A lot of people confuse faith with control. That is why Christian extremism and Hebrew Israelite extremism feel like walking contradictions to me, because both claim they are rooted in love, humility, and righteousness, but when something does not mirror their worldview, what shows up is not peace. It is superiority, entitlement, and this compulsive need to police everybody else’s life. I am not talking about every Christian or every person who studies Hebrew Israelite thought; I am talking about the extremist energy, the loudest version, the one that treats disagreement like disrespect and difference like a threat.
A current example is the Buddhist monks doing the Walk for Peace. A group of approximately two dozen monks began walking from Fort Worth, Texas, on October 26, 2025, en route to Washington, DC, traveling through 10 states and drawing a massive online following. Their message is to raise awareness of peace, loving kindness, and compassion across America and the world. They are not forcing anybody to join them, and they are not out here trying to convert strangers on the sidewalk. People are choosing to show up because a lot of folks are desperate to witness something gentle in these harsh times. So, when I see Christians demonizing these monks anyway, it pisses me off. I cannot call that Christlike; I call it insecurity wearing scripture, because you cannot claim to follow a faith that centers compassion and then get enraged at the sight of compassion just because it is not coming from your team.
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What also makes the hatred harder to stomach is that these monks have kept going even after serious harm. Multiple outlets reported that two monks were injured near Dayton, Texas. A truck hit their escort vehicle, and one monk’s injuries led to a leg amputation. One monk told WSB TV Atlanta, “I remember everything. In that situation, I think I died already.” If someone watches that story and still chooses mockery, demon talk, and rage, then we are not even debating theology anymore. We are looking at a spirit that is addicted to contempt, because the issue is not the monks; the issue is the need to feel morally superior at all times.
And I have seen the same poisonous pattern in Hebrew Israelite extremist spaces, which is exactly why I wrote last year about my disdain for that community based on what I have witnessed up close. I have known Hebrew Israelites personally, I have broken bread with them, and I have studied around them. From what I experienced, their judgment, arrogance, and obsession with controlling other people’s behavior is real. The misogyny is what sealed it for me. The way their women get treated and viewed as tools with wombs instead of full human beings with minds, agency, and dignity is absolutely disgusting. That is not righteousness to me; that is domination dressed up as doctrine. Even Druski’s skit hit, because he mirrored the street corner theatrics so closely, that went viral and became a conversation all by itself.
But my point is not the jokes; my point is the sickness underneath them. Both Christian extremism and Hebrew Israelite extremism have a habit of inserting themselves into spaces they were not invited into, then punishing everybody who does not submit to their worldview. They call it “truth,” but it behaves like control. They call it faith, but it moves like hatred. And I am done pretending that is normal, because if your religion makes you cruel, it is not saving you, it is just giving your cruelty a script.