I had a dream last night that Cancel Culture was after Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose and and Bunny Rabbit! Next they will go after Bart’s Clubhouse!From Dr. Jim Denison:Cancel culture has come for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Orlando, Florida. The hotel hosted the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend. Former President Donald Trump spoke, as did a number of other Republican and conservative figures. As a result, critics called online for the hotel to be boycotted.
Cancel culture is also coming for Dr. Seuss on claims of racist stereotypes in his books. A school district in Virginia is just one example. And rioters vandalized several buildings in downtown Portland, Oregon, over the weekend, protesting the Biden administration’s immigration policy and the federal agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Unfortunately, such bad news is much easier to find in the news than good news.
“Negativity bias” is the psychological term for our collective hunger to hear and remember bad news. Part of this is schadenfreude, the pleasure we derive from another person’s misfortune. However, studies indicate that we are also conditioned to avoid danger and thus respond more quickly to bad news that threatens us.
Will evil ever be “canceled”?Mar 3, 2021 |
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 From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: I have lived a long time remembering the evil displayed at Pearl Harbor and decades later on 9/11. We are watching the success of the cancel culture, but will evil ever be “canceled”? — C.C. A: When Jesus Christ comes back to this earth, evil is going to be destroyed. The devil himself is going to be cast into the bottomless pit, and ultimately into the lake of fire. The Bible says that the lake of fire was prepared for the devil and all who follow him. God never wants anyone else to go to Hell. This is the reason God calls upon people everywhere to follow Him and be obedient to His Word found in the Scriptures. We must decide if we are going to live for God and serve Him or live for Satan and follow him and run after the things of the world. When Christ returns there will be worldwide justice. Hunger and poverty will be eliminated. Racial hatred will disappear. All the tensions between ethnic groups will be gone — there will be no more fighting. What a wonderful time that is going to be! Nature itself is going to be changed. “And there shall be no more curse” (Revelation 22:3). There will be safety and security: “Everyone shall sit under his vine… and no one shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken” (Micah 4:4). Those who say “no” to Him now will one day bow at His feet, but then it will be too late to turn to Him and receive His eternal salvation. Until that time, evil will continue to reign. Salvation now is the answer to evil and accepting Christ as your personal Savior will bring peace to the heart and strength for the journey, until He comes. ======== (This column is based on the words and writings of the late Rev. Billy Graham.) ©2021 Billy Graham Literary Trust. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. (c)2021 BILLY GRAHAM DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC. |
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