The town of Quincy, Massachusetts thinks they've come up with a way to stop people from looking at pornography on public library computers — name them and shame them.
Quincy Councilor Daniel Raymondi has suggested that the town make public a list of people who have viewed pornography on library computers within the past year. The council unanimously approved a resolution on the idea last week.
Will this work? Can shame shatter attachments to false gods and motivate life change? Is there a biblical case to be made for the use of shame, i.e., Ezekiel 16: 54,58-61? Can people even still be shamed in our culture or have we become confident in our sinful nature, has sin become so mainstream, that feeling a sense of shame isn't possible?
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Are they willing to do the rest? Are they willing to love the person, be in community with them as a fellow sinner, saved by grace, a sinner that falters just as much in the perfect eyes of God? Are they willing to have their own sins aired? How they answer these questions will show if shame will work.
This is the biggest threat to Christianity since the Roman Empire. We shouldn't approach is meekly, but we can't approach it wrongly. Grace in truth and love is the answer.
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