, sending a message that law and justice are optional.
- Weapons bans have left ordinary citizens defenseless, unable to protect themselves even with something as basic as pepper spray.
These three forces, working together, have produced the tragedies we now see daily. Every rape ignored, every stabbing excused, every neighborhood surrendered traces back to this same combination: uncontrolled immigration, weak justice, and disarmed citizens.
The Path Forward
The solutions are not complicated, but they demand courage. Nations must regain control of their borders and end the fantasy of endless asylum. Those who break the law must be deported without delay. Immigration should be tied to work, assimilation, and loyalty to the nation, not treated as a right to reshape it.
At the same time, law-abiding citizens must be allowed to defend themselves. A firearm in the hands of a woman can stop a predator far more effectively than whistles, self-defense classes, or empty promises of police protection. Europe’s refusal to arm its citizens has turned women into prey and neighborhoods into hunting grounds for violent men.
None of this will happen until Europeans reject the lies of globalism and the cowardice of political correctness. Safety and order cannot be restored by half-measures. They will only return when leaders stand on conviction, and when ordinary people demand that their governments protect them rather than sacrifice them on the altar of diversity and tolerance.
A Warning for America
The lesson is not confined to Europe. America inherited Europe’s Christian worldview, and we flourished because of it. But today, we are walking the same path that led Europe into chaos.
American court systems remain in a pattern of silencing truth in the name of tolerance. Leftists continue to demand open borders without requiring assimilation. Public policy continues dismantling the family and redefining morality. School systems are teaching our children to despise their own history, just as Europe once did.
If we continue down this road, the consequences will be the same. It is already happening in blue cities and states. The loss of faith, the collapse of order and rise of chaos, the silencing of dissent — these are not distant problems. Europe should be a warning that it can all get much, much worse if we do not turn back to God.
The Choice Before Us
Europe once gave the world Magna Carta, the Reformation, and the very ideas that shaped America’s Declaration of Independence. Today, that same continent is unraveling, silenced by political correctness, divided by rival legal systems, and hollowed out by its rejection of Christianity.
When free speech is muzzled, when courts no longer uphold a common law, and when truth itself is declared dangerous, the result is cultural suicide. Europe proves it.
America now stands at the same crossroads. We can cling to the inheritance we received — law, liberty, and conscience rooted in Christ — or we can follow Europe into the abyss of secularism, censorship, and surrender.
The decision before us could not be clearer. The path of faith leads to life and order. The path of unbelief leads to chaos and collapse. The choice is stark, and it is urgent: Christ or chaos.
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