Safe Space May Be Hurting Us

This morning I read a fascinating article in the New York Times criticizing the idea of “safe space.” These days we hear a lot of talk about wanting to create space where people feel safe to be themselves. Even in the church, this idea of creating a place that is safe for people to be authentic with their sins, their fears, and their doubts; a place where they can bring them out of the darkness and into the light so those deep down secrets loose their power; a place where judgement is withho...