"My own forays into Wrongthink have made me the subject of constant bullying by colleagues who disagree with my views. They have called me a Nazi and a racist..."
What a contrast this is to the goals of the newspaper over one hundred years ago. Weiss quotes Adolph Ochs' goal for the newspaper from 1896: “to make of the columns of The New York Times a forum for the consideration of all questions of public importance, and to that end to invite intelligent discussion from all shades of opinion.”
Solomon said, "The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him" (Proverbs 18.17). The struggle for truth is a difficult one. But we can't give it up.
The greatest struggle for truth is the one we engage in when we wrestle with God's word. This is not only a matter of asking questions and seeking answers, it is a matter of prayer. David prayed this way in Psalm 86.11: "Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name."
Prayer: Lord, help me to avoid misunderstandings and falsehoods. Protect me from those who deliberately try to deceive and destroy. Teach me Your ways as I listen to Your word. Teach me through others as I listen to them and learn from them. Amen.
