Does social media activism fuel narcissism? This article explores “communal narcissism,” where moral superiority replaces genuine humility. Drawing on Micah 6:8 and current research, it examines how online justice movements can reward performative virtue, distort empathy, and damage relationships, especially within faith communities. A candid reflection calls readers back to humble, Christ-centered justice.

I remember the day in 2005 a crazed, armed man named Charles Carl Roberts burst into an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania,...