
Christianly
Ep32: Wokeism Isn’t Over: And Why Compliance or Condemnation is the Future
In this week's episode of Christianly, we take a hard look at three cultural flashpoints that reveal the growing pressure to signal allegiance and conform to the approved cultural script. First, a recent Converse ad has been accused of racism but is it real or invented? And what happens when accusations become more powerful than evidence? Then we dive into the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore controversy, where free speech and the demand to publicly choose a side collide for all to see. Finally, we turn local with the ongoing controversy regarding the potential of a mosque in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow and a Tulsa World opinion piece conflating religious liberty with unbridled acceptance of a religious and political movement antithetical to Western civilization. Across all three stories, the same challenge emerges: Christians need enough wisdom to distinguish truth from accusation and enough courage to resist the approval cycle. In short, wokeism isn't taking a vacation. The pressure is still here. The church needs more Christians who will think, speak, and stand faithfully under Christ's crown, no matter the cost. [Picture courtesy of indy100] Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:14 - The Converse controversy and the power of manufactured outrage 12:07 - The Ed Sheeran Tour, Macklemore, and the cultural demand for public allegiance 23:13 - The Broken Arrow mosque debate and the challenge of Christian discernment 33:51 - Outro About Christianly: Your weekly dose of cultural clarity and bold theology under Christ’s crown from @bradandrews . In a world drowning in noise, you are invited to rediscover what it means to think and live Christianly as discerning witnesses who interpret our age through the lens of God's eternal truth (1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 10:16). Christianly seeks to cultivate wisdom, patience, and spiritual maturity in an anxious age - to weigh the times carefully by anchoring our hearts in Scripture and engaging culture with both courage and compassion with an allegiance to Christ above all. Scripture applied, idols shaken, saints formed. Drops every Friday. Producer: Tyler Robins


