"Our truth" vs. THE TRUTH
We live in interesting times where there is much confusion as to what constitutes "truth". In the culture, you will hear people talking about "my truth" vs. "your truth". As if all truth is equally valid or as if there are in fact 'many truths'. I saw this today as I came across the story of a university that was revoking the charter of a pro-Palestinian campus group called the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) due to their support of Hamas. To justify their actions, the university's statement said, "The National SJP has called on its chapters to engage in conduct that supports Hamas in its call for the violent elimination of Israel and the Jewish people". Like Hamas, this campus group's sentiments clearly include the destruction of the State of Israel and the wiping out of the Jewish people. Hate groups are of course allowed to exist in a society that constitutionally guarantees the freedom of speech or the freedom of ex...