When a mainstream anchor like Harris Faulkner publicly praised Nicki Minaj for using her megaphone to call out the brutal persecution of Christians in Nigeria, conservatives across America took notice — finally, a celebrity willing to speak the truth and a journalist willing to applaud it. Faulkner highlighted Minaj’s spotlight on victims who are being driven from their homes and had the courage to go “against the grain” while most of the media shrug.
Minaj’s remarks at the United Nations on November 18 were not a cheap stunt; she delivered a sober appeal about churches burned and families terrorized, saying the world should be shaken into action. The rapper thanked figures pushing the issue into the light, and her presence forced a conversation that too many in celebrity culture and the left prefer to avoid.
This moment exposes the double standard in today’s media: outspoken celebrities get vilified for conservative sympathy, but when they stand for religious freedom and human life they deserve applause, not scorn. Conservatives know that defending faith and the persecuted is not partisan virtue-signaling — it’s basic humanity — and Faulkner was right to praise someone brave enough to break the mold.
Meanwhile, the diplomatic fallout shows why this fight matters. Nigeria’s government objected to being excluded from Minaj’s UN event even as the United States has moved to designate Nigeria under pressure from faith leaders and human rights advocates, a move that should alarm any nation-state ignoring the suffering of its own citizens. This is about accountability and moral clarity, not culture-war theater.
President Trump’s recent steps to spotlight the slaughter of Christian communities drew Minaj’s public gratitude, and rightly so — conservative leaders who defend religious liberty deserve support from every corner of our culture. If the American people and our allies are serious about protecting the persecuted, they must back real pressure on regimes and militias that butcher worshippers and raze churches.
Patriots should celebrate every voice — from cable anchors to chart-topping artists — that refuses to look the other way when Christians are being targeted overseas. This is a moment for conservatives to be loud, unashamed, and relentless: stand with the persecuted, support leaders who act, and praise the rare public figures who choose courage over convenience.
