Zuby, whose real name is Nzube Olisaebuka Udezue, is a popular Christian rapper and podcaster based in Britain.

On Dec. 29, 2023, he put out a tweet on X (formerly called Twitter) to his 1.1 million followers that, “the West is absolutely screwed if it loses Christianity.”

He explained that it would be similar to removing the foundations of a building and expecting it to remain standing:

I don't think I've ever said this publicly and directly but I think the West is absolutely screwed if it loses Christianity.

Explaining this in full would require an entire book. But I've thought about it a lot over the years and reached this conclusion.

It's like removing the…

— ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) December 29, 2023

But what caught everyone’s attention was that Elon Musk, arguably the world’s richest man and owner of X responded to Zuby agreeing with the rapper’s statement.

I think you’re probably right

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 30, 2023