On October 17, 2026, riots erupted across France’s largest cities (Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Grenoble, Limoges, etc.). The police were overwhelmed, and the government gave very little support and took almost no action. What started as a students’ revolt for better schools, teachers, and curricula quickly turned into mass looting, destruction, and takeover by people who hate the very country they live in. The needs of young students are no longer on anyone’s radar, if they ever really were.

We are seeing a perfect storm over France and, to a certain extent—if not now, then very soon—over all of Western Europe. That storm is the Red/Green Axis destructive agenda in action. The French Extreme Left Party LFI (La France Insoumise) led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon has partnered with the large community of Muslims living in France–many of them born there and automatically considered as French citizens. Mr. Mélenchon knows that he will never become the French Président. All he wants is chaos, and more chaos, across all of France.

This is the result of decades of open borders and immigration from North and West Africa. I grew up in Paris in the 60s and 70s when immigrants from the Maghreb came to France for a better life. They were given all the jobs that French natives didn’t want. They stayed, had children who had children, and are now at least two generations removed from leaving Algeria, Tunisia, or Morocco.

For the most part, the young ones never assimilated or integrated into the French culture, economy, or society. They stayed together in self-imposed ghettos that for many of them have now become no-go zones where the French police don’t even go. These are the people that the Leftist Party LFI leader is supporting. This is not an attempt at putting all Muslim emigrants into the same category, but we must understand that the current events are Islamic at the core. Nobody wants to talk about the real issue because they are terrified of repercussions from the very people they would have to expose.

Additionally, France is under the grip of the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM), established in 2002 to protect freedom of speech. Ironically, ARCOM is very liberal and easily fines individuals and organizations deemed in breach when they use words like “Muslim,” “antisemitism,” or even “immigrant.” The few people with the chutzpah to say something are silenced or heavily fined.

France is burning, and nobody seems to care about extinguishing this fire started because of the woke premise of multiculturalism. Unchecked emigration has been going on for so long that closing borders will be akin to putting a Band-Aid on a cancer wound. France is committing civilizational suicide by tolerance, and it might be too late to stop it, but we must learn from it before it is too late for America!

It all has to do with fear. Fear of change, fear of losing votes, and fear of reprisals.

French people are afraid of the chaos, looting, and destruction, and to an extent, so is the current French government. Change is mandatory if France wants to survive this attack on its republic and on Western civilization by proxy. The solution exists, but it is not popular: Expel those who do not like France and have become urban terrorists. Nobody wants to make such a drastic move within the government, and that is linked to the two other fears.

For the last several decades, one way or another, French politicians have catered to the Muslims of France and even looked the other way when things would start to lean towards Shariah compliance. Not as bad as the UK, but really not too far behind. France also has the largest Muslim community in Western Europe, with 10% of the total population of 66.5M. That is about 6.5M Muslims, and since the acceptable percentage of radicalized individuals is usually 15%, that is only one million radicals. What could possibly go wrong?

To be sure, I am not saying that all Muslims are radicalized, but France must accept that they are under an Islamist invasion. The challenge for the government is that the Muslims have become an unavoidable voting bloc in France. Concessions and promises were made with the hope that votes would be garnered, and they were. Walking away now could cost politicians more than they are willing to pay in the voting booth.

Then there is the fear of reprisals. It seems that wherever a sizable Muslim community has established a stronghold of 10% or more, they become a threat to those around them. Look at Dearborn, Michigan, with over 50% of its 110,000 residents being Muslims. Again, without generalizing, while not all Muslims are pushing for Sharia compliance, many are, and some resort to intimidation and violence, blindly allowed by our misplaced tolerance.

The current situation in France is a symptom of a greater problem: a desire for a global caliphate. The bad apples of radical Islam will use anybody who will facilitate that agenda. That is why we are seeing such successful progress of the Red/Green Axis in Europe and in America. The UK has reached the point of no return; France might have to go through a civil war if the government continues its current momentum of complacency and the French people get angry enough to take to the streets and fight back. I pray that it doesn’t get to that point, but even if France closes the chicken coop and locks it to keep foxes from entering, and secures the coop, many have already entered the coop over the past few decades.

Let’s not fool ourselves; America is not exempt. The same goal to establish a global caliphate exists here and not just in Dearborn, Michigan. Mamdani, El-Sayed, Omar, Tlaib, and Ellison are a few names of individuals who are paving the way for the same takeover to spread all over the USA. We might be further away than France from a Muslim takeover, but our tolerance and desire for multiculturalism are being weaponized against us as well.

Incidentally, before anyone calls me a racist for being an Islamophobe, just remember that Islam is not a race, but an ideology. Radical Islam scares me, and it should scare you. That is what phobia means.

In Sunday school, kids are often taught that “The answer is Jesus!” In this story, more than any other story, the answer IS Jesus (Isaiah 52-23-53-12, John 3:16).

Olivier Melnick is an author, speaker, antisemitism expert, the Executive Director for Shalom in Messiah Ministries, and a Contributor to Harbinger’s Daily.

Source: A Perfect Storm Over France: The Red/Green Axis’ Destructive Agenda In Action – Harbinger’s Daily

As Americans, we have the right to vote. With that right comes the power to choose our leaders and influence the values that guide our government. That right must be protected, but it must also be exercised.

There are roughly 250 million Americans eligible to vote. Yet in the 2022 midterm elections, fewer than half participated. Think about that. In a nation where government derives its authority from the consent of the governed, millions chose not to make their voices heard. And Christians are not exempt from this troubling pattern. Even where churchgoers vote at higher rates than the general population, far too many remain on the sidelines.

As Americans, we have a right to vote. As Christians, we also have a responsibility to be faithful citizens.

Remember Jesus’s words, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21). In our constitutional republic, citizenship carries responsibilities. Our government was not designed for spectators. It depends on the participation of the people. Jesus also called his followers the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Salt that never touches the food cannot preserve it. Light hidden from view cannot illuminate the darkness. We’re called to make a difference, not withdraw from the world around us. Voting is simply one practical way to fulfill that calling.

Our freedoms were not secured so that we could stand aside while others decide how they will be used. The ballot is not the whole of faithful citizenship, but it is one of the clearest opportunities we have to act on our convictions.

In the late 1940s, the Reverend Peter Marshall, chaplain of the United States Senate, preached a sermon entitled “Trial by Fire,” drawing from Elijah’s challenge in I Kings: “If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.” Marshall warned against living in a moral fog, refusing to choose between conviction and compromise. Then he declared, “I, for one, am tired of hearing about our rights and privileges as American citizens. The time has come. It is now when we ought to hear about the duties and responsibilities of our citizenship.”

Those words are as relevant today as when he spoke them. Because every election is about more than which party wins or who occupies an office. It’s about the principles that will shape our laws, protect our freedoms, and influence the lives of our children and grandchildren. When we stay home, we don’t stop those decisions from being made. We simply leave them to someone else.

So ask yourself: if people who share your convictions remain silent, whose values will shape America’s future? We cannot demand responsible government while neglecting our responsibility as citizens. Exercise your right. Fulfill your responsibility. Study the candidates, weigh the issues against Biblical values, and then vote.

Tony Perkins is the president of the Family Research Council and executive editor of The Washington Stand. He also served two terms as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and served as Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

Source: If Christians Remain On The Sidelines Of Elections, Whose Values Will Shape America’s Future? – Harbinger’s Daily