I tweeted last week about a subject on which I’ve kept my mouth shut for years: Michael Coren.
I wonder if @michaecoren remembers when my tearful parents called him to tell him I‘d miss my appearance on his show because I was in hospital after attempting suicide. He shared this juicy tidbit about me with countless people. Many were strangers to me.— Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) January 11, 2019
Once a television and radio host with bestselling books on his Catholic faith, Coren was a mainstay in Canadian social conservative circles.
Now, the occasional columnist is an Anglican minister-in-training who reviles the social conservatives whose cheques he used to cash.
Coren went through a spiritual and political conversion about four years ago which, at first, was presented as an evolution from viewing homosexuality and gay marriage as sinful to a belief that the LGBTQ community is to be celebrated.
This rather quickly revealed itself to be a reversal of essentially every position Coren had ever publicly held, from abortion to free speech to economics.
This was chronicled in his book, Epiphany. When it came out, I interviewed him twice—once on a national radio show I was guest hosting, and again on my local show at Coren’s request.
Unlike many conservatives who had little time for him after his conversion, I supported him and defended him for two main reasons.
The first is that I believe anyone has the right to change their mind.
Secondly, I wanted to be forgiving and gracious as my Christian faith compels me to be. Though several actions by Coren have made that a challenging journey. (more...)
Those were the days:
Do we need to scrutinize the spiritual abuse of young, poorly catechized, and vulnerable Christians by predatory political operators?
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