What Would Jesus Say About Cancel Culture?

Whom would Jesus cancel? The answer to that is easy: everyone I dislike, including headline editors who don't know the difference between "who" and "whom." I suspect most of us secretly feel the same much of the time. But in a world where "cancel culture" is a reality -- if not quite the menace some would have us believe -- the question of who or what deserves cancellation is a weighty one. Is cancel culture a necessary tool for cultural revitalization and the righting of historical wrongs? Or is it simply the tool that a secular society uses to create its scapegoats when religious strictures and cultural taboos have no public force? When is it a boon to the common good to destroy someone's reputation or livelihood, and when is it just screaming "witch" at a show trial?
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