Staff Reports
Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, has been candid in recent months about a grim medical reality: an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and left doctors with a bleak prognosis. The mainstream reports say he’s facing what he calls “essentially zero” chance of recovery and that January could be a month of transition for him, a sobering update from a man who spent decades making millions laugh at corporate absurdity.
In the face of that diagnosis, Adams told listeners on his podcast that he plans to accept Christianity before he dies, crediting friends and believers who kept witnessing to him. Conservative outlets and faith communities have rightly seized on his decision as proof that truth still speaks when hearts are honest, and that no one is beyond the reach of grace even after a lifetime of skepticism.
Let’s be clear: this is not a moment for smugness or partisan point-scoring. It is a moment for prayer and humility. Many on the right — who have watched Adams face cancel campaigns and media fury over the years — are moved to see a proud, contrarian voice publicly acknowledging the Christian faith his friends have long offered him.
Of course, Adams’ life has been messy and controversial; his outspoken politics and past remarks cost him syndication and earned him the wrath of the cultural establishment. Conservatives know that people are more than their worst headlines, and the Christian message is about redemption, not political purity tests. The fact that Adams is finding peace without preaching to score political points undercuts the left’s habit of weaponizing every personal struggle into a public execution.
This is also a reminder that in a country fraying from the assaults of secularism and cancel culture, our faith communities remain a lifeline. Whether you admired Adams’ cartoons or disagreed with his views, praying for his soul and for his family is the right and patriotic response. Let his choice encourage every American conservative to double down on the work of compassionate witnessing rather than cynically celebrating another culture-war casualty.
If nothing else, Scott Adams’ story proves a simple, timeless point: faith matters when the bright lights dim and the applause fades. Conservatives should take this moment to show mercy, to pray, and to stand firm in the belief that even the most unlikely conversions are real and worth rejoicing over. For those of us who believe in prayer, now is the time to act on it.
