Sean Feucht: Bringing "revival" to Canada or doing the opposite? Some observations about the controversial American right-wing singer

 

Some observations about Sean Feucht, the controversial American right-wing, anti-LGBTTQ+ and pro-Trump evangelical Christian worship leader, who was slated to perform in Winnipeg’s Central Park on Aug. 20. 

The city refused to grant him a permit for that public space. In other cities where that happened, Feucht claimed he was being persecuted. But was he? Or was he just a victim of his own American hubris for failing to do any homework about Canada. If he had done that, he would have learned we are a different country than the U.S. 

Another thing: Fuecht thinks he is coming to Canada to bring revival to this country. In fact, he will likely end up pushing more people away from Christianity, due to his strident anti-LGBTTQ+ views. 

And finally: His visit, though unwelcomed by many, might be a gift to Canadian Christians. It might prompt them to think that if Feucht’s brand of faith isn’t what they want to look like in society, what does a Canadian form of Christianity look like, anyway? 

Read more about Feucht and his coming to Canada in my latest column in the Winnipeg Free Press.