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In recent years, Christians have discovered the sting of cancel culture. Ours has become a society exactly like the one Isaiah described in his day: A generation that calls evil good and good evil, which substitutes darkness for light and light for darkness, bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. If you’re a Bible-believing follower of Christ today, you could get canceled.
Cancel culture is a culture that says, “Yes, you have the right to free speech. But if you exercise that right, we’ll make sure you get fired, or slandered, or at the very least, marginalized.”
It’s essentially a culture of shame—brought to you by the internet, brought to you by social media, brought to you by all the technology we enjoy. And it’s a tool used by groups that find nearly anything offensive. If you don’t toe the line, if you don’t say what they think you should say, then you may be canceled.
Peter addressed this problem. “And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil” (1 Peter 3:13-17).
In other words, cancel culture is nothing new. It has been around since truth has been around. Every society that got a good dose of truth has tried to cancel that truth.
Cancel culture is a culture that says, “Yes, you have the right to free speech. But if you exercise that right, we’ll make sure you get fired, or slandered, or at the very least, marginalized.”
It’s essentially a culture of shame—brought to you by the internet, brought to you by social media, brought to you by all the technology we enjoy. And it’s a tool used by groups that find nearly anything offensive. If you don’t toe the line, if you don’t say what they think you should say, then you may be canceled.
Peter addressed this problem. “And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil” (1 Peter 3:13-17).
In other words, cancel culture is nothing new. It has been around since truth has been around. Every society that got a good dose of truth has tried to cancel that truth.
