And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
Acts 5:40-42

The truth cannot be defeated by error. So those in error do not argue against the truth. They seek only to silence the truth. The persecuting religious leaders in Acts 5 presented no cogent argument against Christ and the gospel. They couldn’t because there was none to be presented. So in addition to violence, they “commanded that they [Christians, and the Apostles in particular] should not speak in the name of Jesus.”

Cancel culture is nothing new.

So, what did the believers do?

They continued to rejoice in the Lord.
They continued to meet together.
They continued teaching and preaching Christ.

Oh, Lord. May we be emboldened to do the same, no matter what comes our way.