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Jesuit priest and scholar Father Robert McTeigue maintains that as menacing as the cancel culture appears to be, it is doomed to fail. He insists that the word--whether written or spoken--as a vehicle of the True, the Good and the Beautiful will overcome any schemes for violent silence. Father Robert McTeigue, S.J., Ph.D., is a Roman Catholic priest and a
Jesuit, a member of the Society of Jesus. He has served as a university and seminary professor, working especially in rhetoric and in medical ethics. He is an author, having published in print and online. He is the host and producer of a daily talk show, available via broadcast and podcast. He is the author of "Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living" and "I Have Someone to Tell You: A Jesuit Heralds the Gospel". This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx