My brothers and sisters, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. For if a man with gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor person in shabby clothes also comes in, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say, ‘Sit here, please,’ while you say to the poor one, ‘Stand there,’ or ‘Sit at my feet,’ have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil designs?” (James 2:1-4)

This past week witnessed the online shaming of former “Cosby” show actor Geoffrey Owens. Owens, who played Cosby’s son-in-law on the show, had photographs posted online showing him bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s where he now works.  When the photographs went viral, he was deluged with demeaning comments. But others wrote to reaffirm him.  Former NFL athlete-turned-actor Terry Crews tweeted: “I swept floors AFTER the NFL. If need be, I’d do it again. Good honest work is nothing to be ashamed of.”