Our world feels like we are close to a breaking point. Everyone senses it, few can explain it. When tens of thousands of students take over universities and flood the streets shouting for “justice” in “Palestine” — while barely knowing the history — something deeper is happening. These aren’t just protests. They are signs of a world tilting toward rupture. They are the early tremors of a civilization that has lost its bearings. Activism is now mistaken for meaning, and the energy of the crowd has become a substitute for moral clarity.

Do not underestimate what drives these young activists. Their emotion is real. Their commitment is real. They truly believe they are standing for justice. But sincerity does not make it authentic, for they use borrowed banners and borrowed language including the language of jihadist gangs as if it were their own family story.

Here is the uncomfortable truth: the moral vocabulary driving this whirlwind of protest was lifted right out of Scripture. It is moral outrage with no anchor in reality. Words like “human dignity” and “care for the...

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