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​​​​​This plan is in direct contrast to the cancel culture format: identification, judgment, and dismissal. There are many people in the prison system today. They have been identified, judged, and dismissed from society.
Scholars and community activists advocate for the future of these individuals. Our society has not progressed far enough in this key area - restoration.

As a whole we are failing in this area. We are resistant to restoration
because we want to forget about the judged and keep them "forgotten." 
The contributions of the freed former-prisoners who have paid their debt to society are often never realized. Lack of restoration is not just limited to the prison system.


Military heroes return home to the same racism and joblessness they left behind when they joined the fight to defend this country. As soon as they return, they are forgotten. African Americans were promised restoration. Enough said.

What can we do?
We must increase our efforts to complete the cycle of the Three R's.
Most of the activity and rhetoric today centers upon judgment and consequences. Because of the cancel culture, we have sidelined so many of our possibilities and potential. God's ways are above our ways, His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. 

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways

my ways, saith the LORD.”
(Isaiah 55:8)

The Lord chose a man (before he was born) to be become a prince 
in a  culture other than his own people and who would later commit murder, to lead the Israelites out of bondage, to the promised land,
and write the first five books of the Bible. 

We need to move past the judgment, dismissed, and forgotten method
embrace the Three R's as God intended:

Repentance, Reconciliation, and Restoration.

Ideas to Ponder:
1. If the cancel culture continues to take precedence,
who will actually occupy the positions of authority? Will it be our best?

(or a combination of those who are above reproach,
and those who seem to be...)

2. Will our society be left with lots of highly qualified people, ready to work but sidelined? (Additionally, will all of the people in positions be highly qualified or will the group
contain some who are  less qualified but didn't make any glaring errors?)


3. What benefits can true repentance, reconciliation, and restoration policies bring about for us and for our children?


Will our children believe that errors permanently disqualify?


Teach them to let healing happen. 

Clean Slates are possible.

​Restoration is Powerful.

Spiritual Food for Thought Topic 13
"The Three R's of Possibility and Potential for God's People"

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Yes,it seems that for the foreeable future, we live in a cancel culture. 
This issue is currently being debated across the internet.
It may be useful here to define "cancel culture" as the term is being applied to the rhetoric of the present day.
Cancel Culture is an evolving term, but may be defined as:
the immersion in dialogue and action against
an individual, both socially and legally, to make the individual accountable for past actions, opinions, and decisions. The term “cancel” refers to a majority consensus of public opinion

(or the majority of those willing to publicly express an opinion)
that the individual is no longer fit to hold a position of authority
or continue to pursue a particular livelihood at a given time and place.


The “culture” portion
of the definition refers to the fact that most of the consensus majority are those who use social media. The social media component, in fact, indicates that the perceived majority opinion
does not necessarily reflect the complete will of the people - as many people do not use social media for that purpose,

and still others do not use social media at all. 


Many people walk a different path. One example is the path of the

Three R's of Possibility. 
The basis of the principle is biblical, "Judge ye not, lest ye be judged."

This may be the reason people refuse to become a part of the “cancel culture.”  They inherently or spiritually know that it is wrong to judge

and therefore do not participate in the social media rhetoric. We know that our own mistakes could have lead to our own judgment. We are only living our lives by the grace of God. Being well acquainted with God's grace many individuals cannot and will not participate in such activities.

As people of God we know the Three R's of God's Grace.
They are: repentance, reconciliation, and restoration. 

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​Food for Thought