This is a scene from the new Netflix show “The Sandman.” It depicts the Pope kissing a priest.
Here are the names of the executive producer and directors:
Neil Gaiman
David S. Goyer
Allan Heinberg
Samuel Kieth
Mike Dringenberg pic.twitter.com/W9NqwrSx1H
— Red Pill Media (@RedPillMediaX) April 6, 2026
Christianity represents one of the last pillars of resistance to centralized authority. Christianity has become the only religion that can be openly mocked and ridiculed in mainstream culture without consequence, and anyone who refuses to see that pattern is simply ignoring reality. There is no equal treatment here, and the idea that this is about “creative freedom” collapses the moment you ask why the same standards are never applied across the board.
Entertainment has now crossed into territory that is not satire but outright provocation, targeting Christian symbols, clergy, and beliefs in ways that would trigger immediate cancellation if directed at any other religion. You are allowed to mock Christianity because it has been deemed politically safe to attack, and that designation comes from the very institutions that claim to defend tolerance. The hypocrisy is staggering, but it serves a purpose.
This ties directly into what I have warned about repeatedly, which is that governments will always move to eliminate competing sources of authority when they are trying to consolidate power. Christianity historically shaped the moral, legal, and cultural framework of Western civilization, and that independence from the state makes it a threat in a world where governments are expanding control over every aspect of life. When you want to reshape society, you first have to dismantle the institutions that people look to for guidance outside of government.
The push toward what is being labeled as “woke” ideology is not simply a cultural trend, it is being reinforced at every level, from education to corporate policy to media, and now increasingly through government alignment. Compliance is no longer optional, and those who refuse are marginalized or silenced. Christianity stands in direct opposition to many of these imposed narratives, which is precisely why it is being singled out. It is far easier to force conformity when you remove or weaken the belief systems that encourage independent thought and moral accountability beyond state-defined standards.
Look at the timing of these cultural attacks as well, because they rarely occur in isolation. When religious leaders speak out on geopolitical issues, including war and humanitarian crises, the response is not to engage with their arguments but to undermine the institution itself through parallel cultural messaging. Discredit the messenger, and you no longer have to address the message. This is a tactic that has been used throughout history, and it is being deployed again in a modern context through media and entertainment.
There is also a far more dangerous layer to this that people are ignoring, and it ties into the broader expansion of surveillance and digital control. Governments are already moving toward systems that monitor financial transactions, online behavior, and even speech, and once those systems are fully integrated, the ability to enforce ideological compliance becomes unprecedented. If you can track what people believe, what they say, and what they spend, you can control behavior in ways that were never possible before. Undermining Christianity is part of that process because it removes a competing moral authority that cannot be easily controlled or rewritten.
The pattern is clear when you step back and connect the dots. Christianity is being isolated as the acceptable target because weakening it makes it easier to reshape society in alignment with centralized control. This is not about protecting other religions, it is about eliminating resistance. Once you remove the foundational belief systems that guided Western civilization, you create a vacuum that can be filled with whatever ideology those in power choose to promote.
People need to understand that this is not random, and it is not harmless. It is part of a broader shift toward control that is being implemented gradually so that it is not immediately recognized. By the time most people realize what has happened, the infrastructure will already be in place, and reversing it will not be simple. The real question is not why Christianity is being targeted, but whether anyone is willing to acknowledge what that targeting is intended to achieve.