Cancel culture is nothing new. We see it all throughout Scripture. The enemy loves to cancel people. He tried to cancel Jesus, but it didn’t work. Satan never stops trying to silence the truth. 
 
In the episode 91 of CHRISTIAN PARENT/CRAZY WORLD, I investigate the shocking roots of the new political movement that has codified cancel culture in our society.

Where does cancel culture come from? 

My special guest in this episode of CP/CW has written a brilliant response to the radical ideology at the heart of cancel culture, an ideology that has set our cities on fire and exacerbated the racial divide. Dr. Douglas Groothuis has authored dozens of books and scholarly articles and is a leading expert in the fields of philosophy, theology, history, religion, and culture. His recent book, Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Incendiary Cultural Topics, expertly traces cancel culture back to its Marxist roots. 

 
Topics covered in this episode include:

• Marxism & Neo-Marxism
• Repressive Tolerance
• Racism
• Black Lives Matter
• Defund the Police
• Cancel Culture
• Standpoint Epistemology
• Intersectionality

If you don’t know the origin, practical meaning and implications of these terms and movements, you need to.  Our kids are knee-deep in the toxic ideology that our culture is pumping out, even if they can’t define it. That’s why we need understand where it comes from so we can see where it’s going. Dr. Groothuis takes us on a journey to dig up the toxic roots of cancel culture and points us toward the liberating truth at the heart of the Gospel.
 
To hear this fascinating conversation with one of the great apologetic minds of our day, check out Episode 91 of CP/CW. You can listen  on Life Audio by clicking on the image below:

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DR. GROOTHUIS’ BIO: Dr. Groothuis holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy (University of Oregon, 1993) has served a Professor of Philosophy and the head of the apologetics and ethics program at Denver Seminary since 1993. He is looking forward to a new chapter as the distinguished university research professor of apologetics and Christian worldview at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of nineteen books, including the popular and voluminous textbook, Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith, 2nd ed.(IVP Academic, 2022), as well as a poignant memoir, Walking Through Twilight: A Wife’s Illness—a Philosopher’s Lament(InterVarsity, 2017), and a bold critique of Critical Race Theory, Fire in the Streets (Salem Books, 2022).

Dr. Groothuis’ website

Dr. Gruuthuis’ podcast: Truth Tribe

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Episode 66: How Can a Good God Allow So Much Evil & Suffering in the World?

Articles on Morgan Bettinger:

Reason Magazine: How an Ill-Informed Internet Mob Ruined a UVA Student’s Life

The NY Post: BLM Activist Ruined White Univeristy of Virginia Student’s Rep over Misheard Remark

Daily Mail: Celebrated BLM Activist Ruthlessly Destroyed White Woman’s Life

The Woodson Center

“Repressive Tolerance” by Herbert Marcuse

Heather MacDonald – The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe

Hosea 4:6