By Kayla DeKraker
Sadie Robertson Huff has experienced hate and judgement from Christians firsthand, and it’s something that she believes needs to change.
“It was just a simple, almost like a line dance,” she told Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. of when she got canceled. “It was the Beyonce country song “This Ain’t Texas.” Me and my sister did this little dance, and I’m talking within hours it was going viral.”
It wasn’t until later that Huff realized it went viral for not a great reason.
“I didn’t know why it was going viral until the comment, ‘Oh shoot, this is not good,’” she explained.
The situation escalated to the point where pastors were telling children that Huff was a bad example.
“This is what got crazy. Youth pastors start posting videos that their students need to unfollow me, that I, you know, [am] such a bad example, how could I be on the stage and then listen to music like this,” she explained.
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“What made me sad was that, man, I didn’t even feel like I did something wrong, and this was the response. What if I actually did mess up, you know? God forbid I be a human,” she said.
Huff explained that even if she did mess up, there is a more appropriate response that should come from followers of Christ.
“It kind of makes you afraid, because the body [of Christ] is supposed to have your back. Like we’re supposed to be able to confess our sins and be healed. Like, this is supposed to be a safe place, a family where you go, ‘Hey, I’ve been struggling with this,’ and you’re not met with criticism and judgement. You’re actually met with love.”
James 5:16 says, “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
Huff continued by mentioning how what she experienced is “cancel culture.”
“All of a sudden, it’s like, ‘Whoa, the cancel culture is like crazy,” she told Wilkerson. “And it’s just sad because it’s not cancel culture from the world. It’s cancel culture in the church. But as I read the comments, I kept seeing comment after comment, ‘Why are Christians like this? Why are people going at her like this? Christians are the worst. This is why I don’t go to church.’”
She said that the situation made her “so sad” because “this is really pulling people away from Jesus.”
She continued, “I have people in my life who love me and know me and will call me out in a second, and I need that; we all do. I don’t think social media is the place to do that because again, you don’t know a person.”
People in the comment section shared their thoughts. “So sad that this happened. You’re so right. This is why people aren’t in church,” one person said. Another person added, “Our own Christian community are the very ones placing bondage strongholds, lies, and curses on us.”
Is Christian cancel culture a problem? Some people believe so. Last week, Oscar winner Denzel Washington chimed in on the topic.
“I follow the heavenly Spirit. I follow God. I don’t follow man,” he told ChurchLeaders. “I have hope in man, but look around; it ain’t working out so well. You can’t be canceled if you haven’t signed up. Don’t sign up.”
As 1 Samuel 16:7 reminds us, “For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” R
egardless of people think of you, at the end of the day God knows your heart, and His opinion is all that matters.
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