Monoculturalism is the Way Forward

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“In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan). He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him. For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses. And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him. He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city” (2 Kings 18:1-8).

Hezekiah, who reigned ca. 715–697 bc, demonstrated his loyalty to Yahweh by restoring the temple and reestablishing the sacrificial system. He reorganized the priests and meticulously outlined their responsibilities. He also tore down the high places and altars dedicated to pagan idolatry and even destroyed the bronze serpent that Moses had fashioned in the Sinai desert (2 Kgs 18:4).

Around 722 bc, the Assyrians conquered Israel and exiled the inhabitants of the northern kingdom. The southern kingdom survived, but it remained a vassal state of Assyria and continued to pay tribute to the Assyrian king. The situation changed dramatically around 705 bc when Hezekiah severed Judah’s ties with Assyria (v. 7). The Assyrian king, Sennacherib, invaded Judah in 701 bc, destroying dozens of cities (v. 13). He blockaded Jerusalem and taunted Hezekiah for trusting in Yahweh. Hezekiah cried out to God, who saved Jerusalem by sending the Angel of Yahweh to destroy the Assyrian army (19:14–37).[1]

There are two key takeaways from Hezekiah’s story for us today:

1) Multiculturalism and pluralism do NOT make for a strong nation.

The strongest nations in the world are the ones who know their identities and hold to their founding principles. China and Russia, for instance, are not interested in bringing in outsiders who will spoil their strong societal structures. China and Russia both accept less than 100 refugees per year since 2015; compare that with the United States and Western European countries who have accepted over 100,000 each year in the same timeframe. It is no wonder the Western nations are falling apart.

Think about Hezekiah’s situation: his fathers allowed minorities to continue to practice their idolatry in Israel. They let them have their high places, their Asherah poles, and even their bronze serpent statue. This is multiculturalism at its finest. But Hezekiah knew that pluralism (tolerating the worship of many gods, in this case) only led to a divided people, not a unified people. So, Hezekiah squashed the “rights” of the foreigners, the “rights” of the minorities.

In our egalitarian culture today, Hezekiah is viewed as equal to Hitler. However, Hezekiah was simply a strong and courageous leader who was doing what was best for his country and his people. He knew that Israel was God’s nation, and that his authority was derived from God’s authority; that the king of Israel must bow the knee to the King of kings.

The idol of multiculturalism is destroying Western societies. In regards to the United States specifically, even if we are a nation of immigrants from many different nationalities, we need to remember that the immigrants who came here were, first of all, Protestant Christians. The first explorers, the early colonists, and the founding fathers were all Christians, most of them Protestant. In 1900, more Christian immigrants came from Europe to the New World; still most of them were Protestant Christians, but a rising number of Catholic Christians joined them. By and large, Christians were the only immigrants that came to America and built it.

Let us not forget that it was the Christians who built the cities, the railroads, who expanded west across the plains, who sent missionaries to spread the gospel (accompanied with good works, like education and healthcare) around the world, who first played baseball, tilled the earth, and become successful entrepreneurs. We have forgotten who we are and the greatness our fathers built.

Now, Islam is growing rapidly across the West because Western leaders have brought them here. However, because someone crosses an imagery line (a political border) does not change their beliefs or values. Islam’s values mix with Western, Christian values like oil and water. There is nothing that allows these ideologies to mix well.

The West is losing its identity as Christian, as pioneers, as innovators, as builders of free societies. We need to reclaim that ideal.

2) Monoculturalism provides strength for a nation, so that it can be victorious over its enemies.

After Hezekiah reformed Israel to be a Jewish state alone (creating a monoculture), then Hezekiah was able to lead a people of one-mind to rebel against the dominant Assyrian dictators. He would not serve the king of Assyria. He had a nation behind him who had regained a confidence and love for Israel, and they would not bow to a foreign prince.

Not only this, but also Hezekiah led his army out to drive back the Philistines, that continual enemy of the Hebrews. Again, a strong, unified country made-so by a strong, courageous king, led to Israel’s success, peace in the land, and productive families.

Hezekiah did all of this in less than a lifetime: twenty-five years. His boldness and courage, coupled with a tearing down of all that divided the people’s interests – silencing the minorities in order to care for the majority – led to Israel’s peace and prosperity.

Today, the West has elevated the voice of minority populations because we are taught that this is virtuous. At the same time, the “silent majority” has been effectively brought into submission. Whites, who are the majority population in the West, now hate themselves and feel guilty for being made with lighter skin. Whites are now held in such derision by even other whites that the once proud identity of this immigrant people has all but disappeared.

Some will be offended by what I am saying. They will say, “Well, you sound racist. What about black people and what about their accomplishments?” But you betray yourself. Don’t you see that you have exercised the logic that you were taught? Don’t talk about white people – the majority demographic – or their great accomplishments because that makes you racist; instead, downplay those and exalt the minority, the brown-skinned populations, because they are better and more virtuous than you!

This whole way of thinking is sickening.

Let me offer another way of thinking: instead of identifying by white or black, let us identity as American. Americans have a culture, and we need not be ashamed of it. We need to rediscover it, so we can have strength and unity to defend our homes and families from the enemy without. Sadly, the enemy within the gates has grown bold and strong; we need first to defeat the enemy within – all those proud, woke activists – so we can rebuild the monoculture and be a strong people once again.

The time period we live in is not ideal. I would have rather lived 100 years ago. I hate seeing the death of the West and, in particular, “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” that “land that I love.” Is there enough of us left to fight for what is right and true, so that our children and grandchildren will have an identity in which to be secure?

These are the moral implications of tearing down the high places and reforming a people with a strong, monocultural identity.

Lord, let this reform happen in my lifetime, in this “land that I love.” Amen.

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[1] John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), 2 Ki 18:1.