Moral Relativism, Part 1: Black Lives Matter and the Death of Moral Certainty in America

Let’s cut to the chase: the Black Lives Matter movement didn’t just challenge police brutality—it pulled back the curtain on a far bigger issue. It’s a symptom, a warning flare, of a culture drifting toward moral relativism. And if you’re squirming at the phrase, good. You should be.

Moral relativism says there’s no absolute right or wrong. That humans, just like cockroaches, are accidents of the cosmos. That life itself has no intrinsic value. If you’ve ever felt the faint chill of hopelessness at the randomness of existence, this is why. Adopt this worldview fully, and every human being becomes equal only in their insignificance. We’re all mistakes, temporary blips, with no moral weight.

And yet, here’s the paradox: movements like BLM scream for human value in a society that is increasingly convinced none exists. On one level, the cause is noble. On another, it’s a mirror showing just how unmoored we’ve become. We demand justice, recognition, and dignity, even as we silently operate as if life itself has no inherent worth. Subconsciously, we’re asking for meaning in a world that refuses to give it.

Contrast this with a biblical worldview. Humans are made in God’s image. Every life has purpose. Every person carries the capacity for good and evil. We can’t restore Eden, but we can aim for something better than chaos—a kingdom of justice, mercy, and order. Life matters because it was made to matter.

History isn’t subtle about the dangers of ignoring this. The Greeks, the Romans, the mighty civilizations of the past—they didn’t fall because of armies or plagues alone. They fell because they stopped believing in objective value. Decadence replaced discipline. Greed replaced generosity. Moral relativism replaced truth. And the result was collapse.

America is flirting with the same edge. Movements like BLM, cultural outrage, and endless debates over subjective morality aren’t the problem—they are the symptom. They show that society is desperate for moral anchors while simultaneously rejecting them. It’s uncomfortable, but the mirror doesn’t lie: if we don’t reclaim a framework that values human life intrinsically, if we don’t face the fact that life is sacred by design, we are repeating history’s mistakes.

Here’s the uncomfortable question: if humans truly are cosmic accidents, why should anyone care about anyone else? And if we refuse that bleak worldview, why not start acting like life matters? Black lives matter. All lives matter. Not because society says so, but because reality—the kind that doesn’t bend to opinion—declares it.

America is at a crossroads. One path leads to decay and collapse, the other to a society that recognizes that life, purpose, and morality are real. Which one will we choose?

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