The Bee explains. Brilliant, again. They just keep them coming.
when we talk about social justice, we’re often using two different definitions, which is always good for civil discourse:
- Social justice (old-school definition): Voluntarily feeding the poor, taking care of a needy neighbor, freely offering your time and money to those less fortunate than yourself. You know, all the good stuff they taught you to do on Veggie Tales and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Most people are cool with all this, unless you’re just a class-A jerk.
- Social justice (new definition): A Marxism-inspired construct that sees everything in terms of power vs. the powerless. This woker version of social justice demands that you bow to all of the government’s plans to reform society OR ELSE. When someone identifies as a “brave social justice warrior,” this is usually what they mean. Hand over your liberty and your money to the government and they’ll make it all better, just like governments have been doing all through human history.
The Bee Explains: What Is Social Justice?
If you want to cause a ruckus at your local church, just walk right into the middle of a service and whisper, “Social justice.” Almost immediately, everyone will begin arguing with one another about what exactly social justice is, and whether or not it’s something for which Christians should advocate.