{"id":2674557,"date":"2026-10-02T09:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignjordan-peterson-wants-to-keep-his-faith-private-but-also-make-a-profit-off-it\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:27:07","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignjordan-peterson-wants-to-keep-his-faith-private-but-also-make-a-profit-off-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignjordan-peterson-wants-to-keep-his-faith-private-but-also-make-a-profit-off-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Peterson Wants To Keep His Faith Private And Profit Off It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignjordan-peterson-wants-to-keep-his-faith-private-but-also-make-a-profit-off-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2674557&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text critically examines Jordan Peterson&#8217;s stance on faith and his relationship with biblical teachings. Despite decades of public speaking on morality and the Bible, Peterson avoids directly affirming belief in God, often evading question and reframing faith as personal and private. He has launched the Peterson Academy,which emphasizes learning how to think rather than what to think,positioning him as a leading self-help figure aiming to combat moral relativism. Peterson frequently references biblical stories to derive moral insights but tends to interpret them symbolically within his psychological framework, avoiding personal engagement with the spiritual implications, especially regarding Jesus Christ\u2019s death and resurrection.<\/p>\n<p>He relies heavily on reason and analysis, resisting surrendering to faith, and often describes his belief in God as uncertain or inferred rather than explicitly affirmed. Despite acknowledging Jesus as Lord during personal crises, Peterson treats such beliefs as theoretical rather than personal devotion, refusing to openly commit to divine authority. The critique highlights that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-gets-asked-if-republican-women-have-a-better-chance-at-becoming-president-kamala-wont-like-his-answer\/\" title=\"Bill Clinton Gets Asked if Republican Women Have a Better Chance at Becoming President: Kamala Won&#039;t Like His Answer\">true acknowledgment<\/a> of Christ involves acknowledgment before others, which Peterson shirks, aligning with biblical warnings against denying Him.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the article notes Peterson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-critics-slam-lena-dunhams-new-plus-size-fashion-line-for-not-being-inclusive-enough\/\" title=\"Woke Critics Slam Lena Dunham\u2019s New Plus...Size Fashion Line For Not Being Inclusive Enough\">ongoing health issues<\/a> and mortality, emphasizing the universal reality of death. It concludes by suggesting that Peterson\u2019s reluctance to fully embrace core Christian truths ultimately limits his spiritual and moral understanding.The piece asserts that genuine faith requires vulnerability and surrender,which Peterson hesitates to do,and questions the integrity of his use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beyond-order-12-more-rules-for-life-is-another-masterpiece-from-jordan-peterson\/\" title=\"\u2018Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life\u2019 Is Another Masterpiece From ...\">biblical references<\/a> for personal gain while withholding personal belief.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After many years in the public eye, delivering lectures on morality and the Bible, Jordan Peterson still refuses to honestly answer one simple and relevant question: Do you believe in God \u2014 yes or no? Instead, he hides behind his celebrity persona with no qualms about <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/03\/what-went-wrong-in-jordan-peterson-vs-20-atheists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">playing<\/a> God or profiting off the One he refuses to embrace. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petersonacademy.com\/?utm_campaign=&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_source=google&#038;utm_term=&#038;utm_content=&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gad_campaignid=23366184625&#038;gbraid=0AAAABAzrkrL11M3EioI_RJE11RTnlXilb&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjwlNPVBhCMARIsAPZ5RqiHbXqpMM-fU00EZ6J5x-0O1_ZTQb4uOeM8fPSJBamYEgoBOweD0IEaAtMFEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peterson Academy<\/a>, his online educational brainchild, has just emerged from its experimental phase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drjordanpeterson\/posts\/peterson-academy-started-as-a-wild-idea-build-an-online-university-fight-back-ag\/1597500251820454\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beta testing<\/a>. It has now fully launched. In a short time, it has grown from three courses to more than 110, with a full complement of experts and some 70,000 students. On Sept. 21, tuition hiked. Lifetime memberships are available for $5,000. <\/p>\n<p>With his latest venture, Peterson poises himself as top self-help guru to the world, with the mission of conquering minds poisoned by Marxism and other wrong-headed thinking. Nevertheless, the lead tagline on the academy\u2019s website is well taken: \u201cLearn how to think, not what to think.\u201d Over the years, Americans have become seriously deficient in logical reasoning. Peterson\u2019s advocacy of the existence of and need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fbwh_GtfDjY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moral absolutes<\/a> is fitting to counter the scourge of moral relativism that has plagued our country for decades.<\/p>\n<p>To prove his points, Peterson has increasingly relied on the Bible for his teachings. He argues that biblical stories contain profound truths about right living. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drjordanpeterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a> posts are replete with biblical references. Earlier this year, he rolled out an eight-hour course for the academy on Jesus\u2019s most well-known teaching, the \u201cSermon on the Mount.\u201d Peterson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/petersonacademy.com\/courses\/the-sacred-and-the-profane?_gl=1*oszb0p*_up*MQ..&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjwlNPVBhCMARIsAPZ5RqiHbXqpMM-fU00EZ6J5x-0O1_ZTQb4uOeM8fPSJBamYEgoBOweD0IEaAtMFEALw_wcB&#038;gbraid=0AAAABAzrkrL11M3EioI_RJE11RTnlXilb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newest course<\/a> offering, \u201cThe Sacred and the Profane,\u201d references more biblical accounts and states his belief that \u201ctrue order requires confronting suffering, death, and malevolence in service of the highest good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet Peterson continues to reduce biblical truths to symbolism to fit within his framework of clinical psychology. He declines to talk about any personal confrontation of the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the grace offered thereby. For over a year, he crisscrossed the country and spoke internationally to hawk his latest bestseller, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0593944631?lv=shuf&#038;channelId=500&#038;plpRedirect=mhFallback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>We Who Wrestle With God: Perceptions of the Divine<\/em><\/a>. After plunking down hundreds of dollars of my own to attend one of his out-of-town events, I left the stadium baffled, without learning one scrap about Peterson\u2019s personal wrestling or any progress he might have made. His appearance was merely more of the same \u2014 performance art that left me cold and uninspired. <\/p>\n<p>He claims wrestling equates to listening to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/fDt0Brkax2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conscience<\/a>. In other words, self-referential, as so much is with Peterson. But where does Peterson think that still, small voice comes from if not from the God he refuses to credit?<\/p>\n<p>No matter how far back Peterson traces human existence to bolster his theory that evolution and history provide the necessary basis for morality, he\u2019s still a moral relativist, albeit probably better than most. The late world-renowned minister and bestselling author Timothy Keller, among many others, addressed Peterson\u2019s form of myopia many times, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594483493?lv=shuf&#038;channelId=500&#038;plpRedirect=mhFallback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">print<\/a>, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.gospelinlife.com\/e\/the-search-for-values\/?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1dennhb5ey31h&#038;fbclid=IwY2xjawUiXXpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMTZqTVNjVUkzSnkwUGp5aWlzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe1OjcCjV_e0e7hzVJcna0hiDHxAUXftEbBkxNDikDPIUzf9C_LlIRn_HCmXs_aem_vEqdv8n2GWLwAqfB66S_MQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pulpit<\/a>, and during his podcast series, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5bMPjqzIB2zvB5bg9EpYta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Questioning Christianity<\/em><\/a>. Through reason and analysis, he laid to rest any argument for morality that does not admit of an ultimate foundation from God and the Son He sent as the source of ultimate truth.<\/p>\n<p>But Peterson refuses to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MnUfXYGtT5Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commit<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s none of your damned business,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/benjamincain.substack.com\/p\/jordan-petersons-five-dodges-of-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says<\/a> when asked about his beliefs. In typical showmanship mode, he turns the tables on questioners by claiming the word \u201cbelieve\u201d is too ambiguous a term for a man of his elevated intellect to take seriously. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=454487948767551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admits<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t like the question,\u201d though he can\u2019t quite explain why, which is puzzling given his so-called expertise. The answer is quite obvious to anyone who\u2019s taken Psychology 101.<\/p>\n<p>To answer, Peterson must become vulnerable, surrender to the unknown, and risk finding out that he must bow to a God greater than that of his own making. Peterson\u2019s tools of reason and analysis have their endpoint. Only by letting go can he discover the faith and grace that exists beyond them. Clearly, however, Peterson can\u2019t bring himself to give up his illusion of control.<\/p>\n<p>During another more recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1330343119076594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>, Peterson continued his evasion and responded with three answers: \u201cNo, but I\u2019m afraid He probably exists,\u201d \u201cNo, but I\u2019m terrified He might exist, and \u201cI act as if God exists.\u201d Three answers; three denials. Apparently, he\u2019s not terrified enough. <\/p>\n<p>After going through multiple personal crises, he conceded that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=2401850167006979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesus was God<\/a>. But to Peterson, those beliefs still seem to exist within a theoretical framework, rather than as a personal Lord and Savior. <\/p>\n<p>But Peterson simply cannot avoid accountability to God by refusing to acknowledge His divine omnipotence and plan of salvation. That refusal is the same as a denial. When Jesus commissioned His disciples, He said in <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/matthew\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew 10<\/a>: \u201cEveryone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And when the intellectuals of His own day, the scribes and Pharisees, refused to acknowledge Jesus as Savior, Jesus rebuked their own self-righteousness and spiritual blindness <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/john\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/matthew\/23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">times<\/a>. He warned repeatedly of false <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/matthew\/24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prophets<\/a> too. <\/p>\n<p>For over a year, Peterson has suffered one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/jordan-peterson-says-recovery-remains-slow-resumes-writing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">health crisis<\/a> after another that halted his public appearances. At one point, he was alleged to be near <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/jordan-peterson-near-death-terrifying-163928841.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADqVNdF9PZ7RLk-3PXrdMoT-4GNSaYcERXFOhkWL1efWG52NeIW-9MoEjdURwEc3jetc7Y-OFPef46oTDRIVQsPfpO5_Lfh3Zgvi60rkr6zDqbgDNejytGbCe4n-oD9gUf3DVs9VXl5hUDsltLH8uNaJDS0q-A9H7ni89m4RreHe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">death<\/a>. One day we will all come to the same fate, Peterson included, no matter how long or how hard we try to outrun it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/073116.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book of Ecclesiastes<\/a> aptly asserts that the epitaph \u201cvanity of vanities\u201d will be ascribed even to those who have \u201clabored with wisdom and knowledge and skill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peterson still wants to keep his beliefs private, as he claims they are. That\u2019s fine. God\u2019s free will allows him to do so. But then he should stop using God to line his coffers. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Beverly Willett\u2019s legal thriller <i>Nobody\u2019s Fault<\/i> will be published by Old Fort Press in October 2027. A former New York City litigator and copyright attorney, Willett is also the author of <i>Disassembly Required: A Memoir of Midlife Resurrection<\/i> (Post Hill Press, 2019). She has written for The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Examiner, First Things, The National Catholic Register, and more. She also co-founded the Coalition for Divorce Reform. Contact her at <a href=\"https:\/\/beverlywillett.com\/\">beverlywillett.com<\/a> and follow her on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BeverlyWillett\">@BeverlyWillett<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peterson avoids answering if he believes in God, hiding behind fame<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2799,"featured_media":2674558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jordan-peterson-.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[5250,34171,4325,7116],"class_list":["post-2674557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-faith","tag-jordan-peterson","tag-privacy","tag-profit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jordan-peterson-.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2799"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2674557"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2674561,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674557\/revisions\/2674561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2674558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2674557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2674557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2674557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}