The Truth about Language

Pro choice – An expression designed to make support for killing babies seem not so bad.
Gay – A word borrowed to make homosexuality seem less offensive.
Homophobic/Homophobe – A slur toward people who don’t accept homosexuality.
Transphobic/Transphobe – A slur toward people who don’t accept transgenderism.
Trans male/Transmasculine/Person with…
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Religious Centrists are not Centrists

John Avalon is a political analyst for CNN, and he wrote an opinion piece entitled, “Is there room for a religious left?” (https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/29/opinions/joe-biden-pope-francis-politics-and-faith-avlon/index.html). In some ways the article was a bit strange in that its entire focus had to do with political affiliations rather than religious beliefs. At…
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Words Matter with Worldview

Here’s one for you: The Trans Doe Task force is seeking to encourage scientists to find new ways of discerning a human fossil’s gender apart from biology. What? That couldn’t possibly be right could it? Well apparently it is. The Trans Doe Task Force is a niche advocacy nonprofit that…
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