With a one minute look at Culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

Last month a memo from the Department of Veteran Affairs banned the famous Times Square

V.J. Day Kiss Photo from all department facilities in order and I quote here to foster a more

trauma informed environment that promotes the psychological safety of our employees and the

veterans we serve and cooperation in this matter is vital, the department memo said,

as part of its broader efforts to promote a culture of inclusivity.

While just hours later, VA Secretary Dennis McDonough

unbanned the photo claiming that the memo had been rescinded

and should never have been sent out.

And that same day, fact checkers tried to cover up the VA's flaw by claiming that the

Biden administration had not banned the photo but only requested

its ban.

Well, the whole story is just the latest example of how the ever-changing endlessly editable

nature of the internet makes telling the truth more and more optional. By blurring the lines between what's true and false, the end Internet makes it easier for institutions, including government

government officials to use double speak, even emboldening them to

rewrite history in real time.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.