Adolf Hitler — PICTURE: GETTY IMAGES This critique of one manifestation of religion is not intended as total dismissal of any and all ultimate concern truth-claims of this or any other religion. Nor is this critique of one instance of “free speech” intended as a blanket rejection of the right to free speech. Everything is contextual.A lot of people have been asking what the limits of free speech are. Constitutional law expert Pierre de Vos contended that “free speech fundamentalists are undermining the case for free speech” and “no rational person could possibly defend to the death the right of others to say whatever they wish — regardless of how true or false the statement is, or what the consequences of the speech may be.”Likewise, activist-blogger Tracey Lomax is “over people defending the right to freedom of speech and never mentioning the competing right to dignity.”There was an incident recently where a resort owner asked a black kid to leave a pool “out of respect” for other...
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