A lawsuit against social media star Erika “Kika” Nieto was overturned last week after the Colombian Supreme Court ruled that she should not be censored for sharing her beliefs about marriage.
Earlier this year, Nieto was ordered to remove an online video where she stated that marriage is the union between a man and a woman, however, she will “tolerate” other perspectives.
“God created man and woman so that they could be with each other,” she said at the time. “I don’t consider men being with men or women being with women to be good, but I tolerate that.”
An activist complained about her comments, leading the national court to order the video be removed from the platform.
“No one should be censored or fear criminal sanctions for expressing their beliefs. Together with Kika, we are overjoyed that the Court has overturned this censorship ruling,” said Santiago Guevara, counsel for Nueva Democracia, an NGO that represented Nieto with the support of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International. “Kika stood strong throughout this ordeal to make the case for every one’s freedom to share their beliefs.”
Guevara added, “Although Kika is again free to share her convictions, it’s disappointing that the Court decided this case on procedural grounds and failed to address the key issue and affirm freedom of speech for every Colombian. Everyone should be free to share their beliefs in public, and the courts should protect this fundamental freedom.”
In the previous case, an activist had complained that Nieto’s video was offensive and discriminatory, prompting the lower court to deem her remarks as “hate speech.”
However, the Colombian Constitutional Court ruled Nieto’s speech on marriage was constitutionally protected.
Tomás Henríquez, director of advocacy in Latin America and the Caribbean for ADF International, explained why it’s important to defend your faith despite the possibility of persecution.
“If we value a free society, protecting the right to speak freely is paramount. We must always choose debate over censorship. Ultimately, people and democracy suffer when voices are silenced.”
Ultimately, Nieto is hopeful that her case will inspire others to stand strong in their beliefs.
“Nobody should have to be afraid of censorship or criminal sanctions for voicing their deeply held beliefs,” Nieto noted. “By speaking out, I hope to encourage debate and inspire more tolerance of different views.”
HD Editor’s Note: Why Is This News Biblically Relevant?
In recent months, we have seen a rising brazenness on the part of social media tech giants to silence conservative voices, chiefly those that oppose the Marxist, pro-abortion, LGBT, globalist, COVID totalitarian, and anti-God agendas being perpetrated by the left.
David Fiorazo, in his article, “Censorship Is Here – and They’re Coming for Christians,” explained that “the more the culture tries to silence us, the more we will fight to speak the truth”:
Community guidelines, medical misinformation, hate speech, double standards, content no longer available, “posts didn’t follow our standards,” …I’ve heard enough. So have a majority of Christians, pastors, and ministry leaders. Censorship isn’t coming for you sometime down the road if you dare speak the truth; it’s here, friends.
The left can’t win arguments and debates because their policies are awful and their worldview is warped. They rejected God so they now have to silence those who disagree with them and who hold to a biblical worldview. This is where you and I come in.
I’ve contacted over a dozen pastor friends and conservative leaders of Christian ministries or non-profits for this report. Almost every single one of them said similar things about why they were banned, censored, deleted, or warned by big tech or social media platforms. It comes down to intolerance of the biblical worldview.
Enemies of God are not as concerned about silent Christians, but these are remnant believers who are unashamed of the name of Jesus and the Gospel.
If you believe Jesus is Lord, the Bible is God’s Word, and people need to repent of their sins, you will be canceled – that is, IF they know you’re a Christian and if you speak the truth publicly.
It is no surprise that satan hates those who speak the truth, this has been displayed throughout history, and it is specifically amplified in these last days (2 Timothy 3:8-13).
2 Timothy 3:8-9, 12-13 KJV – “Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their’s also was… Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”
