>>He’s particularly astute when he describes the perversion of language, a very effective tactic - so effective that it claims the author himself as a victim: He uses “genders” to refer to the sexes, “gay” to mean same-sex, and “marriage” to refer to what isn’t.
I’ve got to disagree with your take on that. ‘Gender’ and ‘gay’ are battles that are already lost. We gain nothing by insisting on continuing on with “sex” and “homosexual” except to further isolate ourselves, and I am not talking about moderating our core beliefs but being smart on how to further them. Which touches on my thoughts in comment #3.
Couldn’t we just as easily say we’ve lost the battle on marriage? Or is there still some doubt that’s precisely what the Court will rule?
The decision at hand is how to proceed. Shall we retreat, regroup, and re-establish a new line of defense? It seems to me that not only has this been a losing strategy for decades, but the ground we’d still hold is not worth defending.
I prefer a Bastogne, a Masada: Let them surround and besiege us if they like. Or let them ignore us and just pass us by. My goal is no longer to preserve a civilization with a death-wish, but to preserve what’s best of that civilization for those with the capacity to appreciate it.
That means increasingly withdrawing from the increasingly deconstructed culture. I use accurate, non-Orwell-ized language when I speak, for instance. I do this so that I and others may think clearly. (When I discuss marriage, for example, it’s in such a way that exposes counterfeits.)
Yes, I do precisely what you say will “further isolate ourselves.” So be it. Pardon my vanity, but Orwell’s Winston was looking for someone like me - and I’m looking for him.
David Greenfield so often sees clearly what’s happening. It puzzles me when he doesn’t see it happening to himself. But that’s the insidious part, and I’m probably a victim from time to time myself. :-)
I refuse to use the word “gay”. They are homosexuals or bisexuals. And when they co-opted the rainbow, God’s symbol of promise, that did it for me! Let the court do what they feel they have to do, but for me they will never be “married”. God is not mocked and we will reap what we sow - sooner or later.