Grammy-nominated artist Tauren Wells says the controversy surrounding Harrison Butker’s beliefs makes it clear that in a world that preaches tolerance, conservative views are often the only ones rejected.
Wells made the comments ahead of the K-Love Fan Awards last week, explaining more details on Instagram. post Wells’ post came shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs kicker defended traditional views on gender during a commencement speech at a Catholic university, where Butker faced backlash from across society.
“Harrison Butker’s speech kind of created a cultural moment that was already simmering beneath the surface,” Wells told Crosswalk Headlines.
He said Wells’ Instagram post was a comment on society’s lack of tolerance and was not specifically directed at Butker’s speech.
“This was just a general statement that we believe everyone’s opinion matters,” Wells said, “and if we’re really going to be inclusive, everyone should be able to share their opinion.”
“We have made ‘my truth’ into a cultural idol, sacrificing true love and common logic at its altar, and worshipping at the temple of our selective reality,” Wells added on Instagram.
“Anyone who declines membership is given a very public time-out by the media and bought-off pundits,” he wrote on Instagram. “The hypocrisy of inclusivism in rejecting only those opinions that don’t align with our own is truly baffling. I just can’t understand it.”
Wells’ comments sparked debate about his timeline.
“Anything that promotes a biblical view of marriage, sex and morality is under heavy attack,” one person wrote. “Stand strong; God’s ways are not always popular.”
Another fan wrote:[Butker] He was absolutely allowed to have his beliefs, but it was the wrong time and the wrong place.”
Wells was nominated for Male Artist of the Year at this year’s K-Love Fan Awards.
Photo credit: © Jason Davis, K-LOVE Fan Awards
Michael Faust He has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years, and his work has appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Chronicle, Toronto Star and Knoxville News Sentinel.
