Dear Cancel Culture...

 Dear Cancel Culture,

     As much as I see your point, I still can't help but disagree with you. I know that there are people, specifically celebrities, in the world that either do and say some pretty terrible things or are at least rumored to be guilty of such things, which, in turn, makes us want to turn our backs on them and reject them from society, but that is simply not the way. Here are a set of questions that I hope will provoke some self-reflection:

How does it make you feel when you "cancel" someone?

Does it make you feel like you have done a good deed?

In other words, do you feel good when a person you deem worthy of "cancellation" is, in fact, "cancelled"?

On the other hand, how do you think the person feels after they have been "cancelled" by you?

Do you believe people deserve grace and forgiveness? 

Do you believe people deserve redemption? 

Does God treat us in the same way that you prefer to treat your victims? 

Why can't you look past a person's imperfections and forgive them once they truly apologize? 

Why must you be so incessantly judgmental to the point where you push those you disagree with away even once they've asked for forgiveness?

Why must you take matters into your own hands and act as judge and jury in order to sentence a person who has yet to be proven guilty?

To go further, for those who have been proven guilty of terrible things and delivered a false apology, why must you continue to mistreat them when, in fact, they will face the proper judgement and consequence in time?

If ostracizing and mistreating those you feel have wronged you is what you feel you must do as a way of seeking vengeance (perhaps that is too strong a word) then you must remember (KJV) Deuteronomy 32:35 when God says, "To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste."

For your non-Christian followers, I don't want to be a hypocrite; I don't want to judge you, but I at least want to persuade you into seeing another viewpoint. I need you to see that as much as you may think that what you are doing is right, what you do does more harm than good.

For your Christian followers, you should know better.

Sincerely,

A Concerned Citizen