The art of civilized decency and scholarly discourse is diminishing, giving way to tactics aimed at shaming the faithful. I must admit that I was concerned about this year’s college graduation ceremonies. I wondered if they would be a repeat of last year’s debacle when it came to the treatment of certain commencement speakers. We live in an age where terms, such as ‘hate speech’, ‘bigotry’, and ‘intolerance’ are distorted and misleading. These abuses serve as attempts to force silence among those who believe in the more straightforward (and necessary) form of dialogue, leading to a mutual respect regardless of
