In his May 30 column, “Ministry of Truth 2.0,” Cal Thomas reproached Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for working to develop tools to help children discern truth from lies.
That’s government indoctrination and propaganda, to his mind. Maybe yes, maybe not. We’ll have to wait and see what develops.
He then deplored the fact that in today’s world truth has been subjectivized, i.e., it’s become a matter of “my truth” and “your truth,” he wrote, and if they don’t agree, well, who gives a fig?
Not surprisingly, Thomas added Jesus to his mix by discreetly alluding to John 8:30, where he speaks of the truth setting one free. But what truth does Thomas understand Jesus to mean? Which of the many Christianities worldwide would Thomas claim speaks the liberating truth for the benefit of all?
Since Luther’s time, that principle has gradually gone secular, morphed into each person owning their truth, each person being a law unto themselves — for all practical purposes.
Considering the pitiful, unceasing division within Christianity, that shouldn’t surprise.
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